66kV Senior Authorised Person

Responsibilities

• Responsible for electrical issues according to the affected country's legislation and regulation.
• Delegating scopes of work for the whole team of Transmission Specialists on sites, both offshore and onshore work scopes.
• Responsible for and managing rota plans for all Transmission Specialists and Operators on site.
• Leading all improvements of instructions and site-specific instructions related to High Voltage electrical operations on sites.
• Implementation of 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 and that 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 the delegation of planning of all switching activities on sites, both offshore and onshore activities.
• Controlling the safety documents for the Electrical Safety Rules on site.
• Define safety procedures for electrical matters.
• Delegation of tasks to the Operators on sites, who oversee safe commissioning of grid connections, onshore substations and associated MV/HV/LV plant and equipment.
• Reviewing the high voltage scope of work.
• Knowledge and experience with country-specific standards.

Tasks

• Ensure compliancy with and managing of Client Electrical Safety Rules.
• 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 authorized person.
• Outage management and network control in collaboration with the Control Engineers.
• Prepare and check high voltage switching schedules.
• Update MV/HV/LV schematic diagrams.
• Inspect work sites and perform site safety inspections and auditing for electrical matters.
• Check method statements for electrical matters.
• Implement and provide training programs 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 & SAT on the different high voltage equipment.
• Onsite check of switching programs.
• Participation in the planning of resource and work activities.
• Participation in authorizations 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 of Client Electrical Safety Rules safety rules documents.
• Organization 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 authorization scope.
• Minimum 3 years of working experience within onshore substations systems.
• Complete and up-to-date GWO courses and HUET with CA-EBS if required by site

The project is due to start on 31st October 2026 and will last approx. 32 weeks