HV Authorised Person

The HV Authorised Person is part of the Engineering function and reports to the Electrical Technical Authority, and works under the direction of the HV Senior Authorised Person.

The role works closely with the HV Senior Authorised Person and Electrical Technical Authority, Asset Teams, Project Group, electrical technicians, contractors and site operations teams o support the Electrical Technical Authority in maintaining the integrity and reliability of the Greatham site electrical infrastructure, ensuring full compliance with regulatory, corporate and site standards and mitigating potential impact on site production capability.

The HV Authorised Person supports the HV Senior Authorised Person in maintaining the integrity, reliability and compliance of the Greatham site electrical infrastructure. To Carry out Predictive and Preventative Routines, defect repair and task leadership of 3 rd party contractors.

The role ensures electrical infrastructure is operated, maintained, inspected and tested in accordance with regulatory, Tioxide corporate and site standards, helping to mitigate risks to safety, asset integrity and site production capability.

• Ensure electrical operations, maintenance, inspection and testing activities are carried out in compliance with regulatory requirements, Tioxide corporate standards, Greatham site procedures and recognised best practice.
• Carry out work to schedule on electrical infrastructure maintenance activity in accordance with the overall maintenance strategy as per the Electrical Technical Authorities guidance.
• Carry out predictive and preventative HV/LV Maintenance Routines as per site MMS (SAP).
• Carry out maintenance, inspection and testing activities, leading and supervising associate and contractor resources in the safe and effective delivery of agreed plans.
• Act as Permit Acceptor where required and authorise or issue HV Permits to Work, Limitation of Access Permits for external work groups.
• Provide electrical technical support and guidance to Asset Teams, leading unusual or complex fault diagnosis activity and supporting effective resolution of electrical issues.
• Carry out electrical asset improvement activities, including infrastructure upgrades and replacement projects for ageing or obsolete assets.
• Help the Senior Authorised Person to support the Project Group in the design, installation and commissioning of capital projects involving electrical infrastructure or systems.
• Support the training and development of electrical resources on site, including maintaining and updating maintenance tasks, plans and associated SAP objects to ensure that the Electrical Infrastructure work centre is up to date and reflects the maintenance strategy from the Electrical Technical Authority.

• Qualified to a minimum of ONC level in Electrical Engineering or currently working towards this qualification.
• Significant HV/LV electrical engineering experience gained within chemical manufacturing, process manufacturing, utilities, power distribution or a similar industrial environment.
• Good working knowledge of the Electricity at Work Regulations.
• Good working knowledge of relevant British Standards relating to electrical infrastructure, inspection, testing and safe operation.
• Experience of high voltage and low voltage electrical experience, including networks up to and including 11kV.
• Trained as a High Voltage Authorised Person.
• Experience in planning, execution of electrical maintenance, inspection and testing activity.
• Ability to provide technical support and guidance on complex electrical fault diagnosis.
• Ability to lead and supervise associate and contractor resources safely and effectively.
• Strong commitment to compliance, safe systems of work and engineering best practice.
• Experience working within a high-hazard, Upper Tier COMAH or chemical manufacturing environment.
• Experience acting as an Authorised Person on industrial HV networks.
• Experience issuing HV permits, Limitation of Access permits and Conditions for Live Working permits.
• Experience using SAP to maintain maintenance tasks, plans or associated technical objects.
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