INERCHEM is seeking an experienced LOTO / PTW Lead to establish and manage safe isolation and permit-to-work controls during commissioning and start-up. The role coordinates boundaries, registers and approvals across construction, commissioning and operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement the project LOTO and permit-to-work procedures for commissioning activities.
- Maintain isolation registers, lock and key controls, permit records and boundary documentation.
- Review systemisation plans, energisation schedules and commissioning priorities to define safe isolation requirements.
- Coordinate electrical, mechanical, process and instrumentation isolations with authorised personnel.
- Verify isolation points in the field and confirm that boundaries are correctly identified, applied and documented.
- Lead permit reviews, shift handovers and daily coordination with construction, commissioning and operations.
- Audit active permits and isolations and promptly correct non-compliances.
- Manage temporary energisation, test permits and controlled return-to-service activities.
- Deliver LOTO and PTW inductions, briefings and competency checks.
- Support incident investigations, lessons learned and continuous improvement of safe-work controls.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Relevant engineering, safety or technical qualification.
- At least seven years of experience in industrial projects, including commissioning or start-up phases.
- Demonstrable experience leading LOTO and permit-to-work systems.
- Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical isolation principles and energy-control hazards.
- Experience maintaining registers, boundary drawings and auditable permit records.
- Ability to coordinate multiple disciplines and challenge unsafe conditions with authority.
- Strong communication, leadership and reporting skills.
- Professional working proficiency in English and availability for international site assignments.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in power-generation, desalination or process plants.
- Formal LOTO, PTW, electrical-safety or HSE training.
- Experience managing SIMOPS and transitions between construction, commissioning and operations.
- Previous work in international EPC or commissioning organisations.
What We Value
We value a disciplined and decisive leader who protects people and equipment through rigorous controls, clear communication and consistent field verification.
