Commissioning Engineer Remote, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire Permanent Full Time Commissioning Engineer

RES Careers: Commissioning Engineer

Location: Remote, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire

Description:

Do you want to work to make Power for Good? We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're driven by a simple yet powerful vision to create a future where everyone has access to affordable zero carbon energy. We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset, so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal and professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing global network, and opportunities to grow personally and professionally. Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 25 days holiday with options to buy/sell five days per annum, enhanced family leave, and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else.

Job Purpose:

RES currently provides High Voltage Operations and Maintenance (HV O&M) Services to renewable energy assets in the UK & Ireland. Due to increased demand from our clients, we are seeking a Commissioning Engineer (CE) to grow and expand this service. The Commissioning Engineer role will be site-based across our portfolio of onshore, offshore wind, solar, battery storage sites, performing maintenance, installation, and commissioning duties with home office-based working for preparations and reporting writing.

RES is looking for an experienced Commissioning Engineer who can undertake site installations, protection maintenance, protection defect rectification, and general commissioning activities across our portfolio at all voltages, preferably up to 400KV. As this role is based across our UK & Ireland portfolio, the successful candidate must be willing to travel around the UK to various sites, so they must have a full UK driving license. However, preparation report writing will be based either from home or a UK office.

Accountabilities:

• Ensure a safe and healthy working environment
• Supervise, perform commissioning activities on switchgear, transformers, generation, or storage assets, and related equipment on both AC/DC systems
• Carry out protection and control testing on generation or storage HV/LV assets
• Attend site and interact with suppliers, construction teams, sub-contractors, and grid connection providers
• Coordinate the delivery of contestable/non-contestable grid connections
• Provide in-house training and support to our HV SAP team
• And more...

Knowledge:

• Detailed knowledge of commissioning practices and testing
• Ability to provide technical support and guidance
• Knowledge of key legislation underpinning UK high voltage electrical asset operation
• Knowledge of UK industry HV electrical safety rules
• And more...

Skills:

• Ability to provide in-house training
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Ability to coordinate multiple activities while ensuring safety and quality
• Ability to identify problems, conduct analysis, and develop solutions
• And more...

Experience:

• Experienced Commissioning Engineer/Commissioning Manager
• Experience commissioning primary and secondary plant
• Commissioning and fault finding HV plant and equipment
• And more...

Qualifications:

• Commissioning Engineer SAP authorization
• Relevant Degree, HND, or equivalent industry experience
• NEBOSH General Certificate
• Full UK driving licence
• And more...

Closing Date:

Please be advised that the closing date for applications for this role is Friday, 19th May 2023.

At RES, we celebrate difference 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 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.