Technical Policy Lead (Consumer Products/ Construction Products)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Mawrth 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £55,836 i £66,338 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | National: £55,836 - £62,823 London: £59,450 - £66,338 These roles attract a GSE allowance of an additional £2,125 subject to the post holders eligibility |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Ebrill 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Birmingham |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 397841/1 |
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Do you care about the safety of products and want to protect people and places? Can we use your skills, knowledge and experience to enable UK business to thrive? If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you!
We are the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of the Department for Business & Trade (Previously the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy). We are here for the purpose of making regulation work to deliver real world impact. Regulation is a powerful Government tool to address market failures, influence behaviour and promote positive action. Crafted and delivered well, regulation can be an enabler of growth, innovation and efficiency.
Since early 2018 we have been building a positive and creative team that enjoys a position of influence and respect within an organisation that continues to grow, most recently with the addition of construction products regulation planned.
Our primary purpose is to protect people and places from product-related harm, ensuring consumers and businesses can buy and sell products with confidence
Further information can be found on our website here
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. We embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. There is a guaranteed interview scheme (DCS) for people with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
We are Inclusive
We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible and recognise how important inclusivity is to achieve the best outcomes. We hope to attract applications from all underrepresented groups.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation if required to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
What We DoAt OPSS, science and engineering are central to our mission of protecting people and places. Our teams delve into product design, materials, and performance to identify hazards and develop robust safety standards. By understanding the science, we can anticipate risks, rigorously test products, and enforce regulations effectively, ensuring products are safe throughout their lifecycle.
Our Engineering Team includes engineers, scientists, and technical policy experts. We tackle challenges from mechanical and electrical engineering to legal metrology and construction products. Our work is central to OPSS's mission, providing the technical foundation for informed policymaking, effective enforcement and regulatory activities, and respond to incidents in all areas that OPSS holds policy or enforcement responsibility for.
From everyday items like e-scooters and gas hobs to the concrete in our cities' structures, our team is on the front line of providing technical advice for smart regulation. When these items fail, the consequences can be severe, both in human and economic terms.
We strive to prevent such costs by conducting in-depth research, developing testing protocols, and crafting advisory documents. We collaborate with other departments and organisations, overseeing technical aspects like designating standards and assessing the suitability of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CAB) for the UK. Our work goes beyond compliance; it's about protecting lives and building trust in the marketplace and supporting business.
The RoleBy joining the Engineering Team at OPSS, this is your chance to make a significant impact by ensuring that OPSS actions and decisions are grounded in comprehensive technical understanding and evidence. As a Technical Policy Specialist at OPSS, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring product safety and regulatory compliance. Your expertise will be crucial in addressing complex product safety issues and supporting the development of effective policies. We are seeking two individuals to lead the specialist technical work within the commissioning and delivery of product testing, one role will be focussed on consumer products, the other on construction products.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Lead a team providing technical and engineering advice to support OPSS’s regulatory and policy responsibilities across various product safety and metrology legislation.
- Facilitate input from the engineering team on technical aspects of policy, and support policy development. You will handle enquiries and communicate agreed positions to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Manage a team of technical policy advisors covering diverse policy areas, supporting business and trade.
- Implement and improve processes for effective team operations across OPSS, including dealing with enquiries, policy development, training, partner engagement, and event attendance.
- Collaborate closely with colleagues across OPSS and other government departments and agencies to ensure comprehensive involvement in technical aspects of cross-cutting policy issues.
- Lead the technical review of candidate standards for designation and applicant bodies for Approved Body status.
- Oversee the management and maintenance of the construction products register of specialists, ensuring the quality of commissioned work.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with various teams and external stakeholders, contributing to a supportive and innovative environment.
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