Compliance Manager, Business

Permit and Compliance Manager

As a CBRE Permit Compliance manager, you will be responsible for managing and assuring compliance with the company, including the issuing of Authority to Work and Permit to Work System across all mechanical, electrical and fabric maintenance activities within a hospital (critical) environment. The role ensures that all works are properly Authorised, risk assessed and executed safely in accordance with statutory regulations and site‑specified procedures, maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and contractors.

• Ensure RAMs (Risk Assessments & Method Statements) and competencies are reviewed and approved prior to works being carried out.
• Oversee the Authority to Work and Permit to Work Systems for all engineering and maintenance activities (e.g. hot works, work at height etc.)
• Authorise, review and audit permits for mechanical, electrical and fabric works.
• Monitor contractor compliance with rules, safety procedures and permit conditions.
• Carry out audit inspections of active work and completed permits
• Complete contractual OP63’s sub‑contractor inspection forms
• Maintain accurate permit records and ensure proper close‑out procedures
• Lead incident investigations related to permit breaches or unsafe work practices
• Provide training and guidance to engineers and supervisors and subcontractors on the permit to work procedures.
• Liaise and support compliance with Trust healthcare estate team with guidance such as NHS England standard and HTM (Health Technical Memoranda).
• Work closely with Authorised Persons (APs) and Responsible Persons for systems such as electrical, medical gases and water safety
• Ability to work with Digital Systems used.

• Excellent knowledge of compliance and risk management principles
• Working knowledge and understanding of Permit to Work system in high‑risk environments and activities (LOTO, Hot Works, Confined space entry, working at height)
• Familiarity with healthcare engineering guidance (e.g., HTMs)
• Experience of work under contractors’ frameworks within hospital estates
• Have organisational and project management skills
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple permits simultaneously
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Analytic thinking and problem‑solving skills
• Confidence in challenging unsafe behaviour and enforcing compliance.
• Communication skills to exchange straightforward information.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Strong organisational skills with an inquisitive mindset
• Be able to work and keep calm in a pressurised working environment

• Ensuring staff and all contractors are inducted into the hospital safe systems of work,
• Monitoring and Auditing contractors,
• CBRE Generic RAMs are up to date and signed,
• COSHH Risk Assessments (Sypol) up to date and signed, PPE is issued appropriately,
• Order and ensure PPE is readily available.
• Ladders inventory is up to date, (ladders checked and Scaff tagged monthly)
• Elogs is kept up to date.