Building Safety Regulator
Assistant Investigator 

Let’s support investigations. Let’s build together.

About us
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the independent regulator for work-related health and safety. Its purpose is to prevent workplace death, injury or ill health. To achieve this, HSE is responsible for setting the strategy, policy and legal framework for health and safety in Great Britain. 

Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, HSE worked closely with the Home Office and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government to support the Government’s Building Safety Programme. After the Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent in 2022, HSE formally established the Building Safety Regulator (BRS). The BRS exists to establish a more rigorous and robust regulatory framework for high-rise buildings in England. 

We want to serve as a lasting tribute to those who have lost their lives due to poor and substandard structures. We will consign these instances to the past by providing oversight of the built environment, setting standards, offering advice to industry and Government, and overseeing work to drive increased competence of professions and trades working on buildings.

The role
As Assistant Investigator, you will be part of the team responding to and investigating building safety issues for High-Risk Buildings covered by the Building Safety Act 2022.

You will use various investigation methods to assist the team with criminal prosecutions in line with the Act. You will need to use your initiative with support and direction from your colleagues.

Your key responsibilities and accountabilities include: supporting quality investigations that lead to fair and effective decision-making; gathering and collating evidence to produce case files for submission to the Principal Building Safety Investigator or the Crown Prosecution Service; making enquiries into reported incidents; identifying witnesses and other relevant individuals; and providing support for your colleagues.

About you
We’re looking for an investigator with a minimum 5 GCSEs at grades 4/C (or an equivalent level 2 qualification) and experience in public-facing services.

Ideally, you’ll also have experience carrying out regulatory investigations in line with the Criminal Procedure Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA).

You will have excellent attention to detail, especially when dealing with highly complex and sensitive material, have excellent report writing skills and be confident dealing with people at all levels – internally and externally, including residents and duty holders.

Benefits
We offer competitive salary bands that reflect your role and position within the Civil Service. And, as a Civil Service employee, you’ll receive a range of benefits, including 25 days’ annual leave (increasing to 30 days after five years), an excellent pension scheme, flexible working patterns, family-friendly policies including up to a full year of parental leave, interest-free season-ticket loans, and dedicated health, safety and wellbeing business partners. 

https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1850927