Senior Authorised Person

JAM Recruitment Ltd; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 138,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

JAM Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Authorised Person for a 12-month contract based in North Yorkshire. The role covers full SAP responsibilities with HV switching, isolations, earthing and LOTO, plus RAMS review and energisation planning.

You will coordinate with DNO/ICP, EPC and commissioning teams and support grid connection testing to ensure G99 compliance. Required are 33 kV SAP authorisation and UK HV Safety Rules experience; CSCS/ECS, HV medical, HVSAP and First Aid are also expected.

Qualifications

• 33 kV SAP authorisation (mandatory) with recognised HV switching competency.
• Proven experience under UK HV Safety Rules.
• Authorised by DNOs/ICP and able to operate under site rules.
• CSCS/ECS, HV medical and First Aid

Responsibilities

• Full SAP responsibilities including HV switching, isolations, earthing and LOTO.
• Coordinate with DNO/ICP, EPC and commissioning teams.
• Grid connection testing and G99 compliance.
• HV troubleshooting of relays, switchgear and protection systems

Skills

HV switching

RAMS review

DNO/ICP coordination

CDM 2015 knowledge

First Aid

Job description

Senior Authorised Person

£100 per hour - 40-50 hour weeks

North Yorkshire

12 month initial contract

Core duties include:

• Full SAP responsibilities (not just switching), including:
  • HV switching, isolations, earthing, LOTO
  • Permits to Work / Sanctions for Test
  • Safety from the system (incl. SF6 GIS)
  • Review/approval of RAMS, switching programmes, energisation plans
• Coordination with DNO/ICP, EPC and commissioning teams
• Grid connection testing (SCADA coordination) and G99 compliance
• HV troubleshooting (relays, switchgear, protection systems)

Essential requirements:

• 33 kV SAP authorisation (mandatory) with recognised HV switching competency
• Proven experience under UK HV Safety Rules
• Authorised by / acceptable to relevant DNOs (e.g. Northern Powergrid, UK Power Networks, National Grid ESO) and able to operate under DNO/ICP/site rules
• CSCS/ECS, HV medical, HVSAP, First Aid
• Working knowledge of CDM 2015

Desirable (not essential) requirements:

• 66 kV / 132 kV authorisations
• AP15 / Authorised Person (HV)
• IOSH qualification
• SSSTS or SMSTS
• NEBOSH
• OEM/GIS (SF6) training
• Strong fault-finding and experience with complex/staged energisation (Solar + BESS)

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