Senior Authorised Person

Find Apprenticeships; Wales; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electrical contracting company in the UK is seeking a Senior Authorised Person to carry out LV & HV switching duties. The role involves managing operational duties, providing technical expertise, and ensuring safety compliance on construction projects. The ideal candidate will have DNO Certification and excellent communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary of £45K-£65K plus benefits.

Benefits

Car allowance

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Able to conduct switching operations from 11kV to 33kV.
• Knowledge of current regulations and codes of practice.
• 132 kV Authorisations are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Control and monitor Electrical construction and Fault restoration work.
• Plan outages and liaise with System Control.
• Lead and promote a positive safety culture.
• Provide project management for smaller projects.
• Manage and supervise teams.

Skills

Safety and operational excellence

Team leadership

Technical knowledge of switchgear

Communication skills

Education

Current DNO Certification

Job description

You will like

Fulfilling HV Electrical AP duties from Bristol or Swansea for one of the largest contracting businesses in the UK, offering a broad scope of services including mechanical, electrical, high voltage, electrical vehicle (EV) infrastructure installation, test and inspection services, as well as street lighting. You can be proud to work with this employer who are recognised leaders in electrical contracting known for a professional an innovative approach to large & small projects.

You will like

The Senior Authorised Person (Senior AP HV Electrical) job itself where you will 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.

Responsibilities

• 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. More specifically:
• 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.

You will have

To be successful as Senior Authorised Person you will have a healthy mix of the following:

• 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 practice
• Nice to have - 132 kV Authorisations would be advantageous

You will get

As Senior Authorised Person you will enjoy a competitive base salary of £45K-£65K (for 37 hour week) + Package. Up to £79K for 45 hour week after internal authorisations.

Benefits include car/allowance and pension.

You can apply

To Senior Authorised Person by pushing the button on this job posting (recommended), or by sending CV in confidence to (url removed)

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