Senior Authorised Person

M Group Services Limited; Stevenage, Warrington, Beaconsfield, Diseworth; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services provider in Stevenage is seeking a High Voltage SAP to support critical electrical engineering projects. You will plan HV switching operations and ensure compliance with safety standards while mentoring junior engineers. Ideal candidates will have SAP authorisation and a degree in Electrical Engineering. This role offers a diverse working environment and numerous employee benefits.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Private health care

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Discretionary bonus scheme

Company car and fuel card

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven competency at 11kV, 33kV, or 132kV.
• Experience with HV/LV electrical engineering projects.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and plan projects.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute HV switching schedules.
• Issue Permits to Work and safety documentation.
• Attend client meetings and resolve operational issues.

Skills

SAP authorisation at 11kV, 33kV, or 132kV

Experience in substation construction

Strong knowledge of electrical engineering

Excellent communication skills

Full UK driving licence

Education

HNC / Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives. We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation. This role will be within our Distribution and Connections division. As one of the largest Independent Connection Providers (ICP’s) in the UK, we support distribution network operations across infrastructure. Our team installs and maintains distribution networks and ensures reliable connections for customers, carrying out electrical planned work, customer connections and network reinforcement.

What will you be doing?

Are you an experienced Senior Authorised Person (SAP) with proven competency at 11kV, 33kV, or 132kV? Join our substation construction team delivering critical infrastructure projects across the UK Power Networks (UKPN) Distribution Network in the East of England. We’re hiring High Voltage SAPs to support HV/LV electrical engineering projects, including substation builds, network upgrades, and planned outages. You’ll work on UKPN’s 11kV, 33kV, and 132kV systems, ensuring safe and efficient operations in line with Distribution Safety Rules.

• Plan and execute HV switching schedules using PowerOn and other DNO tools
• Isolate and earth high voltage apparatus safely
• Issue Permits to Work, Sanctions for Test, and Limitations of Access
• Develop and implement safety documentation and method statements
• Attend client meetings and resolve operational issues
• Mentor junior engineers and support project planning
• Ensure compliance with UKPN safety standards, M Group policies, and HSE legislation

What You’ll Bring

• SAP authorisation at 11kV, 33kV, or 132kV on a UK DNO network (e.g., UKPN, SSE, SPEN, ENWL)
• Experience in substation construction, HV commissioning, or network maintenance
• Strong knowledge of electrical engineering, safety regulations, and outage planning
• HNC / Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Full UK driving licence – travel required across East Anglia and surrounding counties and regular attendance at our Stevenage office

What’s in it for you?

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Paid Overtime

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note:Occasionally, we may close job adverts before the stated closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of our hiring process. Some of our roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of our induction.