Senior Authorised Person (EA3)

Job Description

RES has been awarded the contract to provide safety from the system for the construction & commissioning of the 1.4GW East Anglia 3 (EA3) Wind farm & the associated OFTO assets.

The project will require a number of 400kV SAPs (Senior Authorised Persons) to ensure the programme is maintained throughout the project.

Full time employees and contracting positions are available with a planned start date of April 2025 to June 2025.

Key Accountabilities

• Always adherence to health and safety requirements and help to maintain and improve safety standards
• Achieve and maintain Senior Authorised Person status at increasing voltages.
• Become fully conversant and make sure that all works are undertaken in accordance with the RES Electrical & Mechanical Safety Rules and Safety Rule Instructions, this will include but is not limited to:
  • Preparing, issuing and cancelling safety documents
  • Carrying out switching, isolation and earthing duties
  • Acting as Control Engineer
  • Preparing switching schedules
  • Managing the interface between system boundaries with site and DNO/NGT as required
  • Producing and reviewing method statements and risk assessments
  • Producing maintenance plans for HV equipment
  • Maintaining the asset register
  • Management and/or delivery of planned and unplanned maintenance activities on electrical equipment
  • Producing final reports
  • Carry out basic protection testing on HV related equipment. Complex protection relay testing is desirable
  • Undertaking troubleshooting and fault-finding on RES controlled plant/equipment
  • Carrying out inductions for sub-contractors and deliver Competent Person Training
  • Keeping in close communication with HV Control and Project Lead SAP
  • Liaising with external stakeholders such as DNO/NGT and asset owner
  • Reacting to emergencies, site outages and changing circumstances
  • Other duties commensurate with the role

Knowledge

• HV Safe Systems of Work
• Knowledge of the key legislation underpinning UK high voltage electrical asset operation and maintenance
• Detailed knowledge of UK industry HV electrical safety rules
• Detailed knowledge of HV equipment
• HV maintenance practices including HSG230
• Knowledge of Working offshore

Skills

• Strong approach to safe working practices
• Able to operate and maintain various types of HV plant/equipment
• Excellent communication skills
• Good people skills
• Ability to coordinate multiple activities whilst ensuring safety and quality are maintained
• Ability to identify problems, conduct analysis and develop solutions

Experience

• Previously authorised as 400kV SAP
• Previously worked on an offshore project
• Operation and maintenance of HV Equipment
• Experience in fault finding on HV plant and equipment
• Commissioning HV plant and equipment
• Basic HV protection testing

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence
• Previously held SAP authorisation under high voltage electrical safety rules at 400kV
• NEBOSH/IOSH Managing Safely or CITB SMSTS or equivalent

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