Investigations Team Manager (Band 2/Grade 7)

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

Job Summary

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the independent regulator for work-related health and safety, building safety and chemicals. Our purpose is to protect people and places to ensure people feel safe where they live, where they work and, in their environment.

These opportunities are in our Building Safety Division. As part of the Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, HSE established and is continuing to grow and develop the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) under the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). This requires HSE to secure lasting and positive changes in industry leadership, competence and culture, work with stakeholders to overcome challenges and seize the opportunities that arise from policy that is driven from the very highest levels of Government.

These roles are within our Investigation unit, which is part of the higher-risk building operational function. You will be responsible for leading a team of Investigators / Regulators carrying out a wide range of regulatory investigations and criminal prosecutions.

The Principal Building Safety Investigator will utilise a range of investigative processes to ensure an effective response to, and investigation of building safety related issues concerning High Risk Buildings falling under the remit of the Building Safety Act 2022.

Working Pattern

Part time working hours are available for this role. We can accept part time applicants who can commit to working a minimum of 30 hours per week.

Job Description

As an Investigation Team Manager you will be providing leadership and management to the Senior Investigators, Disclosure Officers, Field Intelligence Officers and their teams. You will ensure the team provide Residents with appropriate support throughout the investigations process, and any risks that they may be subjected to is identified and managed effectively, as well as maintaining the quality and consistency of the investigatory approach to ensure fair and effective decision-making.

You will be responsible for keeping senior leaders informed about the range, complexity, balance of work and workloads to aid effective workload management across the team. This will include maximising outcomes with the available resource, working efficiently and ensuring staff perform effectively during challenging and changing time.

A key aspect of this role will be to lead and Inspire others, through the demonstration of inclusive leadership behaviours in line with the Civil Service Leadership Statement. You will Provide coaching support to develop investigatory skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead complex investigations and ensure that material and evidence is gathered from a range of sources relevant to the investigation of offences under the Building Safety Act 2022 and ensure that such evidence is retained in a manner which will ensure its evidential admissibility and support any Building Safety related applications in the courts.
• Accountable for the performance and delivery of Senior Investigators, Disclosure Officers and Intelligence Officers, including the delivery of strategic performance objectives in line with BSR expectations.
• Lead an investigation team to ensure the safety of the public both in and around High Risk Buildings when serious safety concerns are raised/identified.
• Liaise and work with specialists across the built environment as well as other regulators, investigators and managers to ensure that complex information and evidence can be utilised effectively in investigations of serious safety related concerns relating to high-risk buildings.
• Lead and support an investigation to effectively manage their own case work and to develop appropriate investigative strategies in line with the objectives of the investigation.
• Support the team to conduct interviews with victims, witnesses and suspects in line with PACE codes of practice, ensuring the highest levels of ethics and professionalism throughout this process.
• Represent the Investigations Team in government departmental meetings and internally and externally as required at relevant meetings, committees and panels.
• Respond effectively to building safety related concerns raised via the residential panel as well as residents’ complaints and mandatory occurrence reports.
  
  

Travel

The post has a national remit but will require regular travel to Buxton, Bootle and other HSE locations.

Person specification

Essential Skills And Criteria

• (Lead Criterion) Significant demonstrable experience of carrying out complex regulatory investigations in line with the Criminal Procedure Investigations Act 1996 (CIPA), with evidence of thinking strategically, political awareness and delivering in a complex environment.
• Experience in leadership, with a track record of promoting a supportive and delivery-focused team culture.
• Experience of making effective decisions, including the ability to deal with challenge and scrutiny (e.g. enforcement decision appeals).
• Experience of responding to and resolving escalated investigatory decisions that are complex or carry significant risk. As the legislation is new, there is no case law that has set any precedent and this will add layers of complexity to resolving any problems or issues.
• Experience of leading, managing and monitoring teams in regulatory investigations.
• Ability to analyse information and data to make informed judgement or decisions that could impact on residents and/or companies.
• Ability to write clear, evidence-based reports for a range of stakeholders including legal proceedings.
• Ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, communicating with tact and diplomacy and sensitivity in delivering difficult messages to members of the public.
  
  

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
  
  

Application Information

As part of your application, you will be invited to complete an anonymised CV which should include your career history, experience, and qualifications.

You will also be asked to complete an anonymised Personal Statement, of no more than 750 words which demonstrates how you meet the essential skills and criteria of the job advert.

You will then be asked to provide up to 250 words for the Behaviour 'Leadership'.

Application Guidance

Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a Personal Statement About the application process , Civil Service Careers

Sift Information

The sift is due to take place the week commencing 5th May 2025. You will be assessed on your CV, Personal Statement & Lead Behaviour 'Leadership'.

In The Event Of a High Number Of Applications At Sift Or That Pass The Interview Standard, We Will Assess On The Lead Behaviour (Leadership) Only. Should You Meet The Benchmark For The Behaviour, Your Personal Statement Will Then Be Assessed On The Lead Criterion Only:

• Significant demonstrable experience of carrying out complex regulatory investigations in line with the Criminal Procedure Investigations Act 1996 (CIPA), with evidence of thinking strategically, political awareness and delivering in a complex environment.
  
  

Should your Personal Statement demonstrate evidence against the criterion outlined above, we will then continue to assess the rest of your Personal Statement against the essential skills and criteria outlined in the job advert.

Interview Information

The interviews are due to be held during the week commencing 19th May 2025. You will be assessed on the Behaviours listed in the advert.

As part of your interview, you will be required to deliver a 5-minute presentation which will demonstrate the Behaviour 'Leadership'. Further details of this will be provided with your interview invite, if you are successful at sift.

Please note the sift and interview dates could be subject to change due to panel availability.

AI Tools & Platforms

During the application process candidates are allowed to utilise AI (artificial intelligence) platforms and Tools to support them in writing their Behaviours, CVs and Personal Statements. However, all information submitted must be factually accurate. This includes presenting the ideas and experience of others, or those generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. All presented information will be assessed at the Interview Stage.

Sponsorship

This role is not open to application from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and require sponsorship your application will be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment will be withdrawn.

Further Information

Please note that a Reserve List will be held for the period of up to 12 months. There is no guarantee you will be offered a role from our reserve lists, so if you see a vacancy on Civil Service Jobs that you are interested in, we recommend you apply.

HSE reserve the right to conduct additional checks, including Google and social media checks, when recruiting candidates into a role within HSE. These checks will be carried out in line with the Civil Service Commission Principles and, if used all candidates will be subject to these additional checks.

Please note for the fixed term appointment post: Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply but will only be considered on loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.

Furthermore, existing Civil Servants must gain written approval from their Line Manager prior to applying for this campaign. At the point of offer, you will be asked to provide this evidence. Offers will be revoked if the appropriate approvals cannot be produced when requested.

It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful in their application. For a summary of HSE terms and conditions as part of Civil Service Reform, please see the attached HSE Terms and Conditions document. The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

HSE is proud to be a part of the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS). As a Disability Confident employer, we positively welcome applications from disabled people. We are committed to making workplace adjustments to ensure anyone can participate in the recruitment and selection process.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all disabled applicants who provide evidence of meeting the minimum requirements necessary for the post.

If, during the application or interview process, you require any assistance due to a disability or a medical condition, please contact us at the email address below to discuss how we can support you. For example, if you have a disability, and you need an application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please contact: HR.Resourcing-Team@hse.gov.uk

If successful in securing your role, HSE can provide suitable workplace adjustments to support you throughout your career with HSE.

Any move to HSE from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here

Please note, if you are a current civil servant and you are currently undergoing any of the following formal actions your application will not be progressed any further; Formal discipline action, any formal action regarding attendance, poor performance or any restriction of duties as a result of disciplinary action.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.