Offshore Electrical Control Systems Engineer

Offshore Electrical & Control Systems Engineer - Control & Instrumentation and Cyber Security (Band 3/SEO)

Health and Safety Executive

Apply before Midday on Monday 2nd November 2026

Details

Reference number

455269

Salary

£73,335 - £77,003

Non Standard B

Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Band 3

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

HSE - Energy Division (ED)

Type of role

Engineering

Health and Safety

Science

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of jobs available

Locations

Aberdeen, Ashford (Kent), Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bootle, Bristol, Buxton, Cardiff, Carlisle, Carmarthen, Chelmsford, Crewe, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds, Milton Keynes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxted, Plymouth, Sheffield, Wrexham, York

About the job

Job summary

A key operational arm of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Energy Division (ED) regulates Great Britain's Offshore Oil and Gas Industry, pipelines, mines, diving and renewables sector. We employ around 140 professional engineers and scientists to do this. Respected internationally for our independent status and integrity, we have a long-standing reputation for technical expertise which can be applied logically to deliver effective, proportionate solutions enabling hazardous activities to be managed safely.

As a specialist inspector of Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I), you will be an essential part of what Energy Division do. You will use your technical knowledge and expertise to regulate offshore oil and gas, and activities related to those operations, by addressing the suitability of Electrical, Control, Instrumentation and Cyber Security arrangements for all potential major accident hazards, and the hazards in relation to Electrical & Control operations.

In this frontline role, you can influence not only individual organisations but the sector as a whole.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

For this particular EC&I role, we are looking for a professional with a bias towards control & instrumentation systems and cyber security in the offshore oil and gas or petrochemical process industry, who has the knowledge and understanding of the design, installation, operation and maintenance of control & instrumentation systems to achieve and maintain safety in the offshore oil and gas environment.

As part of the overall responsibilities of the role, you will carry out the full range of duties of an HSE Specialist Inspector including:

* Assessment of safety cases drawing conclusions on the adequacy of the demonstration, raising issues, or considering future inspection work.

* Investigations of incidents or complaints as part of a multi-discipline team dealing with enforcement or supporting others as necessary on technical aspects.

* Inspections (on/offshore) as part of a multi-discipline team, completing reports and issuing different levels of enforcement depending on the risk present.

* Electrical, Control & Instrumentation based inspections covering topics such as;
Functional Safety Management, EX Equipment, Fire & Gas systems, Process Control & ESD systems etc.

* Cyber Security Inspections for Major Hazard risks.

* Preparation of technical reports / expert evidence for various levels of legal proceedings.

* Provision of expert advice on health and safety matters associated with Electrical, Control & Cyber Security Engineering within Energy Division, HSE, industry and other relevant stakeholders.

* Represent HSE in standards committees to drive improvements in technical and operational standards, such as JPEL/18, Energy Institute, ATEX, IEC
61511 and any stakeholder meetings, such as; OEUK Electrical or Control & Instrumentation Technical

Travel

In role, you will spend on average 2-3…