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Job Title: Senior Authorised Person  

Base Location: Central belt of Scotland    

Salary: Base salary from £44,043 - £71,056 depending on authorisation levels and experience for a 37-hour week. 

Working Pattern: Temporary Role | Full Time 

Please Note- if successful in your application for this role you will be onboarded and employed by our preferred supplier Recruitment Agency 

Enerveo, excels in delivering advanced electrical and mechanical engineering projects, showcasing expertise in overcoming complex challenges. The unique structure of our organisation allows us to handle both large and small projects, whether standalone or as part of a broader M&E contracting framework. With a professional and innovative approach, we lead the electrical contracting market, providing comprehensive electrical compliance services to ensure the safety and efficiency of our clients' electrical systems. 

Could you be our next  Senior Authorised Person to join the team and drive this success forwards? 

What will I be doing in this role?  

We are currently recruiting a Senior Authorised Person (SAP) to carry out LV & HV/EHV switching, isolation, earthing, PTW, SFT, identification of the point of work and issue of safety documentation duties on construction and asset replacement projects on SSEN and Scottish Power networks. 

You will be responsible for all aspects of operational duties, creating switching schedules and methods of work. You’ll control & monitor all Electrical construction and Fault restoration work on HV/LV networks up to 33kv. 

Ensuring the power distribution is maintained, you will be the delegated lead electrical person in cases of emergency and power restoration. 

In a typical day, you could expect to be: 

• Plan outages and produce switching programmes and liaise with System Control. 
• Make dead, isolate and earth high voltage electrical networks. 
• Identify and release apparatus to be worked on by issue of Safety Documents and Permits to Work, SFT. 
• Carry out high voltage testing and fault location 
• Manage and supervise Jointer and Fitter teams. 
• You will provide technical knowledge and expertise to the wider team, as well as supporting our clients in finding solutions to their engineering challenges.  

• This is a predominantly site-based role where you will be required to travel within our region. It could also require availability for weekend working and on-call duties on a rota basis.  

What do I need to be successful in the role? 

• Authorised to conduct switching operations to from LV to 11kV, 33 kV would be advantageous   
• An excellent attitude towards safety & operational excellence.  
• Technical knowledge of DNO switchgear & associated plant.  
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills, and the ability to lead a team.  
• Knowledge of current regulations, standards, and codes of practices  

Some of our ‘nice to haves’ are: 

• 132 kV Authorisations would be advantageous