Senior Authorised Person

**Description**

**Do you want to work to make Power for Good?**

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our goals would be impossible without our people. Because we're solving some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes an impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 25 days holiday with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else.

**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 HV Senior Authorised Person (33kV) to grow and improve this service.

You will need to be located near/travel to operational plants and have a full driving licence - **you will be expected to cover sites covering the Maidstone, Folkestone, Portsmouth and Worthing areas.**

This is a permanent role and will require availability for weekend and on-call duties, including overnight callouts.

**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.
- 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.
- Induct and manage in-house staff and sub-contractors, ensure their safe working, and undertake quality checks on their work.
- Keeping in close communication with the O&M office
- Liaising with external stakeholders such as DNO and asset owner
- Reacting to emergencies, site outages and changing circumstances
- Occasionally working away from home for training courses or to cover RES controlled sites in other geographical areas where required.
- Other duties commensurate with the role
- 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 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

**Qualifications**

Essential:

- Full UK driving licence
- Previously held SAP authorisation under high voltage electrical safety rules
- Electrical Engineering HND or equivalent industry experience
- IOSH Managing Safely or CITB SMSTS or equivalent

Desirable:

- Holds or previously held SAP authorisations under DNO Safety Rules

**Experience**

Essential:

- SAP Experience (33kV)
- Operation and maintenance of HV Equipment
- Experience in fault finding on HV plant and equipment.
- Commissioning HV plant and equipment.
- Basic HV protection testing

Desirable:

- SAP Experience at 33kV for DNO’s and renewables
- Complex Protection relay testing and commissioning.

**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

Desirable:

- Knowledge of solar and Wind farm assets
- 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