Senior Authorised Person / Transmission Specialist (275 kV)

Senior Authorised Person / Transmission Specialist (275 kV)

Role Objective

Provide Senior Authorised Person (SAP) and transmission expertise for 275 kV system integration, commissioning, and operation across onshore and offshore work scopes. Ensure safe work on HV, MV, and LV systems, maintaining compliance with applicable legislation, country-specific standards, and Electrical Safety Rules through controlled switching, isolations, safety documentation, and safe systems of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for electrical operational matters within the assigned authorisation scope and advise on high-voltage installations serving wind turbine generators, offshore substations, grid connections, onshore substations, and submarine and onshore cables.
• Oversee MV/HV/LV commissioning and operational activities to protect the safety, security, and integrity of the electrical network.
• Coordinate HV system integration and commissioning through the project construction stages, working with the relevant grid operator, Control Engineers, commissioning panels, and project stakeholders.
• Delegate site work scopes and operational tasks to Transmission Specialists and Operators, and manage resource planning and rotas across onshore and offshore activities.
• Lead the implementation and continual improvement of Electrical Safety Rules, site-specific operational instructions, electrical safety procedures, and the safe system of work.
• Maintain effective coordination and communication between all parties, providing operational guidance on the HV scope, risks, dependencies, and safe execution.

Tasks

• Act as SAP and coordinate electrical safety for HV/MV/LV work, ensuring compliance with applicable rules, legislation, and standards.
• Plan, manage, and coordinate MV/HV/LV commissioning activities, including the safe commissioning of grid connections, substations, and associated plant and equipment.
• Plan or delegate switching activities, prepare and check HV switching schedules, and oversee switching and isolations across onshore and offshore scopes.
• Manage outages and network control with Control Engineers, and coordinate grid-interface activities and commissioning panel meetings with the relevant national grid operator.
• Control Electrical Safety Rules documentation, define electrical safety procedures, and maintain current MV/HV/LV schematic diagrams.
• Review the HV scope of work and RAMS, including method statements for electrical matters.
• Inspect work sites and conduct electrical safety inspections and audits.
• Deliver relevant rules training, mentor HV Authorised Persons during field training, and support the authorisation and assessment of new candidates.

Deliverables

• Input to the project commissioning management manual and related documents, including pre-commissioning and commissioning quality plans.
• FAT and SAT reports for HV equipment, together with on-site verification of switching programmes.
• Participation in electrical audits and in the authorisation and assessment of new candidates.
• Technical input to the project design phase and contributions to resource and work-activity planning.

Decision Authority / Responsibility

• Hold final authority for MV/HV switching and isolations within the assigned authorisation scope.
• Issue safety documents under the applicable Electrical Safety Rules and control the related site documentation.
• Organise and manage the SAP permit office, including operational staffing, and delegate authorised work scopes and tasks to Transmission Specialists and Operators.

Requirements

• Several years' experience in HV electrical operations and commissioning, including at least three years' experience with onshore substation systems.
• Appropriate electrical qualification and background for the required Senior Authorised Person scope at 275 kV.
• Knowledge and experience of applicable country-specific electrical legislation, regulations, and standards.
• Offshore experience is preferred.
• Current GWO training and HUET with CA-EBS, as required by the site, and ability to comply with the stated climbing-equipment person-weight limit of 120 kg (264 lb), where applicable.
• Candidates must be local Polish nationals or EU nationals with the legal right to work in Poland.
• Successful completion of a background verification is required before onboarding.
• Availability for an onshore/offshore project rotation; the final pattern is to be confirmed and may be two weeks on/two weeks off, four weeks on/four weeks off, or similar.
• A personal iPhone is required. It must be kept current with the latest iOS release and allow installation and administration of the organisation's mandatory mobile-device security software, including removal of work apps, data, and access when required for security, data protection, loss or theft, or the end of the assignment.