CAREERS

We are recruiting a Senior Authorised Person (SAP) within Network Services for the Switchgear Contract in Yorkshire & NE England.

ACCOUNTABILITIES
Technical:

- Ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with the standards, policies and procedures of Freedom and its customers
- Maintain own competence in accordance with legislative changes and customer requirements
- Provide the electrical expertise necessary to facilitate projects and co-ordinate safe and effective programmes
- Plan outages and produce switching programmes and liaise with System Control
- Make dead, isolate and earth high voltage electrical networks
- Facilitate a safe working environment during high voltage working
- Identify and release apparatus to be worked on by issue of Safety Documents and Permits to Work
- Carry out high voltage testing and fault location
- Reenergise the network on completion.

Health & Safety:

- Ensure that employees on site conform to Freedom’s SHE policy and issued safety instructions
- Implement Freedom’s, and its customers' safety rules, instructions, standing orders and procedures
- Prepare files for projects in accordance with Freedom policy and in compliance with the CDM Regulations where required
- Ensure Risk Assessments are carried out at all stages of a project (design, planning, generic and daily on site) in accordance with Freedom standard on Risk Assessment
- Ensure that all statutory records, certificates, licenses, notifications and notices are in place
- Ensure that accidents and near misses and suitably reported, recorded and investigated and that remedial action is carried out promptly
- Report any concerns regarding SHE to the SHE team and your Regional Manager.

Planning & Organisation:

- Take overview of work activities to be completed and plan accordingly with Project Manager for effective and timely completion of work
- Assess safety/site in advance and conduct necessary preliminary work
- Liaise closely with Line Manager to understand and manage priorities arising
- Ensure that sites are managed in accordance with Freedom policies and procedures
- Provide cost value reconciliation for projects/contracts
- Complete records in an accurate and timely manner. E.g. as builts, work record sheets.

People / Team work:

- Work as part of a team to ensure safe, effective and efficient implementation of Freedom’s operations
- Liaise with employees and control centres to organise shutdowns and Permits to Work
- Liaise with appropriate people to ensure the smooth running of projects, e.g. site managers and supervisors, subcontractors, clients, customers, landowners, suppliers and colleagues
- Contribute to wider team: advise, share knowledge and experience based on expertise.

Quality:

- Implement Freedom’s approach to quality in all you do
- Complete all work to high standards
- Identify and implement areas of improvement in Freedom’s processes and operations
- Ensure working practices and processes are followed.

QUALIFICATIONS
Technically qualified with a HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.

Certificated in the following areas:
First Aid
Manual Handling
Electricity at Work
SAP - Authorisation

EXPERIENCE
Experience of working on projects in the construction or electricity industries
Experience of working on electricity networks and the associated rules and regulations.

SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Sound knowledge of H&S and its practical implications
Sound knowledge of Distribution Safety Rules and their application
Knowledge of CDM regulations
Computer literate – skilled in MS Office applications.

Job Reference: FR817

Email CV to careers@enservegroup.com
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We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and all recruitment is in line with our Equality and Diversity policy.

Please Note: Agency applications will not be accepted.