Senior Authorised Person (SAP)
- Recruiter
- Excalon
- Location
- Manchester
- Salary
- c£50,000 p.a. + benefits
- Posted
- 07 Apr 2016
- Closes
- 05 May 2016
- Ref
- 4217
- Contact
- Applicant Services
- Sectors
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Senior Authorised Person (SAP)
Manchester (covering North West UK)
c£50,000 p.a. + company vehicle, pension and life insurance
You will be required to work 40 hours within the working window of 7am and 5pm although some flexibility is required to meet business needs.
Excalon is a leading infrastructure contractor specialising in the provision of services to the utilities industry. This is an exciting time to join our business. Excalon is growing in size and success and boasts a productive culture which encourages fresh thinking and new ideas. The position offers excellent opportunities for personal development and future career progression and this is combined with a competitive salary.
We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Senior Authorised Person (SAP) to become part of Excalon’s Electrical Work Stream responsible for successful management of the Framework agreement with Electricity North West.
Your role
As a SAP, you will provide the electrical expertise necessary to facilitate projects and co-ordinate safe and effective programmes working to Utility Codes of Practice and Distribution Safety Rules and procedures.
Your responsibility will be to:
• Maintain your competence in accordance with legislative changes and customer requirements
• Be conversant with all relevant H&S legislation and promote a robust health and safety culture to facilitate a safe working environment during high voltage working
• Produce risk assessments and method statements and challenge unsafe behaviours
• Ensure procedures are up to date and available; conduct reviews of processes, procedures and safe systems of work for all contractors
• Develop a documented process for determining competency and document minimum competency requirements comprising training, experience, and qualification for operational and management positions.
• Complete task specific audits of all relevant employees / projects
• Conduct assessments of competences of all relevant employees ensuring that the minimum competencies are satisfied and that employees are trained and qualified for the work they carry out
• Manage DNO Relationships and create standard procedures for each DNO. Monitor works are in accordance with DNO’s requirements and all applicable regulations and laws in the U.K.
• Ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with the standards, policies and procedures of the contractor and its customers
• Plan outages and produce switching programmes with System Control
• Make dead, isolate and earth high voltage electrical networks
• 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
• Ensure commissioning targets are met.
• Provide support to projects, authorised and competent persons with regard to technical issues and safe working procedures
Applicants must have the following skills and experience:
• HNC/ONC in Electrical Engineering
• Be an existing SAP on HV/EHV systems with extensive operational experience (2 years experience as a SAP)
• Extensive knowledge of the design, construction, commissioning and operation of electrical plant and equipment on HV/EHV systems, including complex protection schemes.
• Previous experience of DNO relationship management including experience of DNO protocols, notice procedures, mandatory and advisory documentation.
• Proven experience of complex on site project and contract management
• Previous UK experience to competently work on equipment up to 400Kv including switchgear and transformer.
• Excellent level of IT literacy, strong working knowledge of Microsoft office suite
• In possession of a current valid driving license
Who are you?
We are looking for a strong communicator with the ability to deliver technical advice, support and training to less-experienced colleagues. You will be able to work well under pressure, make decisions and meet tight deadlines. With the ability to build strong working relationships with people at all levels you will have the passion and ability to contribute to the longer term development of the SAP function within Excalon.
If you wish to be considered for this superb opportunity click ‘apply’. You will receive an email shortly after your application which you will need to read.
You must be eligible to work in the UK.
Manchester (covering North West UK)
c£50,000 p.a. + company vehicle, pension and life insurance
You will be required to work 40 hours within the working window of 7am and 5pm although some flexibility is required to meet business needs.
Excalon is a leading infrastructure contractor specialising in the provision of services to the utilities industry. This is an exciting time to join our business. Excalon is growing in size and success and boasts a productive culture which encourages fresh thinking and new ideas. The position offers excellent opportunities for personal development and future career progression and this is combined with a competitive salary.
We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Senior Authorised Person (SAP) to become part of Excalon’s Electrical Work Stream responsible for successful management of the Framework agreement with Electricity North West.
Your role
As a SAP, you will provide the electrical expertise necessary to facilitate projects and co-ordinate safe and effective programmes working to Utility Codes of Practice and Distribution Safety Rules and procedures.
Your responsibility will be to:
• Maintain your competence in accordance with legislative changes and customer requirements
• Be conversant with all relevant H&S legislation and promote a robust health and safety culture to facilitate a safe working environment during high voltage working
• Produce risk assessments and method statements and challenge unsafe behaviours
• Ensure procedures are up to date and available; conduct reviews of processes, procedures and safe systems of work for all contractors
• Develop a documented process for determining competency and document minimum competency requirements comprising training, experience, and qualification for operational and management positions.
• Complete task specific audits of all relevant employees / projects
• Conduct assessments of competences of all relevant employees ensuring that the minimum competencies are satisfied and that employees are trained and qualified for the work they carry out
• Manage DNO Relationships and create standard procedures for each DNO. Monitor works are in accordance with DNO’s requirements and all applicable regulations and laws in the U.K.
• Ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with the standards, policies and procedures of the contractor and its customers
• Plan outages and produce switching programmes with System Control
• Make dead, isolate and earth high voltage electrical networks
• 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
• Ensure commissioning targets are met.
• Provide support to projects, authorised and competent persons with regard to technical issues and safe working procedures
Applicants must have the following skills and experience:
• HNC/ONC in Electrical Engineering
• Be an existing SAP on HV/EHV systems with extensive operational experience (2 years experience as a SAP)
• Extensive knowledge of the design, construction, commissioning and operation of electrical plant and equipment on HV/EHV systems, including complex protection schemes.
• Previous experience of DNO relationship management including experience of DNO protocols, notice procedures, mandatory and advisory documentation.
• Proven experience of complex on site project and contract management
• Previous UK experience to competently work on equipment up to 400Kv including switchgear and transformer.
• Excellent level of IT literacy, strong working knowledge of Microsoft office suite
• In possession of a current valid driving license
Who are you?
We are looking for a strong communicator with the ability to deliver technical advice, support and training to less-experienced colleagues. You will be able to work well under pressure, make decisions and meet tight deadlines. With the ability to build strong working relationships with people at all levels you will have the passion and ability to contribute to the longer term development of the SAP function within Excalon.
If you wish to be considered for this superb opportunity click ‘apply’. You will receive an email shortly after your application which you will need to read.
You must be eligible to work in the UK.