HV Project Engineer

Duration: 14-Apr-2025 - 31-Mar-2027

Outside IR35 – market rate

Work Location: Grimsby. Accommodation onshore paid by consultant.

2025 is expected to be primarily onshore or Norway based at Construction yard.

Travel locations: UK, Norway, EU, Thailand or as per project request.

Rota: 2025 (Mon-Fri all days), or as per agreement with Windfarm Commissioning Manager. 2026 expected to be 14/14 - 12H per day when offshore. Transition date between rotas to be final agreed with Windfarm Commissioning Manager.

Working Hours: 2025 - 10 hours per day; 2026 - 12H per day (14/14). Transition date between rotas to be final agreed with Windfarm Commissioning Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Implementation of the 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.
• 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 tasks.
• GWO training and HUET training to be completed.
• Ability to pass medical fitness test.

Tasks:

• Ensure compliance with and managing of 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 Ørsted when required.
• Attendance at FAT and SAT tests if required.
• Act as Training Mentor for various projects.

Deliverables:

• 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 equipment.
• 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 aspects.
• Switching on HV/MV & LV equipment.
• Grounding of equipment & creating isolation zones.
• 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.

Decision authority / Responsibility:

• Say in relation to MV/HV switching and isolations.
• Issue of Electrical Safety Rules safety rules documents.
• Management of electrical safety to work onsite.