HV Technician (AP, Fitter, Jointer)

Accountabilities

Always adherence to health and safety requirements and help to maintain and improve safety standards.

Achieve and maintain Competent Person status, ideally AP.

Become fully conversant and make sure that all works are undertaken in accordance with the RES Electrical & Mechanical Safety Rules and Safety Rule Instructions.

Undertaking planned inspection and maintenance of HV Equipment according to legal, technical, manufacturer and contractual requirements.

Carry out Cable jointing or termination works as required up to 33kV.

Installation of new equipment up to 33kV.

Repair of equipment up to 33kV.

Writing maintenance and inspection reports.

Assist with troubleshooting and fault-finding on RES controlled plant/equipment.

Assist with fault resolution in a timely manner.

Keeping accurate maintenance records and compiling reports.

Occasionally assisting with ground maintenance or mechanical work.

Keeping in close communication with the O&M office.

Reacting to emergencies, site outages and changing circumstances.

Occasionally working away from home for training courses or to cover RES controlled sites in other geographical areas where required.

Other duties commensurate with the role.

Knowledge

Essential

HV Safe Systems of Work.

Knowledge of HV equipment and the ability to identify potential issues.

Cable Jointing and termination up to 33kV.

Equipment install up to 33kV.

Desirable

Knowledge of solar farm assets.

Earthing system installation and test. Protection system installation.

Skills

Strong approach to safe working practices.

Able to install/maintain various types of HV plant/equipment.

Able to joint and terminate cables up to 33kV.

Excellent communication skills.

Good people skills.

Ability to identify problems, conduct analysis and develop solutions.

Able to use equipment for testing suitable for the role.

Experience

Switchgear fitting experience.

Transformer install.

Cable Jointing and termination.

Dead testing on HV Plant .

Qualifications

Full UK driving licence.

Previously held fitting/jointing authorisation under high voltage electrical safety rules.

Experience in engineering or other relevant qualification, or equivalent industry experience.

CITB SSSTS or equivalent.

Holds or previously held Fitting/Jointing authorisations under DNO Safety Rules.

At RES, we celebrate differences as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.