Senior Authorised Person

Mercury

Builds and manages complex engineering and construction projects for leading global corporations.

Lead electrical safety officer overseeing HV/MV/LV systems in data centre projects.

7 days ago ago

Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)

Full Time

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Onsite

Company Size

2,919 Employees

Service Specialisms

Construction services

Project Management

Consulting

Engineering

Design

Technical Services

Turnkey

Sector Specialisms

Life Sciences

Data Centres

Technology

Mechanical Services

Pharmaceutical

Oil & Gas

Utilities

Manufacturing

Role

What you would be doing

energisation

safety permits

lockout tagout

hazard auditing

compliance training

switching plans

Review and manage of commissioning process’ from Level 2B to Level 5 including tagging process’ prior to energisation and activities to achieve successful IST.
Senior Authorised Person will be responsible for any live or potentially live systems under their control.
Manage and Improve Processes.
Initiating Action and work alone.
The Senior Authorised person must be fulltime onsite and nominate a deputy of equal competencies to act on limited occasions in their absence.
Implement Mercury SOP’s, jurisdictional requirements, client requirements, project specific ESSOW’s and ensure they are employed on the project through managing, auditing and permitting.
Manage, audit, employ and enforce adherence to an Electrical Safety Permit System including access control.
Monitor relevant subcontractors/ vendors ensuring works are being completed within legislation and Mercury SOP’s including testing procedures and results.
Plan and execute safe electrical energisations, isolations and switching including approval of requests, drafting and approval of switching plans. The Senior Authorised Person will ensure that approved switching plans and system boundaries are in place as required for HV/ MV and LV systems.
The Senior Authorised Person will ensure periodic inspection and auditing is completed as required by Mercury’s SOP, client requirements and jurisdictional requirements.
Maintaining performance under pressure.
Complete any training required for compliance in jurisdiction and with Mercury ESSOW. Ensure team members are competent prior to appointment, including training requirements for their roles. This must be recorded and monitored to ensure continued development and compliance.
Be conversant with arc flash risk, hazard identification and mitigation measures, including electrical safety PPE. Monitor the condition of PPE and safety equipment, advice project Senior Authorised Person of calibration requirements or replacement safety equipment as required.
Identify electrical hazards and implement mitigation deemed necessary.
Assist in electrical incident investigations should an incident occur ensuring that all Accidents, Incidents or Dangerous Occurrence associated with work on Electrical Distribution Systems, are immediately notified to the Mercury Designated Person.
Managing team performing high risk activities and ensuring compliance.
Authorise Energisation and Isolation re quests ensuring that the system is utilised on the project.
Manage, audit and enforce the principles and application of control of hazardous energies procedures including operational control of lock out tag out system.
Escalate any safety breaches or non-compliance issues to the Person in Charge of the Electrical Installation and Senior Engineer prior to hazard causing risk.
Establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with project team, peer workers and vendors.
Attend project meetings sharing updates and limitations for future planned works. These may include but are not limited to site meetings, internal project meetings, engineering reviews, applicable planning and scheduling meetings and hand over meetings.
The Senior Authorised Person will ensure any project mitigation against electric shock and arc flash are adhered to including the provision, sign out and monitoring of arc flash PPE to effected personnel according to the project arc flash study or the assessment made by the Senior Engineer assisted by the Senior Authorised Person.
Establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with permit applicants providing clarity and direction as required on the system including familiarisation training.
Senior Authorised Person will manage the electrical safety communication process’ on the project through warning signage, energisation notices, toolbox talks, system updates and permitting. Any concerns or incidents to be escalated to Person in Charge of the Electrical Installation, Nominated Senior Engineer and EHS Dept.
Manage the Emergency removal of a safety lock should the condition arise.
Review and approve electrical safety related risk assessments and method statements.
Share system status updates with project team and project Cx. Manager in a timely and concise fashion.
Provide evidence of successful completion of colour blindness test if not done so during proof of qualification.
The Senior Authorised persons must present toolbox talks to the project teams at regular intervals throughout the project and share information with project EHS team to be included in tool box talks/ project safety communications.
Manage, monitor and operate access control system in conjunction with approving, cancelling and closing Electrical Safety Permit System.

What you bring

level 6

hv authorised

electrical award

testing