Ørsted A/S

A leading energy company in Grimsby is seeking a senior authorised person to maintain high-voltage networks and support operational excellence. This role involves managing safety and performance across both onshore and offshore assets, while performing maintenance tasks and supervising contractors. Ideal candidates have previous authorisation up to 400 kV, strong safety behavior, and relevant qualifications. The position operates on a shift basis with a 7/7 working schedule.

A leading renewable energy company in Grimsby seeks a qualified candidate to lead the safe operation of high-voltage and low-voltage assets. You will coordinate inspections, manage maintenance procedures, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Strong electrical engineering experience, SAP status at 400 kV, and the ability to work offshore are essential. This shift-based role offers a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to contribute to sustainable energy solutions.

Overview Join us in this role where you'll lead safe, efficient, and compliant operation of high voltage and low voltage assets, ensuring electrical safety, operational excellence, and strong collaboration with key stakeholders across OFTO operations. Welcome to HV & Transmission Systems You'll be part of the OFTO / HV Team, where you together with your colleagues will manage HV and LV asset operation, switching, maintenance planning, and technical coordination for OFTO owned offshore and onshore infrastructure. The team combines deep specialist knowledge, strong operational discipline, and a commitment to safe and reliable transmission performance. As a team, we prioritise safety, knowledge sharing, and supportive collaboration, creating an environment where everyone grows and contributes to best in class operations. You'll play an important role in: ensure safe and compliant HV/LV operational and safety switching, including electrical and mechanical isolations Responsibilities coordinate, plan, and supervise inspections and maintenance on offshore and onshore HV/LV assets provide inputs to the operation and maintenance management programme, including analysis for improvements and cost optimisation manage reporting, documentation, risk reviews, statutory inspections, and service performance analyses act as site supervisor for contractors and working parties, ensuring alignment with ØESR and OFTO requirements liaise with Control Engineers, OFTO stakeholders, and internal teams to support safe and reliable asset operations. Qualifications are a senior authorised person (SAP) at 400 kV have electrical engineering experience in a relevant industry, including maintenance planning and HV operations are physically fit and able to work on offshore and onshore assets, or equivalent experience hold a full driving licence thrive in flexible working patterns, including on call rotations for certain SAP categories have strong planning, reporting, communication, and coordination skills. Please note that this role is shift-based role 14/14. This role will be SOV based for the construction phase of the project with the intended plan to return to shore based daily transfers during the operations phase.

Join us in this role where you'll ensure safe, efficient, and compliant operation of our high voltage network across onshore and offshore assets, performing planned and reactive maintenance, and providing expert operational support that upholds our strong safety culture. Welcome to HV Team You'll be part of the HV Team supporting OFTO in the UK East Region, where you together with your colleagues will carry out maintenance, switching, and operational supervision on assets up to and including 400 kV. The team brings deep technical expertise and works collaboratively to keep our transmission assets safe, reliable, and high performing. As a team, we value trust, clarity, and a shared commitment to safety, creating an environment where everyone contributes to meaningful operational excellence. You'll play an important role in: ensure safety for planned and unplanned works on the high voltage network create and follow high voltage switching schedules, and prepare, issue, and cancel safety documents manage technical reporting, documentation, and analyses of asset conditions act as site supervisor for contractors and working parties across OFTO assets perform planned and reactive maintenance on assets up to and including 400 kV provide communication and technical support to the wider organisation. To succeed in the role, you: have previous authorisation as a senior authorised person (SAP) from 132 kV to 400 kV are a safety focused individual with impeccable safety behaviour have demonstrable electro mechanical competences supported by a portfolio of achievements have completed a recognised apprenticeship and HNC/HND in an engineering discipline, or equivalent experience preferably have a NEBOSH General Certificate have knowledge of HV protection systems and of maintenance management and process control systems. Please note that this is a shift based role with a 7/7 working schedule.