Permit Coordinator

DFDS; Immingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance cover

Contributory company pension scheme

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Free ferry travel for up to 4 guests

Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts

Cashback on health care

Wellbeing platform access

Mental health first aid

Job summary

DFDS is seeking a dedicated Permit Coordinator to help drive safe and efficient work across the site. You will coordinate Permit-to-Work, review RAMS, manage isolations and ensure records are up to date while working with contractors and internal teams.

You will contribute to maintaining site safety and compliance, using Microsoft Office and digital systems, and balancing multiple priorities in a busy environment. DFDS offers development opportunities and a supportive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Organised, detail-focused professional with strong communication and people skills.
• Experience with permits, contractors or similar operational settings is advantageous.
• Understanding of Permit-to-Work, Control of Work and RAMS documentation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the Permit-to-Work process with required documentation and approvals.
• Review RAMS, work packs, drawings and job instructions to align with scope and site requirements.
• Monitor ongoing work and permit conditions, identify risks or changes in scope, escalate as needed.
• Coordinate isolation and Lock Out Tag Out documentation, ensuring verification by authorised personnel.
• Maintain accurate permit records and collaborate with contractors and internal teams for safe operations.

Skills

Permit-to-Work knowledge

RAMS review

Contractor liaison

Microsoft Office

Digital systems

Safety awareness

Tools

RAMS documentation

Control of Work

Job description

Do you want to be a valued part of the critical infrastructure that serves communities across Europe and beyond? Are you looking for a position in which you can set direction and help shape our company? If so, then you could be the newest addition to our team as a Permit Coordinator.

Be part of the movement - and play your part.

About The Role

As a Permit Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in supporting the safe and efficient delivery of work across the site. You’ll coordinate Control of Work and Permit-to-Work processes, ensuring documentation, isolations and permit conditions are properly managed before, during and after work. Working closely with contractors and internal teams, you’ll help identify potential risks, maintain accurate records and ensure work is carried out in line with site procedures and safety requirements.

You will be responsible for

• Coordinating and managing the Permit-to-Work process, ensuring all applications are supported by the correct documentation and approvals.
• Review RAMS, work packs, drawings and job instructions to ensure they align with the agreed scope of work and site requirements.
• Monitoring ongoing work and permit conditions, identifying potential risks, conflicting activities or changes in scope and escalating concerns where required.
• Coordinating isolation and Lock Out Tag Out documentation, ensuring isolations are completed and verified by authorised personnel.
• Maintaining accurate permit records and work closely with contractors and internal teams to ensure safe, compliant and efficient site operations.

About You

You’re an organised and detail-focused professional with strong communication and people skills, who can remain calm and confident in a busy operational environment. Experience working with permits, contractors or within a similar operational setting would be advantageous, alongside an understanding of Permit-to-Work, Control of Work and RAMS documentation.

You’ll be comfortable managing multiple priorities, using digital systems and Microsoft Office, and working independently while knowing when to escape concerns. You’ll have the confidence to challenge incomplete or non-compliant information appropriately and build positive, professional relationships with contractors, visitors and colleagues.

We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. And we cannot wait for you to join.

Working at DFDS

Join the movement and grow with us.

Now about what we can give you. You’ll be able to access some fantastic benefits such as:

• Life assurance cover
• Contributory company pension scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Free ferry travel for up to 4 guests between Dover and Calais / Newcastle and Amsterdam with no limit on trips
• Full employee assistance programme including:
• Proactive financial, emotional, mental, and physical health care support including face to face counselling, fast 24/7 access to a GP, a second medical opinion and legal support for colleagues and their family.
• Huge range of retail discounts from high street and online retailers
• Cashback on health care including dental, optical, physiotherapy, prescriptions, specialist consultations and much more.
• Access to myStrength, our Wellbeing platform, which has plenty of content to support and improve your mental wellness needs.
• Access to mental health first aid and opportunity to join support webinars with a focus on all areas of positive wellbeing.

While you’re with us, we want you to develop. At DFDS, we believe that development happens first and foremost through activities in the workplace. We will also offer training courses that can support you in your role, if needed.

We look forward to hearing from you.