Permit Office Administrator

EDF Energy Limited; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Energy Limited is seeking a Permit Office Administrator to support Linxon on the Hinkley Point C project. You will coordinate permit-to-work processes, manage documentation, and liaise with site teams to ensure timely, compliant permit activity.

The role requires strong organisational skills, experience with PTW systems, and familiarity with CDM regulations in a fast-paced construction environment.

Qualifications

• GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics.
• Experience in an administrative role within a construction, engineering, utilities, nuclear, or industrial environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Excellent organisational and document control skills.
• Experience working on major infrastructure, power, transmission, or nuclear projects.
• Familiarity with Permit-to-Work systems.
• Knowledge of Hinkley Point C site procedures.
• Administration or business qualification.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain the project's Permit-to-Work (PTW) system.
• Process permit applications and ensure all required supporting documentation is received and complete.
• Review permit requests for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with site procedures.
• Coordinate permit approvals with relevant stakeholders and permit issuers.
• Monitor permit status and ensure permits are valid, extended, closed, or cancelled as required.
• Maintain accurate records of all active, pending, and closed permits.
• Liaise with site supervisors, construction managers, engineers, and subcontractors regarding permit requirements.
• Support daily permit coordination meetings and planning activities.
• Ensure work activities are appropriately permitted before commencement.
• Assist in identifying permit conflicts and scheduling issues that could impact project execution.
• Communicate permit-related updates and changes to relevant project personnel.
• Maintain electronic and hard copy permit records in accordance with project and client requirements.
• Control permit registers, status reports, and associated documentation.
• Ensure documentation is retained in compliance with project quality procedures and audit requirements.
• Support document reviews and permit audits.
• Promote compliance with Hinkley Point C permit-to-work procedures and site rules.
• Support implementation of CDM Regulations and health and safety requirements.
• Assist with monitoring permit compliance across construction activities.
• Escalate non-compliance issues to project management where appropriate.
• Support investigations relating to permit or procedural issues.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly permit status reports.
• Maintain permit tracking dashboards and registers.
• Provide metrics on permit volumes, closures, delays, and compliance performance.
• Support project reporting requirements and management reviews.
• Act as a focal point for permit-related communications.
• Build effective relationships with NNB, Tier 1 contractors, subcontractors, and internal project teams.
• Attend planning and coordination meetings as required.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives relating to permit management

Skills

Organisational skills

Documentation control

Team coordination

Attention to detail

Education

GCSEs incl. English & Maths

Administration or business qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Job description

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The Permit Office Administrator is responsible for supporting the management, coordination, tracking, and administration of the permit-to-work process for Linxon's Transmission EPC works on the Hinkley Point C Project. The role ensures that all construction activities are conducted in accordance with site permit requirements, safety procedures, client standards, and regulatory obligations.

Working closely with Construction Managers, Site Supervisors, Principal Contractors, EDF Energy representatives, and subcontractors, the Permit Office Administrator plays a key role in ensuring that permits are accurately processed, communicated, tracked, and archived to enable safe and efficient execution of transmission and substation construction activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain the project's Permit-to-Work (PTW) system.
• Process permit applications and ensure all required supporting documentation is received and complete.
• Review permit requests for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with site procedures.
• Coordinate permit approvals with relevant stakeholders and permit issuers.
• Monitor permit status and ensure permits are valid, extended, closed, or cancelled as required.
• Maintain accurate records of all active, pending, and closed permits.

Site Coordination

• Liaise with site supervisors, construction managers, engineers, and subcontractors regarding permit requirements.
• Support daily permit coordination meetings and planning activities.
• Ensure work activities are appropriately permitted before commencement.
• Assist in identifying permit conflicts and scheduling issues that could impact project execution.
• Communicate permit-related updates and changes to relevant project personnel.

Documentation Control

• Maintain electronic and hard copy permit records in accordance with project and client requirements.
• Control permit registers, status reports, and associated documentation.
• Ensure documentation is retained in compliance with project quality procedures and audit requirements.
• Support document reviews and permit audits.

Health, Safety and Compliance

• Promote compliance with Hinkley Point C permit-to-work procedures and site rules.
• Support implementation of CDM Regulations and health and safety requirements.
• Assist with monitoring permit compliance across construction activities.
• Escalate non-compliance issues to project management where appropriate.
• Support investigations relating to permit or procedural issues.

Reporting

• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly permit status reports.
• Maintain permit tracking dashboards and registers.
• Provide metrics on permit volumes, closures, delays, and compliance performance.
• Support project reporting requirements and management reviews.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a focal point for permit-related communications.
• Build effective relationships with NNB, Tier 1 contractors, subcontractors, and internal project teams.
• Attend planning and coordination meetings as required.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives relating to permit management

Qualifications

• GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics.
• Experience in an administrative role within a construction, engineering, utilities, nuclear, or industrial environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Excellent organisational and document control skills.
• Experience working on major infrastructure, power, transmission, or nuclear projects.
• Familiarity with Permit-to-Work systems.
• Knowledge of Hinkley Point C site procedures.
• Administration or business qualification.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years' experience in project administration, document control, or permit coordination.
• Experience managing large volumes of project documentation.
• Experience working within a fast-paced construction environment.
• Experience supporting Transmission Line or Substation projects.
• Experience working under CDM regulations.
• Previous experience on EDF, Nuclear New Build, or Major Infrastructure projects.

Additional Information

This role is critical to ensuring the safe and compliant delivery of Linxon's transmission infrastructure works at Hinkley Point C. The Permit Office Administrator will support one of the UK's largest and most complex infrastructure projects by ensuring effective administration and control of site permits, enabling construction teams to execute work safely, efficiently, and in line with project requirements.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.