Overview / Responsibilities
Wood Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences business is currently recruiting for an experienced Permit Issuer to work under the clients work permit system as part of an EPC framework contract on a large pharmaceutical site.
This is a full time, permanent position and you will be based on the client site at Ware, Hertfordshire.
Representing Wood at our Client Construction Site you will:
- Ensure regular site visibility is conducted to assure compliance with work permit receiving criteria
- Promote safe working behaviours
- Be on hand to manage any change to agreed planned work and offer support with safety related issues and concerns.
- Ensure that the permits have all the required documentation, certification and approval signatures and that the necessary risk assessments are being performed.
- Implement and monitoring of the permit to work system to assure the work is carried out safely and in accordance with relevant guidelines, including PSSP (Project Specific Safety Plan), SIMOPS Plan & other SOP’s.
- Ensure and control Project Construction activities are planned (through PTW issuance) and conducted in compliance with the applicable HSE rules and the safe operational working practices.
- Ensure all required documentation accompanies requests for permits & applications for permits with necessary support documentation are properly completed as required by SIMOPS Plan.
- Coordinate forward planning with Project Construction Team so all permit requirements are ready for the start of the day’s work.
- Track work permits throughout the entire process from initiation to completion and close-out, ensures record keeping requirements are met (electronic / hard copies) Elaborate PTW KPI’s, analyse trends and suggest improvement actions.
- Liaise with Performing Authorities to ensure correct work Permit is generated and identify the need for any supporting documents.
- Identify potential area of conflict from simultaneous and adjacent work scopes, maintain statistical data in PTW system & identify opportunities to improve efficiency & interfaces of PTW System.
- Monitor / audits the PTW compliance especially the Lock Out / Tag Out system in relation to issued work permits, assistance where necessary to ensure appropriate risk assessments are carried out prior to permit issue.
- Ensure that Company HSE Policy and contractual HSE requirements are enforced within the framework of all site construction activities.
Skills / Qualifications
Skills / Qualifications
- UK wide EPC or EPCm experience
- Experience of working within the strict limitations of a Permit to Work system
- Specific experience of working with PTW systems is a significant advantage
- Supervisory experience desired with demonstrated leadership traits
- Demonstrated expertise with Excel, Word, PowerPoint or equivalent software
- Excellent interpersonal and presentational skills
- NEBOSH / IOSH qualifications (desirable)
- IOSH Managing safely (essential)
- SMSTS
Company Overview
Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
