Permit Authorising Manager

Permit Authorising Manager - Leading Maintenance Provider - Blue chip contract - Kings Cross - Up to 65k

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

Do you have experience of 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 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 and this will include reviewing assessments and scopes of work for  appointed third-party contractors prior to any permits being issued or approved.

The other key responsibilities are as follows:

• Review and evaluate work requests, ensuring RAMS are relevant to 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.
• Identify and apply isolations to plant and equipment through a “lock out tag out” system to produce isolation certificates.
• Produce permits to work for mechanical/electrical/working at height/confined space etc.
• 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.
• Issue work permits to permanent & contract staff, and sub-contractors.
• Surrender/cancellation/archive of PTW.
• Manage work permits in work area ensuring simultaneous operations are identified.

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