The Works Control Team is primarily responsible for coordinating and authorising work to take place at site.  

As a team member you will responsible for coordinating work and de-conflicting work activities, ensuring work is adequately planned and known risks are captured and mitigated by a contractor where they cannot be eliminated.  

You will ensure that roles, arrangements and equipment is in place on the day of work so the SSoW provided by the contractor is deemed to be achievable prior to them starting work.  

The Works Control Team member will be responsible for reviewing SSoW documentation and ensuring the appropriate authorisation documentation is raised and the associated resources required by the process are in place. 

£29K - £31K depending on experience + bonus

Monday - Friday

Starting between 8am - 9am and finishing between 4.30pm - 5.30pm

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• Review and authorise submitted site work requests, including the review of all relevant associated risk assessments and planned works method statements. 

• Ensure hazards and associated control measures are detailed in RAMS by a contractor and that the equipment and correct resources are in place.  

• Ensure that all other tasks associated with the job are confirmed, e.g. access and egress routes, methods of transporting tools and materials, etc. 

• Ensure all contractors planning to work on site are approved, competent and have all the necessary evidence required on submission of their request. 

• Carryout host training with team members that require it, covering the works control process for the site. 

• Carryout contractors site inductions, including giving short safety brief and showing them safety video. 

• Attend Project Coordination meetings and participate as required. 

• Complete safety walks and stop shift audits, ensuring planned works are being completed in line with the submitted risk assessments and method statements.   

• Collect data of issued Work Management Forms, Inductions, Host trainings, Stop shift audits, Permit to Works and record them on internal systems. 

• Ensure that the work performed by the contractors are in compliant with the works control process. 

• Actively liaise with site Authorised Persons (AP’s) to ensure high-risk activities are carried out safely and the correct permits are issued. 

• Work closely with HSE team and support them on providing documentations. E.g. supporting on investigations of near misses and incidents. 

• Have basic knowledge on Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook to run daily office works.  

• Have good communication and good soft skills to deal with contractors, client and colleagues.  

• National H&S qualification (IOSH Managing Safely) desirable. 

• A good knowledge of current H&S legislation 

• A good knowledge of engineering and engineering process. A qualification in an engineering discipline is desirable (Mechanical, electrical etc.) 

• Competent with Microsoft software packages 

• Good organisational / communication skills to produce concise information 

• Ability to prioritise, work to tight deadlines, both prescribed and self-imposed 

• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships at all levels 

• Self-motivated and able to drive behaviour to motivate others 

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process