At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead safety and technical operations on high voltage electricity networks.
- Company: Avidety, a community-focused company maintaining essential electricity infrastructure.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, diverse work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a team that values diversity and promotes continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on community services while ensuring safety and efficiency.
- Qualifications: Experience in OH networks, DNO Senior Authorisation, and IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
- Senior Authorised Persons (SAP’s) (Ref: AV002)
- UK South
We have an exciting opportunity for DNO Authorised SAP’s to join our team.
The company
Avidety is at the heart of the community.
The electricity infrastructure we repair and maintain supplies thousands of homes, businesses and public services so it’s essential that we have the right people in the right seats.
The role
Our Senior Authorised Persons facilitate delivery of contracts on Distribution Networks up to 33k V while providing technical advise to the wider team.
You will be involved in all aspects of 11/33k V construction projects, ESQCR rectification and outage management from planning to commissioning.
You will work side‑by‑side with professional project managers in order to achieve a combined goal to deliver each project safely and on time and to budget.
Safety from the system will remain your primary objective.
The responsibilities
- Conduct and review point of work risk assessments on operational sites.
- Liaise with Project Managers on resource needs for network shutdown projects.
- Pre‑visit switching locations prior to switching schedule submission.
- Submit switching schedules in accordance with pre‑agreed project programs and liaise with Control.
- Achieve safety from the system and issue of safety documents in accordance with specific Authorisation levels and client DSR’s.
- Promote a positive HS&E culture whilst recommending new initiatives for continuous improvement.
- To identify improvement activities and training needs and give feedback of findings to senior managers and directors.
- Monitoring staff to ensure DSR and procedural compliance.
- Attend and actively contribute to the Health & Safety Initiatives.
- Carry out any other reasonable request made by your line manager to support departmental or company objectives.
- Participation in standby roster.
- Attendance in emergency fault situations.
Who we are looking for
- You will have relevant experience working on OH networks at 11k V
- Current DNO Senior Authorisation at 11k V
- People with IOSH Managing Safely qualification
- City & Guilds 2339 (formally 2322)
- People who lead by example.
- People willing to participate and advise management on technical matters.
- A team player
- Flexibility
What would be beneficial
- Minimum of 5 years experience as a SAP.
- SAP Authorisation up to 33k V
- Experience on both OH and UG networks, including switchgear installations.
- SAP Authorisation for both OH and UG networks
- NEBOSH General Certificate
- ONC/HNC Electrical Engineering
Avidety is dedicated to quality, equality, and valuing diversity and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities within which we work.
Avidety aim to attract job applications from the best possible candidates, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, age, colour, race, nationality or ethnic or national origins.
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