Permitting Coordinator

Role Overview

Permitting Coordinator at AtkinsRealis. This is a regular employee position.

Role Purpose

Coordinate and manage all permitting and governance requirements throughout the construction delivery lifecycle, ensuring regulatory compliance, timely permit issuance, and alignment between construction activities and permit conditions.

Key Responsibilities

Stakeholder & Regulatory Liaison

• Liaise with governance bodies and stakeholders to establish complete understanding of regulatory requirements applicable to the permits process.
• Maintain fluent communication with functional permitting teams, representing the construction/delivery team in meetings and workshops.
• Liaise with subcontractors to ensure all permits are issued without negative effect on works.

Requirements & Documentation Management

• Coordinate with the requirements management team to ensure requirements derived from permits and their processes are properly traced, managed, followed and validated.
• Maintain proper register, tracking and control of all permits and associated required documentation.
• Work with construction and QA/QC teams to ensure traceability of all permits-related documentation.
• Ensure all permits are withdrawn when no longer required and applicable.

Schedule & Delivery Planning

• Analyze the schedule and anticipate production of all necessary deliverables to obtain permits on time and prevent delays in construction works.
• Inform the project/delivery/construction team of obligations derived from permit acquisition and oversee adherence to required conditions.

Technical Advisory & Coordination

• Provide technical advice to the project/delivery/construction director and team members on permits and governance arising from project construction activities.
• Coordinate with other projects/packages within the organization to create synergies in permits processes.
• Identify and evaluate risks associated with permitting.

Safety & Compliance

• Work with safety, construction and lifting teams to maintain high standards of site safety.

Qualifications & Experience

• Previous experience in permitting/governance in construction projects.
• Excellent knowledge and common-sense understanding of permitting processes on construction sites.
• Technical expertise to handle problems, issues and constraints arising from permit application and implementation related to construction activities.
• Good understanding of construction constraints and priorities during construction activities.
• Previous experience in Mega/Giga projects (preferred).
• Previous experience and knowledge of environmental aspects and permits associated with construction activities (preferred).

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to read and correctly interpret technical drawings, schematics, method of statements, inspections and test procedures, quality plans, regulations, requirements and other construction-related documentation.
• Good knowledge of QA processes in construction; experience producing, following and monitoring processes.
• Ability to filter relevant information and escalate when necessary.
• Proficiency with standard industry software: Windows, Office, CAD.
• Strong team-working ability.