Offshore Senior Authorised Person (SAP)

Job Purpose

RES currently provides High Voltage Operations and Maintenance (HV O&M) Services to renewable energy assets in the UK & Ireland. Due to increased demand from our clients, we are seeking an Offshore HV Senior Authorised Person (132kV) upwards to grow and improve this service.

RES provides OFTO O&M to a number of sites around the UK where we are required to provide full Safety from the System services and either delivery or delivery management of a full O&M service

RES has a strong pipeline of works and projects with EA3 currently being mobilised to supply Safety from the System for a 95 turbine project with two 400KV DC converter stations delivering around 1.2GW

Key Accountabilities The responsibilities of the HV SAP’s include: 

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 Essential:

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

Desirable:

Earthing system installation and test. Protection system installation and test. 

Skills Essential:

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

Desirable:

Able to use equipment for testing and fault finding on HV plant/equipment

Experience Essential:

SAP Experience @ 132KV upwards

Operation and maintenance of HV Equipment

Experience in fault finding on HV plant and equipment.

Commissioning HV plant and equipment.

Basic HV protection testing

Will have worked offshore

Desirable:

Complex Protection relay testing and commissioning.

Qualifications Essential:

Full UK driving licence

Previously held SAP authorisation under high voltage electrical safety rules at 132KV

IOSH Managing Safely or CITB SMSTS or equivalent

Desirable:

Electrical Engineering HND or equivalent industry experience