Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process, and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients. With over 1,000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry and the level of experience, exposure, and expertise that the organization has is unparalleled.
Airswift is looking for a Lead Transmission Specialist to work with one of our major Offshore Wind clients, in a 2-year contract with working location in Providence – RI.
Role objectiveResponsible for HV system integration, operational supervision, and electrical safety rules (HV/MV/LV)
Responsibilities

• Responsible for electrical issues accordingly to US legislation and regulation.
• Delegating scopes of works for the whole team of Transmission Specialist on sites both offshore and onshore work scopes.
• Responsible for and managing rotaplan’s for all Transmission Specialist and Operators on site.
• Leading all improvements of instructions and site-specific instructions improvements related to High Voltage electrical operations on sites.
• Implementation of our Clients Electrical Safety Rules on site, including the safe system of work.
• Advise operationally on high voltage electrical installations to WTG, offshore substations and both HV submarine and onshore cables.
• Oversee safe commissioning of grid connections, onshore substations and associated MV/HV/LV plant and equipment.
• Oversee all MV/HV/LV electrical operational activities to ensure safety, security, and integrity of the HV network.
• Contribute to proactive management, good coordination, and communication between all parties and that the process works effectively.
• Coordinate MV/HV/LV commissioning activities through the project construction stages
• Advise operationally on high voltage electrical installations to WTG, offshore substations and both HV submarine and onshore cables.
• Oversee all MV/HV/LV electrical operational activities to ensure safety, security, and integrity of the HV network.
• Oversee and the delegation of planning of all switching activities on sites, both offshore and onshore activities
• Controlling the safety documents for the Electrical Safety Rules on site
• Define safety procedures for electrical matters.
• Delegation of tasks to the Operators on sites, who oversee safe commissioning of grid connections, onshore substations and associated MV/HV/LV plant and equipment.
• Reviewing the high voltage scope of work
• Knowledge and experience with US specific standards

Tasks

• Ensure compliancy with and managing of our Clients Electrical Safety Rules
• Safety coordination in electrical matters
• Coordinate with the Lead Commissioning Project Manager to ensure that accurate updates are distributed to the Project Management
• Manage and coordinate HV/MV/LV commissioning activities.
• Coordinate with Grid and attend commissioning panel meetings.
• Act as "senior authorized person.”
• Outage management and network control in collaboration with the Authorized Operators
• Prepare and check high voltage switching schedules.
• Update MV/HV/LV schematic diagrams.
• Inspect work sites and perform site safety inspections and auditing for electrical matters.
• Check method statements for electrical matters.
• Implement and provide training programs for relevant staff according to the rules.
• Provide technical and engineering advice to working parties for electrical matters.
• Assist different departments in our client when required.
• Attendance at FAT and SAT tests if required.

Deliverables

• Input to the project commissioning management manual and related documents (including pre-commissioning and commissioning quality plans)
• Participation in different audits
• Reports from FAT & SAT on the different high voltage equipment’s
• Onsite check of switching programs
• Participation in the planning of resource and work activities
• Participation in authorizations and assessments of new candidates