Senior Authorised Person

M Group Energy; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

M Group

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

M Group Energy

At M Group Energy, we're enabling the energy essential to support our lives.

We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

This role will be within our Distribution and Connections division. As one of the largest Independent Connection Providers (ICPs) in the UK, we support distribution network operations across infrastructure.

Our team installs and maintains distribution networks and ensures reliable connections for customers, carrying out electrical planned work, customer connections and network reinforcement.

What will you be doing?

Are you ready to be a part of our substation build team working on UKPN's 11kV, 33kV & 132kV Distribution Network on projects in the East of England? Are you a Competent 11kV, 33kV or 132kV SAP with experience working on an established DNO Distribution Network?

You'll be responsible for planning and undertaking system outages as per an agreed switching schedule and put people to work safely on the system. Your role will involve developing and implementing safety documentation, preparing switching schedules via PowerOn, and isolating and earthing high voltage apparatus. You'll issue Permits to Work, Sanctions for Test, and Limitation of Access documents, ensuring site progress adheres to UKPN Distribution Safety Rules.

You'll attend client meetings, resolve operational issues, support project concept stages, mentor team members, assist in creating outage programmes, and ensure compliance with M Group procedures and legislation.

Are you ready to bring fresh ideas and be an integral part of the contract's success? If so, this role's for you!

What you'll bring

• A proven track record of working on and around the High Voltage distribution network
• Sound understanding of engineering policy, procedure and legislation in addition to sound decision-making skills
• Able to identify and develop processes within operations to improve outputs and measure success
• The ability to communicate and engage with internal and external stakeholders
• Competent 11kV, 33kV or 132kV SAP on an established DNO Distribution Network
• Knowledge of current legislation relating to Health, Safety and Environment
• Ability to work within budget and within programmed timescales
• Ability to work within a team environment including clients, designers and project staff
• Qualified to HNC / Degree Level in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Candidates with other recognised qualifications will be considered if they can demonstrate they have worked in a similar environment
• Full Driving license - you'll be covering sites across the East of England and surrounding counties.

What's in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers:

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Paid Overtime

Please note: Occasionally, we may close job adverts before the stated closing date. We'd encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of our hiring process. Some of our roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of our induction.

About The Company

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations and ways of working align with ours.

• We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.