Permit Compliance Coordinator

About The Role

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives?

Balfour Beatty have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world over the past 115 years redefining excellence and setting the industry benchmark with every project.

As a result, alongside several consortium partners;
Balfour Beatty have been selected by bp (British Petroleum) to construct a first-of-a-kind fully integrated gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage which is a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster.

Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic Permit Compliance Coordinator to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland.

• Support the senior project team in the overall implementation of the permit strategy and framework for the designated project;
• Liaise with permit AP’s and advise on daily tasks that require permits (hot works, confined spaces, utility avoidance).
• Review and ensure all necessary documentation through site assist is complete.
• Monitor ongoing work to ensure compliance with permit conditions
• Coordinate with site teams to clarify permit conditions.
• Recording of site events in diaries, photos, records
• Work closely with experienced personnel during the initial familiarisation period
• Review Method Statements and Risk Assessments attached to permit requests before permit approval
• Ensure permits are compliant with any Temporary Works Briefs where required
• Confirm all safety precautions are in place (fire watch, atmospheric monitoring).
• Review and approve Permits
• Close permits once work is safely completed
• Stop any unsafe work and escalated concerns to when required
• Is able to act as main site appointed person for works where for periods when the Permit Co-ordinator is unavailable with support from Senior Project team Quality
• Maintain accurate records of all permits and activities.
• Carry out site inspections
• Manage and control the permit to work system on site, ensuring that all high risk activities such as hot works, confined space entry and utility avoidance are planned, authorised and carried out safely in accordance with company procedures and legal requirements
• Ensure permits are issued in a timely manner so that work activities are not delayed
• Coordinate with supervisors and planners to ensure permit-controlled activities align with the daily work schedule
• Avoid unnecessary work stoppages by ensuring all documentation and safety requirements are prepared in advance
• Identify potential conflicts between work activities
• Ensure permits are issued in the correct sequence to avoid rework or down time
• Escalate issues early where permit requirements may impact programme timelines
• Assist supervisors and project management ensuring the permit process supports efficient workflow
• Provide guidance on permit requirements during planning to help avoid last minute issues that effect programme delivery

• Up-to-date relevant knowledge of industry best practice, appropriate to the relevant discipline, is required
• Be familiar with Confined space regulations, Hot work safety standards and Underground service detection practices
• Participate in continuous training on permits and safety regulations.
• A valid CSCS card is required;
• Focused and thorough with the appropriate skills to advise senior management when something needs immediate redress together with the tenacity and drive to ensure that the necessary action is taken;
• Be available to work weekends and night shifts as required
• Good interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with delivery team members
• An understanding of BIM and how to read and assemble BIM models and produce appropriate reports from them is desirable.

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in…