SAP

Aureos; West of England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package with generous pay

26 days holiday annual leave

Pension

Cycle to work scheme

Private medical insurance

Health & wellbeing programme

On-site parking

Referral Scheme

Employee benefits portal

Job summary

Aureos is recruiting a Senior Authorised Person (SAP) to carry out LV and HV/EHV switching, isolation, earthing and safety documentation on projects in Bristol and Swansea. You will lead HV operations, plan outages, and ensure a safe, compliant execution across DNO networks up to 132kV.

This predominantly site-based role requires travel within our region and occasional weekend or on-call duties. A current DNO authorisation and strong safety culture are essential.

Qualifications

• Authorised to conduct switching operations from 11kV to 33 kV.
• Hold a current DNO or equivalent Certificate of Authorisation.
• Strong safety focus and operational excellence.
• Technical knowledge of DNO switchgear and associated plant.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to lead a team.
• Knowledge of current regulations, standards and practices.

Responsibilities

• Plan outages, produce switching programmes, and liaise with System/Local Control.
• Make dead, isolate, and earth high-voltage networks; carry out HV testing and fault location; issue Safety Documents, Permits to Work, and SFT.
• Lead and promote a positive safety culture; develop SHE plans, RAMS, inductions and toolbox talks; investigate incidents and safety inspections.
• Provide project management for smaller/non-complex projects, including client liaison, tender support, and financial management.
• Manage and supervise Jointer and Fitter teams; provide technical expertise and client support.
• Mentor trainee SAPs and oversee HV operations training.

Skills

HV switching

Leadership

Safety management

Communication

Electrical knowledge

Job description

## SAPApplyremote type: Office - Site Visitinglocations: Swansea: Bristoltime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 16 Days Agojob requisition id: JR100260If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further!Aureos are currently recruiting a Senior Authorised Person (SAP) to carry out LV & HV/EHV switching, isolation, earthing, PTW, SFT, identification of the point of work and issue of safety documentation duties on construction and asset replacement projects on SSEN and private networks in Bristol and Swansea.You will be responsible for all aspects of operational duties, creating switching schedules and methods of work. You’ll control & monitor all Electrical construction and Fault restoration work on HV/LV networks up to 132kV.Ensuring the power distribution is maintained, you will be the delegated lead electrical person in cases of emergency and power restoration.**Tasks and duties:*** Plan outages, produce switching programmes, and liaise with System/Local Control.* Make dead, isolate, and earth high-voltage electrical networks; carry out HV testing and fault location; issue Safety Documents, Permits to Work, and SFT.* Lead and promote a positive safety culture — develop SHE plans, review RAMS, deliver inductions and toolbox talks, investigate incidents, conduct site safety inspections, and ensure compliance with company and client rules.* Provide full project management for smaller/non-complex projects, including client liaison, tender/bid support, and financial management (valuations, invoicing, meeting monthly targets).* Manage and supervise Jointer and Fitter teams; provide technical expertise to the team and support clients with engineering solutions.* Mentor trainee SAPs, oversee HV operations training, maintain operational authorisations, and report on trainee progress.* This is a predominantly site-based role where you will be required to travel within our region. It could also require availability for weekend working and on-call duties on a rota basis.**Qualifications, training and skills:*** Authorised to conduct switching operations to from 11kV to 33 kV* Hold a current DNO or equivalent Certificate of Authorisation* An excellent attitude towards safety & operational excellence.* Technical knowledge of DNO switchgear & associated plant.* Excellent verbal & written communication skills, and the ability to lead a team.* Knowledge of current regulations, standards, and codes of practices.**In return you will receive*** Generous Salary* 25 days Holiday with the option to buy more* Pension* Cycle to work scheme* Free parking* Health & wellbeing programme* Employee benefits portal.* On-site parking* Private medical insurance* Referral SchemeWhether you are looking for progression in your new role or for your forever job, we will happily welcome your application.**Equal Opportunities**Aureos are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.