Senior Authorised Engineer

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Job Title:Senior Authorised Engineer

Location:South Coast (you can be based within our offices in Kent/ Falmer/ Hampshire)- Driving licence essential due to travel to sites

Contract Type:Permanent

Hours:37

Salary:Competitive depending on skills and experience

About the role

As a Senior Authorised Engineer (SAE) you will provide strategic leadership technical assurance and governance across Southern Waters MEICA (Mechanical Electrical Instrumentation Control & Automation) operations. You will ensure that all electrical and mechanical activities including highvoltage (HV) work comply with statutory regulations and internal safety frameworks.
You will act as joint custodian for the organisations M&E Systems Manual and Electrical Safety Rule Book which define the standards responsibilities and safe systems of work adopted by our MEICA teams.

The role provides expert leadership in electrical safety and statutory compliance overseeing the development and continual improvement of Management Plans under the Electricity at Work Regulations with a focus on highvoltage (HV) systems. Acting as the organisations primary technical escalation point for MEICA safety issues you will own and maintains the M&E 3004 procedure ensures the competency and ongoing assessment of 160200 MEICA technicians and manages all SAP/AP authorisations and training requirements.

This includes maintaining the Authorised Persons database ensuring all SAPs and APs complete essential HV training and holding (or obtaining) HV Operations certification to uphold the highest standards of operational safety and compliance.

Being the lead in safety investigations across MEICA operations your role will be key in identifying root causes and driving riskbased improvements to prevent recurrence. Youll guide the SAP team through incident reviews develop safer working practices and provide expert technical input into key Health & Safety policies and operational procedures to strengthen overall compliance and safety performance

Acting as a key liaison across internal teams contractors and network operators ensuring all parties meet Southern Waters electrical safety and compliance standards youll review contractor procedures influence safe delivery across partner organisations and support commercial teams through contract reviews and tender processes to maintain strong MEICA compliance throughout the supply chain.

Youll work closely with engineering teams on isolations switching and commissioning activities while optimising resources and overseeing statutory inspection programmes valued at over 1M.

In managing a team of 4x Senior Authorised Persons (SAPs) and 2 technical specialists one of your key priorities will be to drive high performance by ensuring 95% completion of annual technical competency assessments achieving full closure of serious Health & Safety incidents and leading the continuous annual review of the M&E Systems Manual and Electrical Safety Rule Book.

What youll bring to the role

Essential:

• Strong experience in MEICA engineering within industrial utilities energy or infrastructure environments.
• Proven handson experience managing and operating HV and LV electrical systems.
• Sound understanding of statutory regulations electrical safety rules and safe systems of work.
• Demonstrable experience assessing technical competency and developing highperforming engineering teams.

Desirable:

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional accreditation.

Your demonstration of strong strategic thinking with a clear focus on risk management and compliance supported by confident communication and the ability to build productive relationships with senior stakeholders and external partners is key to the role. Your contribution will be paramount in coaching and developing both SAPs and wider technical teams bringing a calm decisive approach to complex technical issues and safetycritical situations.