Permit Officer (Isolation)

As a Permit Isolation Officer, you'll play a vital role in keeping one of our major treatment sites running safely, efficiently, and compliantly. Working at the heart of site operations, you'll coordinate maintenance activities, support engineering teams, and help ensure critical infrastructure continues to operate effectively 24/7.

You'll be the key link between Engineering, Operations, EMI&I, G2G, and Food Waste & Composting teams, helping to plan, prioritise, and coordinate work across the site. No two days are the same, and you'll have the opportunity to work with a range of technical specialists while developing your own skills in a safety-critical environment.

Working closely with our Control Room team, you'll also help manage access to the COMAH establishment, ensuring people can work safely while meeting all regulatory and operational requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with operational, engineering, or utilities experience who enjoys problem-solving, working with people, and making a real impact on site performance.

What you'll do

• Coordinate and oversee work activities across a large, complex operational site.
• Review and approve work requests, ensuring the right information and documentation is in place.
• Prioritise activities based on operational needs, resource availability, and safety requirements.
• Carry out electrical and mechanical isolations and issue permits to work.
• Work closely with engineers, technicians, contractors, and operational teams to plan and coordinate activities.
• Manage access to the COMAH establishment, ensuring all site requirements are met.
• Promote high standards of health, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Monitor contractor and employee activities to help maintain a safe working environment.
• Support the continuous improvement of site processes, procedures, and ways of working.

What you'll need

• Experience managing permits/works on an operational site or strong technical experience in the utilities industry.
• Minimum Level 3 in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• DSEAR qualification (e.g. CompEx) or willingness to train.
• Health & Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH/NEBOSH) or willingness to train.
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Confidence working with policies and procedures.
• Strong organisational and written skills.
• Water recycling experience beneficial, but not essential.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us. 

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 450-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industrial, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Live – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.