Group Principal Duty Holder

Overview

Ensuring electrical safety compliance and competency across Mercury projects

Key Responsibilities

• cohe audit
• certifier management
• procedure updates
• safety standards
• incident investigation
• safe installations

Tasks

-Responsible for ensuring that any material changes to the details of its Named Qualified Certifier(s) are communicated immediately to the Safe Electric. -Manage a Group Quarterly COHE audit that will take in all projects by all Business units within the Group. An existing process exists. -Ensure any person acting as a Qualified Certifier meets the conditions outlined in Clause 1.2.7 of the standard. -The Principal Duty Holder shall stay informed on relevant electrical safety standards pertaining to the country and regions that the business operates and ensures that our policies and procedures are kept up to date and communicated to our people to ensure that we always compliant. -Manage the appointment process for all authorised persons within the group. This is an established, digital process. -Shall act as the “Lead coordinator” of the Mercury Electrical Working Group. This is a group of SMEs within the business that retain a mandate to update, adapt and enhance the existing “Operational and Energisation Procedures for work on LV and MV Systems”. This group will support on development and standardization of all procedures pertaining to electrical safety. -Ensure that the REC holds the appropriate level of insurance cover as specified by this Criteria Document/the Body [Safe Electric]. -Responsible for the maintenance of the overall standard and quality of the electrical work carried out or managed by the group and for ensuring that there are systems in place whereby all electrical work undertaken is carried out by competent persons who are adequately and appropriately supervised. -Responsible for Satisfying the conditions as set out by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities [CRU] in Ireland. High level deliverables include but not limited to the following. Link to the relevant criteria below: -Responsible for ensuring that the appropriate Certificates and other documentation are issued and recorded for all completed electrical work in accordance with the requirements of this Criteria Document. -Ensure that persons engaged in electrical installations and testing are adequately trained. -Review and feedback to all Business Units on the Commissioning KPI Audits submitted per project monthly. The COHE checklist is contained within the Commissioning KPI Audit. -Ensure that Persons engaged in electrical installations and testing are suitably qualified -Responsible for ensuring that the necessary records of all Qualified Certifiers are maintained and are kept up to date. Such records must be able to demonstrate the competency, qualifications and training of each Qualified Certifier. -Ensure that persons engaged in electrical installations and testing are competent. -Responsibility for all matters relating to Registration and be the primary point of contact with the Body [Safe Electric]. -Responsible for ensuring that only persons who comply with the conditions laid down in the Safe Electric Criteria Document for a Qualified Certifier issue Certificates on behalf of the REC. -Understand, and responsibility for, the safety conditions relating to the range of electrical work undertaken by the business. -Work side by side with the QEHS department lead within this process. There is an existing procedure developed that the Principal Duty Holder shall follow. -Responsible for ensuring that the “Operational and Energisation Procedures for work on LV and MV Systems” details the statutory and legal requirements for executing the duties of an authorised person in all countries and regions which the business operates. -Support all Electrical Accident / Incident investigations within the Group. Development of Root Cause Analysis is the output of the process that will inform the business in terms of lessons learned and advise on need for procedural change [where relevant. -Responsible for safeguarding any unused Certificates which have been issued to the REC in order to prevent loss, theft and/or unauthorised use. -Ensure that all records required to be held by the REC as part of the Rules of Registration are maintained and kept up to date; and Complying with the requirements of the Body concerning Audit and Inspection. -The Principal Duty Holder is responsible for ensuring that Safe Electric certification / membership is renewed and always in date. Shall work with the Group Finance Controller to ensure that this membership does not lapse. -Ensure that Electrical installations are conducted in a safe manner, using the safe systems of work in place. -Responsible for developing standards, processes, procedures, workflows, training material relative to Electrical Safety and ESSOW.

Requirements

• engineering degree
• qualified certifier
• duty holder
• project management
• ansi/neta
• problem solving

What You Bring

-Strong communication and interpersonal skills. -Ability to work independently and collaboratively. -A Principal Duty Holder may also be a Qualified Certifier. -Weekly European travel is required. -Bachelor’s degree in engineering. -Qualified Certifier Oversight -Strong understanding of ANSI/NETA, CIBSE, BSRIA, ASHRAE. CER, 2016, Electrical Safety Supervisory Criteria Document. s.l.:Commission for Energy Regulation. EN 50110-1, 2013. Operation of Electrical Installations-Part 1: General Requirements. s.l.:NSAI. ESB, 2008. Avoiding Danger from Overhead Electricity Lines. s.l.:ESB Networks. NFPA-70E, 2015. Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. Quincy, USA: s.n. Statutory Instruments, 2007. S.I.299: Part 3. s.l.:Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. -Proven experience in the role of Principle Duty Holder -Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. -Project management skills are essential and qualification if preferred.

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Benefits

-Insurance and Documentation -Communication with Safe Electric

About Mercury

-Delivers complex engineering and construction projects—often turnkey mechanical, electrical, and commissioning works—across Europe and beyond. -Their specialisms span mechanical and electrical engineering, sprinkler and fire-protection systems, data-center infrastructure, and commissioning services. -The company’s history is marked by early adoption of BIM, prefabricated modular construction, and digital commissioning platforms—underscoring its tech-driven edge.

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