Description:
We currently have an opportunity for an Operational Electrical Engineer in our Onshore Wind, Solar & Battery Electrical Engineering team within the UK. As a member of the wider Maintenance Engineering team, you will be part of a team responsible for the asset integrity of Wind, Solar & Battery assets across a number of our operational sites, providing technical support to the Operations and Maintenance teams.
You will
- Operational Duties – responsible for performing Senior Authorised Person (SAP) duties up to and including 275kV. Maintenance and fault response on high value electrical assets.
- Technical Support – provide planned and unplanned technical support including technical and safety investigations. Respond to important electrical plant issues and defects that have taken, or have the potential to take, plant out of service. Ensuring sites remain Grid Code Compliant.
- Asset Integrity Management – monitoring plant health and ensuring appropriate response to emergent issues that have the potential to cause safety and business issues. Review and improvement of maintenance standards.
- Contractor Management – perform elements of contract management from specification/scope writing, technical evaluation of contractor proposals, through to planning, setting to work and continuous monitoring of safety and performance.
- Project Management – provide direct project management delivery service for specific activities required by the business, including safety, reliability and design improvement.
You have
- Minimum HND level qualification in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience in an operational, maintenance or construction environment, preferably within an HV environment.
- Due to the remote nature of some of our sites and the flexible requirements of the role, a full driving license is essential along with the ability to travel regularly throughout the UK and Ireland for collaboration with the wider team.
- You will already be an operational SAP or be able to demonstrate the ability to achieve sufficient competence with good working knowledge of electrical equipment and systems (protection systems, HV switchgear, electrical generating plant, HV / LV transformers, control systems).
- Be able to demonstrate experience in managing projects and contractors and have a proven track record of delivery, both personally and through others.
- Knowledge in either Wind, Solar or Battery technology is preferable but not essential.