Lead SAP for East Anglia 3 Offshore Windfarm

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Job Purpose

The successful candidate will be essential to the overall delivery of the project starting in the early phases building up the team, setting up the processes and procedures along with the temporary control room. The project Safety From The System will run from late Q1 2024 until Q1 2027 and will consists of a Service Project Manager (SPM), Lead SAP (reporting to the SPM), 400KV & 66KV SAPs, 400KV Co-Ordinator and 400KV Control Persons (reporting to the Lead SAP).

The Lead SAP will be primarily based in the ONCS Construction Site during the initial phase of the project, followed by the Employer’s CMMP facilities.

Key Accountabilities

The responsibilities of the Lead SAP include:

Project specific activities:

• To manage the Safety From The System SAP team
• Support the Employer in the setup of the Temporary Control Room, the development and implementation of the necessary procedures (alarms management, operational and administration procedures, interface with 3rd parties, etc.) to ensure its operational readiness.
• Develop a Communication Plan between RES and the Employer, in order to ensure the correct follow-up of the contracted services that are executed with total autonomy and control shall be developed by RES and shall be made official once agreed and accepted by the Employer
• Monitor and supervise that the Employer´s requests are implemented on the Project
• Management of personnel shift patterns, compliance with local labour codes, replacement of personnel, etc.
• Ensure that Service Contractor personnel are timely and correctly mobilised to each site (and between sites, as applicable).
• To assist the employer in the authorisation process and take control on their request
• Management of personnel working certificates and training
• Create and update (on a monthly basis) a commissioning risk register, compiling any risks and opportunities identified/anticipated by the Service Contract personnel and propose adequate mitigation measures (associated to the execution of the Work, the Project programme, etc.).

Specific Deliverables:

• Work with the Service Project Manager on fault-finding strategies and associated documentation (e.g. testing procedures, work instructions, RAMS, checklists, testing reports…).
• Along with the Service Project Manager manage all the different completion and commissioning certificates (support in acceptance of) issued by the Employer’s Nominated Contractors for the different Project assets, including notifications/certificates declaring equipment ready to be energised.
• TSO boundary agreement
• WTG boundary agreement
• Support grid Compliance and other ‘Tests after Completion’ testing reports (review of and support in the acceptance of)
• Develop and update a Lessons Learnt register throughout the execution of the Works (report issuance and recurrent joint review as instructed by the Employer)
• Issue availability reports (of the Plant/WF).

General activities:

• Conduct regular audits of personnel onsite and of high voltage equipment to ensure compliance

Competency

Essential:

• Previous experience of managing all operational control aspects of a offshore windfarm, including windfarm operational control rooms.
• Previous experience in development and implementation of site specific HV safety rules.
• Shall be able to validate compliance of the Employer’s Nominated Contractors’ commissioning processes and procedures.
• Competent to ensure ‘Safety from the System’ and Safety Rules procedures are followed.
• Capable of overseeing electrical activities for the purpose of safety, technical review, contractual compliance and operational duties.
• Competent in the review of RAMS to ensure electrical safety is maintained.

  Skills

Essential:

• Strong approach to safe working practices
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven experience in team management and planning
• Will be authorised as a 400KV SAP

Experience

Essential:

• Will have worked on at least one offshore wind project before
• Will have experience in being a project lead on a similar project
• Will have managed a team of SAPs before

Qualifications

Essential:

• Full UK driving licence
• Experience in engineering or other relevant qualification, or equivalent industry experience
• IOSH Managing Safely or CITB SMSTS or equivalent
• GWO’s to enable offshore visits

Desirable:

• NEBOSH diploma
• Degree in Engineering

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