Jack Butchart

• Identify, develop and execute add-on services activity from owner approval to completion
• Manage Electrical End of Warranty inspections using internal and external resources
• Help ensure high HSQE standards across our portfolio including supplier audits
• Lead in the tendering of Major Component exchange works with support from Contracts and Asset Management Teams
• Provide support to Asset Management team on risk, compliance, and performance processes
• Act as project manager/project support on wind, solar or BESS electrical additional services projects ensuring compliance and project deliverables are met
• Develop electrical scopes of work/specifications for cross portfolio projects including end of warranty inspections, scheduled maintenance and rectification works.
• Complete routine electrical visual inspections on a number of sites as well as specific checks across the portfolio as required.
• Direct supervision of a number of works overseeing the work of contractors as required
• Supporting the integration of new projects into the portfolio.
• Manage ad-hoc electrical queries from the Asset Managers.
• Active participation in Continuous Improvement and innovation projects.
• Supplier Management with a focus on electrical services contractors.
• Establish best practice HV maintenance practices internally and with contract suppliers. Track portfolio wide service plans and defects to monitor and improve contractor performance
• Audit HV asset technical compliance including the maintenance of the HV Asset register.

I served a four-year apprenticeship as a maintenance electrician with GSK, then a further four years’ experience as a fully qualified maintenance electrician. Throughout this time, I carried out several maintenance and installation tasks on various pieces of ATEX rated electrical equipment. Some of the key roles I carried out included maintaining, inspecting, and installing ATEX rated equipment, commissioning new drives and systems, which includes work on Variable Speed Drives, testing electrical circuits and components, including some HV switchgear, Thermographic imagining to help identify defects and working on breakdowns to ensure the plant runs as smooth as possible. I worked to GMP and standard operating procedures, as well as with workplace risk assessment and permit to work systems.