Permit Compliance Coordinator

Balfour Beatty plc; Redcar; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Discretionary salary reviews

Refer and Earn scheme

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a dynamic Permit Compliance Coordinator to support the NZT project at Redcar and Cleveland, working with site teams to manage permit to work, hot works, confined space entries and related safety processes.

You will maintain records, review method statements, and ensure timely permit issuance while liaising with senior project staff to resolve issues and keep works on schedule.

This role offers a competitive salary and benefits on a flagship decarbonisation project.

Qualifications

• Up-to-date knowledge of industry best practice for construction permits.
• Familiar with Confined spaces, hot work regulations, and underground service detection.
• CSCS card holder.
• Willing to work weekends and night shifts.
• Ability to advise management and escalate issues when needed.

Responsibilities

• Support permit strategy implementation for the project.
• Liaise with permit APs and advise on daily permit tasks.
• Review documentation through site assist.
• Monitor compliance with permit conditions.
• Coordinate with site teams to clarify permit conditions.
• Maintain accurate permit records and close completed permits.
• Provide guidance during planning to avoid last-minute issues.

Skills

CSCS card

Safety regulations

Communication skills

BIM knowledge

Permit expertise

Tools

BIM software

Job description

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.

What you'll be doing

• 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

Who we're looking for

• 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.

Why work for us

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 developing the skills of our people at every level.

Some Of Our Key Benefits Are

• An attractive/negotiated salary;
• Company car;
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
• Pension savings schemes;
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
• Access to our Refer and Earn scheme;
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/