Offshore Electrical & Control Systems Engineer - Control & Instrumentation and Cyber Security; Band 3​/SEO

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.
Working Pattern
Please note that due to the nature and volume of the work and travel, this role is only suitable for full time working.
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 Groups.
Training
Whilst working for the HSE and in order to fully understand the legal and enforcement requirements of this role, you will be expected to develop your expertise by completing role specific training.
Location
This post can be based in any of the advertised HSE locations, however, Aberdeen is a central point for the purposes of travelling to an offshore installation and youwill be required to travel for offshore and onshore inspections, as well as meetings with duty holders. Please see here for details of HSE locations .
Travel
In role, you will spend on average 2-3 night stays offshore (subject to weather) approximately 6-8 times a year for proactive inspection or reactive investigation work, which may…