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 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 looking for an HV Senior Authorised Person to grow and improve this service.

The SAP is a site-based role performing Operation, Maintenance, installation and commissioning tasks on utility-scale solar/wind and battery storage sites and home/office working for other responsibilities. You will hold, or have recently held, SAP status.

You will be based near/travel to operational plants and have a full driving licence - you will be expected to cover sites across Scotland. This is a permanent role and will require availability for weekend and on-call duties, including overnight callouts. 

Accountabilities

Reporting to the HV Operations Manager, your responsibilities will include: 

• Always adhere to health and safety requirements and help to maintain and improve safety standards
• Achieve and maintain Senior Authorised Person status.
• Become conversant and make sure that all works are undertaken observing the RES Electrical & Mechanical Safety Rules and Safety Rule Instructions, this will include:
  • Prepare, issue and cancel safety documents
  • Perform switching, isolation and earthing tasks
  • Act as Control Engineer
  • Prepare switching schedules
  • Manage the interface between system boundaries with site and DNOd
  • Produce and review method statements and risk assessments
  • Produce maintenance plans for HV equipment
  • Maintain the asset register
  • Manage and/or deliver planned and unplanned maintenance activities on electrical equipment
  • Produce final reports
• Perform basic protection testing on HV related equipment. Complex protection relay testing is desirable.
• Undertake troubleshooting and fault-finding on RES controlled plant/equipment.
• Manage 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.
• Keep in close communication with the O&M office
• Collaborate with external stakeholders such as DNO and asset owner
• React to emergencies, site outages and changing circumstances
• Occasionally work away from home for training courses or to cover RES controlled sites in other geographical areas where required.
• Other responsibilities determined by 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

Desirable:  

• Knowledge of solar farm assets
• Earthing system installation and test. Protection system installation and test.

Skills
Essential:  

• Strong approach to safe working practices
• Operate and maintain various types of HV plant/equipment.
• Excellent communication skills
• Good people skills
• Coordinate multiple activities whilst ensuring safety and quality are maintained
• Identify problems, conduct analysis and develop solutions

Desirable:  

• Use equipment for testing and fault finding on HV plant/equipment

Experience
Essential:  

• SAP Experience
• 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.

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:  

• Hold or previously held SAP authorisations under DNO Safety Rules

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.

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