Permit Authorising Manager

Biological Consulting Europe Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading building maintenance contractor as a Permit Authorising Manager, where you will oversee permit management and compliance for high-profile projects. This role is essential in ensuring safety and efficiency at the site, particularly at the prestigious Kings Cross location. You will be responsible for reviewing work requests, issuing permits, and ensuring adherence to safety standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong qualifications in electrical or mechanical fields and have a solid background in health and safety compliance. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a stable and established company.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified in electrical or mechanical disciplines.
• Competent in Microsoft Office and relevant software.

Responsibilities

• Review and assess all permit requests for compliance and safety.
• Manage and issue work permits for various operations.

Skills

Permit Management

Health and Safety Compliance

Risk Assessment

Decision Making

Self-motivation

Education

BTEC / HND / HNC / ONC / Degree

NEBOSH General Certificate

NVQ Diploma in Health & Safety

Tools

Microsoft Office

Proprietary Systems and Software

Job description

Permit Authorising Manager - Leading Maintenance Provider

Location: Kings Cross - Up to £65k

Would you like to work for an established, stable building maintenance contractor?

Do you have experience in permit management, compliance, and health and safety?

Would you like to work at an amazing building close to Kings Cross station?

One of the UK's leading maintenance providers is currently looking to recruit a Permit Authorising Manager to work on one of their most prestigious and high-profile contracts based at Kings Cross.

Reporting to the on-site based Contract Manager, the Permit Authorising Manager will have the responsibility to review and assess all permit requests. There will also be an obligation to administer, manage, and authorise all permits to work for activities at our client’s site, including reviewing assessments and scopes of work for appointed third-party contractors prior to any permits being issued or approved.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Review and evaluate work requests, ensuring RAMS are relevant to the task, ensuring that high-risk work is conducted in accordance with an agreed safety programme, method statement or work instruction, and Permits to Work (PTW) when initiated.
2. Identify and apply isolations to plant and equipment through a “lock out tag out” system to produce isolation certificates.
3. Produce permits to work for mechanical/electrical/working at height/confined space, etc.
4. Adhere to all safety standards, i.e., risk assessment control measures and method statements or work instructions/requests to ensure that work is safely conducted, COSHH assessments when using hazardous substances, manual handling assessments when lifting heavy goods.
5. Issue work permits to permanent & contract staff, and sub-contractors.
6. Surrender/cancellation/archive of PTW.
7. Manage work permits in the work area ensuring simultaneous operations are identified.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Fully electrically or mechanically qualified to a recognised level (BTEC / HND / HNC / ONC / Degree).
2. Competent in Microsoft Office and other proprietary systems and software.
3. NEBOSH General Certificate in health and safety or 5 NVQ Diploma in H&S.
4. Previous operational management role – Engineering Manager, Technical Services Manager, Compliance Manager.
5. Member of IOSH.
6. Open, honest, trustworthy, and possess a professional attitude.
7. Self-motivated with the ability to make decisions and use their own initiative.
8. Can-do attitude.
9. Understand the importance of following policy and procedure.