Permit Compliance Coordinator

Locations Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees

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 Senior Site Administrator to contribute to our 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 Health Safety & Environmental.
• 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 escalate concerns when required.
• Act as main site appointed person for works where the Permit Coordinator is unavailable with support from Senior Project team.
• 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.

Who we're looking for

• Up-to-date relevant knowledge of industry best practice, appropriate to the relevant discipline.
• Be familiar with:
  • Confined space regulations
  • Hot work safety standards
  • 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

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

Balfour Beatty's Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK's most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. 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

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