Job Title: 275kV SAP NEP (Senior Authorised person) - 220 kV (Medior)

Location: Providence, RI

Duration: 2 years

Description:

Offshore Substation Transmission Specialist

Mainly placed Offshore on our offshore substation(s) ensuring safety on site.

Work pattern in rotation 14/14 (days)

Decision authority / Responsibility

• 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
• Ensure compliancy with and managing of Client Electrical Safety Rules
• Safety coordination in electrical matters
• Act as senior authorized person
• Outage management and network control in collaboration with the Control Engineers
• Update MV/HV/LV schematic diagrams
• Inspect work sites and perform site safety inspections and auditing for electrical matters
• Coordinate with the Lead Commissioning Project Manager to ensure that accurate updates are distributed to the Project Management
• Manage and coordinate HV/MV/LV commissioning activities
• Coordinate with National Grid and attend commissioning panel meetings
• Prepare and check high voltage switching schedules
• Check method statements for electrical matters
• Implement and provide training programmes for relevant staff according to the rules
• Provide technical and engineering advice to working parties for electrical matters
• Assist different departments in Client when required
• Attendance at FAT and SAT tests if required
• Act as Training Mentor for Various projects within Client
• Take electrical operational responsibility for an entire substation.
• Possibility to work in adverse work conditions/emergency work scenarios.
• On-call may arise during certain work taks.
• GWO training and HUET training to be completed.
• Ability to pass medical fitness test
• 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 equipments
• 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 aspect
• Switching on HV/MV & LV equipment
• Grounding of equipment & creating isolation zone’s
• Setting up demarcation of worksites for contractors based on Work Requests
• Lead toolbox talks to start working parties.
• Pre and Post energization checks of all equipment across the windfarm.
• Participating in work rotations both offshore and onshore if assigned to that rotation.
• Project specific administrative tasks to assist Lead SAP
• Ability to work on Microsoft platforms (excel, word, outlook, etc....)
• Ability to lift 50lbs
• Say in relation to MV/HV switching and isolations
• Issue of Client Electrical Safety Rules safety rules documents
• Management of electrical safety to work onsite

Requirements:

• Please assess this role if it shall be exempt or non-exempt according to FLSA. State the result of the assessment in the notes section in each candidate submission.

Requirements 275kV Senior Authorized Person

• Appropriate electrical qualification and background related to the authorization scope.
• Several years of operation and commissioning experience within the field of high voltage electricity, offshore experience preferable
• Complete and up to date GWO and HUET (incl. CA-EBS if required by site) Climbing gear person weight limit – 120kg/264lb
• Minimum 1 year of working experience within onshore substations systems
• Minimum 6 months of working experience within offshore substations systems, preferable
• Minimum 1 year of working experience within wind turbines, preferable