275kV High Voltage Switching Specialist - Senior Authorised Person
T.EN Career Site · Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
About Technip Energies
Technip Energies is a leading engineering and technology company accelerating the energy transition. We are delivering some of the UK's most significant low-carbon energy projects, including the Net Zero Teesside Power Project, one of the world's first gas-fired power stations with carbon capture and storage.
To support delivery of this landmark development, we are seeking an experienced Senior Authorised Person (SAP) - 275kV High Voltage Switching Specialist to lead the establishment, implementation and assurance of electrical safety and HV operational arrangements across the power generation, carbon capture and compression facilities.
The Opportunity
This is a pivotal role within the Commissioning, Start-Up and Operations team, providing technical leadership for high-voltage electrical safety, switching operations, commissioning, energisation and operational readiness.
You will be responsible for ensuring all electrical activities associated with the 275kV grid connection and associated HV/LV systems are conducted safely, compliantly and in accordance with statutory requirements, approved safety rules and industry best practice.
Working closely with Operations, Commissioning, Electrical Engineering, HSE and National Energy System Operator (NESO) stakeholders, you will play a critical role in supporting first energisation, synchronisation and handover to operations.
Key Responsibilities
Electrical Safety Leadership
- Establish and maintain the project's Electrical Safety Rules and supporting procedures.
- Lead the site's electrical safety management framework and authorisation system.
- Provide technical assurance for permit-to-work, isolation, earthing and safety document processes.
- Ensure compliance with UK electrical safety legislation and industry standards.
HV Switching & System Operations
- Develop and manage HV switching procedures for the 275kV connection and associated systems.
- Prepare, review and approve switching programmes and safety documentation.
- Authorise and oversee HV switching, isolation and earthing activities.
- Coordinate electrical operations across asset ownership and operational boundaries.
- Provide leadership during planned outages, commissioning activities and abnormal operating conditions.
Commissioning & Energisation
- Support commissioning, pre-energisation inspections and readiness reviews.
- Verify completion of protection testing, interlocking checks and system verification activities.
- Lead electrical safety aspects of first energisation and grid connection activities.
- Establish and enforce safety-critical hold points throughout energisation programmes.
- Support system handover from construction and commissioning to operations.
Transmission System Interface
- Act as a key interface with NESO and transmission network operators.
- Support operational notification requirements including EON, ION and FON milestones.
- Coordinate plant readiness for grid connection, synchronisation and export activities.
- Ensure compliance with Grid Code obligations and operational requirements.
Competency & Authorisation
- Develop and administer the electrical competency and authorisation programme.
- Assess and maintain SAP, AP and CP competency standards.
- Manage the electrical authorisation register.
- Identify training requirements and support workforce development.
Maintenance & Asset Assurance
- Review electrical maintenance, testing and protection system activities.
- Ensure safe isolation arrangements are maintained during maintenance and testing.
- Support fault investigations, incident reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide safety assurance for Management of Change activities affecting electrical systems.
About You
We are looking for a highly experienced electrical professional with significant expertise within high-voltage generation, transmission or major industrial power facilities.
Essential Requirements
- Recognised electrical engineering qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- Previous appointment as a Senior Authorised Person (SAP) within HV systems.
- Extensive experience operating and managing 275kV and/or 400kV transmission-connected assets.
- Strong knowledge of HV switching, isolation, earthing and electrical safety management.
- Experience supporting major commissioning and energisation programmes.
- Thorough understanding of Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
- Experience with permit-to-work systems, LOTO and safe systems of work.
- Knowledge of transmission network operational practices and grid connection requirements.
- Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable
- Experience within power generation, CCGT, carbon capture, energy transition or large industrial facilities.
- Knowledge of UK Grid Code requirements and NESO operational processes.
- Experience supporting Operational Notification milestones (EON, ION and FON).
- Familiarity with commissioning and start-up of major EPC projects.
What You'll Bring
- A strong safety-first mindset.
- Exceptional technical judgement and decision-making capability.
- The confidence to challenge unsafe practices and stop work when required.
- The ability to lead multidisciplinary teams through complex energisation and switching activities.
- A collaborative approach when working with project, operational and external stakeholders.
Why Join Technip Energies?
This is an opportunity to play a key role on one of the UK's most significant energy transition projects. You will help deliver a first-of-its-kind low-carbon power facility while contributing to the UK's journey towards Net Zero.
If you have the technical expertise, leadership capability and operational experience to lead electrical safety and HV switching activities on a nationally significant infrastructure project, we would like to hear from you.
At Technip Energies, we prioritize internal applications and provide timely feedback to internal applicants. Our Recruiting Team screens and matches your skills, experience, and potential team fit against the role requirements. We ask for your patience as the team completes the volume of applications with a reasonable timeframe. You can check your application progress directly in PeopleConnect Recruiting.
Together, let’s be part of the solution!
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