Permit Controller

Job Title:              Permit Controller 
Location:              Plymouth, Devon 
Compensation:    £38,084 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF62391

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Permit Controller at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Permit Controller, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This role offers career development and training from our office onsite in Devonport, you’ll also be stepping on board Royal Navy Warships daily to carry out tasks in a varied role. 

Day-to-day, you’ll be individually responsible for the practical implementation and application of company policies and working arrangements for systems, installation and locations for which they have been appointed.  Key responsibilities will include: 

•    Authorisation of high risk activities 
•    Issuing and setting up of atmospheric monitoring equipment testing
•    Auditing all authorised tasks and activities 
•    Engagement with stakeholders 
•    Carry out relevant training courses as part of continuous professional development

Please note that this position involves working in confined spaces. Candidates must be able to work comfortably and perform tasks in restricted spaces. 

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Permit Controller 
•    Experience of working within an engineering or technical environment  
•    Stakeholder management experience 
•    Competent in verbal and written communications
•    Computer literate and experienced in operating company software
•    Must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job, you will be required to work onboard ships to carry out daily tasks
 

Qualifications for the Permit Controller 
•    GSCE Grade C or above in Maths and English

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 06/03/2025

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