Specialist Inspector - Construction Engineering

ICE Recruit; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A regulatory authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a Specialist Inspector to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations in construction. This full-time position offers a salary between £55,063 and £66,338 per annum along with comprehensive benefits. Candidates should possess significant engineering experience, relevant qualifications, and a commitment to improving safety standards in the construction sector.

Benefits

Civil Service Pension Scheme

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave increasing to 30

Parental leave benefits

Qualifications

• Experience managing engineering activities.
• Chartered Member of a relevant professional body.
• Full, valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with health and safety law.
• Carry out inspections across various workplaces.
• Provide expert technical reports.

Skills

Civil and Structural Engineering experience

Knowledge of UK safety standards

Ability to analyse problems

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Specialist Inspector - Construction Engineering

London, OR Bootle, Buxton, Carlisle, Crewe, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield, & Wrexham (with hybrid working)

About Us

The Health and Safety Executive is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. We’re dedicated to protecting people and places, ensuring everyone can lead safer and healthier lives at work.

We are now looking for two individuals from construction engineering backgrounds to retrain as Specialist Inspectors and join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

Please note, the first post must be based in London, whilst the second post can be based in Bootle, Buxton, Carlisle, Crewe, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield, or Wrexham.

The Benefits

• Salary of £55,063 - £66,338 per annum
• Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme (with an employer contribution of 28.97%)
• Family-friendly policies and flexible working hours to support work/life balance
• Carer-friendly policies and a supportive working culture
• 25 days’ annual leave increasing to 30 after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
• Parental leave benefits
• Access to additional benefits, including the Cycle to Work Scheme and E-Gift Cards via EdenRed

This is a fantastic opportunity for a construction engineering professional to re-focus their career and take on an inspector position with our essential organisation.

Here, your professional judgement won’t just guide projects, it will guide the future of construction safety. Supported by expert colleagues and continuous development, you’ll build a uniquely impactful career rooted in public purpose, technical excellence, and real-world responsibility.

You’ll be supported through a Specialist Training Programme (STP) to gain the skills and expertise to become a safety inspector. You will enrol on the STP and undertake a combination of study, practical experience and a final assessment, ensuring you are equipped to operate at the forefront of your specialist area.

So, if you’re ready to use your engineering expertise to protect lives and shape the future of construction safety, we want to hear from you!

The Role

As a Specialist Inspector, after completing our Specialist Training Programme, you will ensure employers across Great Britain manage engineering risks safely and comply with health and safety law.

You’ll play a key role in influencing best practice across the construction sector, whether assessing complex sites, investigating incidents, or providing authoritative technical advice that helps keep workers and the public safe.

Carrying out inspections and investigations across a variety of workplaces, you will cover major infrastructure projects and smaller construction sites, identifying hazards and driving improvements in safety standards.

Drawing on your engineering knowledge, you’ll analyse the causes of construction-related incidents, provide expert technical reports to support legal cases, and give evidence in court when required.

Additionally, you will:

• Inspect workplaces to assess risk management and compliance with the law
• Lead technical investigations into construction and structural incidents
• Provide specialist written reports and expert witness testimony in court
• Share insights to support policy development, research, and industry guidance

Please note, enrolment in the Specialist Training Programme (STP) is a legal requirement that you will be required to study for and successfully complete.

About You

To be considered as a Specialist Inspector, you will need:

• A breadth of Civil and Structural Engineering experience, including knowledge of site processes and techniques
• Experience that demonstrates professional responsibility for engineering activities
• Experience working to UK safety standards in a construction environment
• Knowledge of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015
• An understanding of contractual appointments and the design, specification and practical application of design decisions on site
• The ability to use appropriate theoretical and practical methods in applying first principles to analyse problems and develop engineering solutions
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or equivalent) relevant to civil or structural engineering
• To be a Chartered Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers or Institution of Structural Engineers and be registered with the Engineering Council as a Chartered Engineer (membership of other professional bodies will be considered)
• A full, valid driving licence

Please note, you will be expected to spend occasional periods working away from home, which will include overnight stays.

The closing date for this role is 5th January 2026.

Other organisations may call this role Safety Inspector, Specialist Inspector, Process Safety Engineer, Civil Engineering Safety Inspector, Construction Engineering Safety Inspector, or Process Safety Specialist.

Webrecruit and the Health and Safety Executive are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re ready to turn your construction engineering experience into meaningful change as a Specialist Inspector, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.