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132kV Senior Authorised Person – Long Term Contract – Southern England
Monday to Friday – SSEN South
I’m supporting a major contractor delivering a substantial programme of connections, asset replacement, and capital works across the SSEN network.
The Role Will Involve:
- Acting as a Senior Authorised Person on a live DNO network.
- Planning and coordinating 33kV and 132kV outages.
- Carrying out switching, isolation, and restoration activities.
- Establishing and maintaining Safety from the System.
- Preparing, issuing, and cancelling safety documentation.
- Supporting pressure testing, commissioning, and Sanction for Test activities.
- Providing operational and technical guidance to site delivery teams.
- Supporting transformer, switchgear, GIS, cable, and overhead line projects.
- Reviewing switching schedules, RAMS, and project documentation.
- Liaising with Network Control, project teams, and commissioning engineers.
- Supporting occasional overnight switching and weekend outages.
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Experience Required:
- Current or previous UK DNO Senior Authorised Person experience at 132kV.
- Strong operational experience across substations, cables, or overhead line projects.
- Experience preparing and managing HV safety documentation.
- A strong understanding of outage planning, switching, and Safety from the System.
- SSEN authorisations are highly desirable.
- Sanction for Test or pressure testing competency would be particularly advantageous.
- Candidates without full SFT may still be considered where their wider experience is suitable.
- Willingness to travel across the project region.
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Contract Details:
- Minimum 12 month contract.
- Full time, five days per week.
- Approximately 10 hours per day.
- Southern England, covering Northwest London and the M4 corridor through to Swindon.
- Immediate start preferred.
- Candidates with notice periods of up to three months will be considered.
- Competitive day rate, dependent on authorisations and competencies.
If you’re a 132kV SAP looking for a genuinely long term programme please contact me directly or send over your CV and authorisations to josie.wade@hunterphilips.com.
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