275kV Senior Authorised Person

Responsibilities

• Responsible for electrical issues according to the affected country’s legislation and regulations.
• Delegate scopes of work for the whole team of Transmission Specialists on site, covering both offshore and onshore work scopes.
• Responsible for and managing rotaplans for all Transmission Specialists and Operators on site.
• Lead all improvements to instructions and site-specific instructions related to high-voltage electrical operations on site.
• Implement the Client Electrical Safety Rules on site, including the safe system of work.
• Advise operationally on high-voltage electrical installations to WTG, offshore substations, and both HV submarine and onshore cables.
• Oversee safe commissioning of grid connections, onshore substations, and associated MV/HV/LV plant and equipment.
• Oversee all MV/HV/LV electrical operational activities to ensure safety, security, and integrity of the HV network.
• Contribute to proactive management, good coordination, and communication between all parties, ensuring the process works effectively.
• Coordinate MV/HV/LV commissioning activities through the project construction stages.
• Advise operationally on high-voltage electrical installations to WTG, offshore substations, and both HV submarine and onshore cables.
• Oversee all MV/HV/LV electrical operational activities to ensure safety, security, and integrity of the HV network.
• Oversee and delegate the planning of all switching activities on site, covering both offshore and onshore activities.
• Control the safety documents for the Electrical Safety Rules on site.
• Define safety procedures for electrical matters.
• Delegate tasks to Operators on site, who oversee safe commissioning of grid connections, onshore substations, and associated MV/HV/LV plant and equipment.
• Review the high-voltage scope of work.
• Knowledge and experience of country-specific standards.

Tasks

• Ensure compliance with and management of Client Electrical Safety Rules.
• Provide safety coordination in electrical matters.
• Manage and coordinate HV/MV/LV commissioning activities.
• Coordinate with National Grid and attend commissioning panel meetings.
• Act as Senior Authorised Person.
• Manage outages and network control in collaboration with the Control Engineers.
• Prepare and check high-voltage switching schedules.
• Update MV/HV/LV schematic diagrams.
• Inspect worksites and perform site safety inspections and audits for electrical matters.
• Check method statements for electrical matters.
• Implement and provide training programmes for relevant staff according to the rules.
• Mentor HV APs during field training.

Deliverables

• Input to the project commissioning management manual and related documents, including pre-commissioning and commissioning quality plans.
• Participation in different audits.
• Reports from FAT and SAT on the different high-voltage equipment.
• On-site check of switching programmes.
• Participation in the planning of resources and work activities.
• Participation in authorisations and assessments of new candidates.
• Deliver inputs to the design phase of the project on technical aspects.

Decision Authority

• Final say in relation to MV/HV switching and isolations.
• Issue Client Electrical Safety Rules safety documents.
• Organisation and management of the SAP permit office, including all operational staff.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Several years of operation and commissioning experience within the field of high-voltage electricity; offshore experience preferable.
• Appropriate electrical qualification and background related to the authorisation scope.
• Minimum 3 years of working experience within onshore substation systems.
• Complete and up-to-date GWO courses and HUET with CA-EBS if required by site

The project is due to start on 1st October 2026 and will last approx. 72 weeks