Senior Authorised Person (SAP

Senior Authorised Person (SAP)

Location:

Sidcup, Bexley, Greater London

Employment Type:

Full Time, Permanent

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, 40 hours per week with overtime opportunities available

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to buy up to 5 additional holidays
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Career development & progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications
• 24/7 access to a virtual GP and Mental health support & counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discount club - supermarkets, phone bills, gyms & more
• Life assurance cover
• Long service recognition
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Paid volunteering opportunities in your community

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the RJ Power / Ipsum Team in Sidcup, Bexley, Greater London. As a Senior Authorised (SAP) you will be joining an award winning business and working on numerous client sites maintaining Transformers and Switchgear projects, undertaking and/or managing LV and/or HV operations, plant installation and associated commissioning activities. This is an important role within our growing Power Division, ensuring that we are compliant with HV safety rules and procedures at all times.

• Production of switching schedules and carrying out switching on a large variety of private HV networks on commercial, industrial, construction and various government agency sites.
• Switching, testing, commissioning, fault diagnosis and maintaining of high and low voltage networks up to a minimum of 11kV (experience of networks up to 33kV).
• Preparation and briefing of risk assessments and method statements for installation and maintenance tasks.
• Ability to take the lead in fault location activities.
• Familiarity with a variety of HV switch gear, transformers and associated cabling systems.
• Basic fault diagnosis and testing of HV/LV protection schemes. Working knowledge of the various components of a typical protection scheme and their inter-connection.
• Planning and scheduling requirements in alignment with Project Delivery requirements.
• Technical Client Correspondence and liaison.
• Ability to apply specification to materials list set out as a Bill of Quantities for the Project and the collation of documentation required from a technical perspective for project completion handovers.

• Senior Authorised Persons course with recent refresher (within last 3 years)
• DNO or Private Networks experience
• A good working knowledge of Electricity at Work Regulations, High Voltage Distribution Safety Rules, CDM Regulations and general Health and Safety legislation
• Management of staff and projects
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Respond to requests, and the ability to work under pressure and inquiries in a timely manner, manage, prioritise competing projects on a day‑to‑day basis
• Ability to recognise deviations to the Project from a commercial perspective and relay all necessary information to SPM for follow up.
• Ability to multi-task, take ownership and follow tasks through to completion
• Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail
• Team player with a pro‑active approach and a willingness to contribute new ideas
• A full UK Driving Licence is required

• ONC/HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering
• SMSTS
• Protection Training
• IOSH Working Safely or equivalent

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