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Richard Mason

EHV cable jointer for onshore & offshore work upto 245kv

Experience
EHV Cable Jointer at GCS Jointing Global Cabling Services Ltd
March 2015 - Present (7 months)
March to May for: Dynamo Electrical (Siem Offshore Contractors) Baltic 2 as Supervisor / Tester / Lead
Jointer May to Present for: Approved Power Services (General Cables) Legacy-Oswestry Reinforcement
Project as Site Manager (ABB) Walpole Sub and Drakelow Sub as Jointer on cables upto 400kv
EHV Cable Jointer at Balfour Beatty Utilities
October 2005 - March 2015 (9 years 6 months)
Duties include lead jointer/supervisor up to 132kv cables and providing support for jointers on higher cables.
As a team we are responsible for constructing and maintaining both oil filled and XLPE cables for Faults
and Services, and Contract work. Working completing high voltage cables work on a variety of different
projects with different clients/companies in a wide range of environments. The varied projects worked on
include completing varied voltage requirements and constructing diverse ranges of joints for projects on the
railways, substation and high pressure pipe systems. Off shore work includes The Links project; repairing
132kv subsea cables and the Baltic 2 project; pulling cable, terminating and VLF testing ready to hand back
to client. Gained experience working within a team, as an individual and as a team leader. Responsible
for implementing/following Health and Safety and quality regulations and procedures throughout works.
Experienced in completing site records, daily interfacing with the clients, local authorities and general public
and working under different disciplines.
Supervisor / Cable Jointer at IES Instrumentation Electrical Services Ltd
2001 - 2005 (4 years)
Duties included, running a cable gangs for cable installation, glanding and terminating LV & HV cables upto
33kv, over seeing the other jointing teams, testing and commissioning. Dealing first hand with clients to
enure the job is complete and to their satisfaction.
Cable jointer at BCIS Beaver Cable Installistion Services
2000 - 2001 (1 year)
Duties included, cable installation, glanding and terminating LV & HV cables, testing and commissioning.
Cable Jointer at Inter GB
1998 - 2000 (2 years)
Duties included industrial/chemical electrical installations, tray/rack work, cable installation, glanding and
terminating LV & HV cables, testing and commissioning.

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Apprentice Electrician / Trainee Cable Jointer at IES Instrumentation Electrical Services Ltd
1994 - 1998 (4 years)
Duties included industrial/chemical electrical installations, tray/rack work, cable installation, glanding and
terminating LV & HV cables. I also attended Hartlepool College of F.E as part of my apprenticeship.

Certifications
Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training
Petrofac Training Services
November 2011 to November 2016
Seafarer Medical Certificate
May 2014 to May 2016
Supervising Safely
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
February 2006
PASMA Certificate of Competence
PASMA
July 2011 to July 2016
Manual Handling Training Certificate
July 2013
Raychem 11kv Joints & Terminations
Raychem part of Tyco Electronics and Tyco International
July 2000
Helermann Heat Shrink Cable Joint & Termination Kits 11kv (XPLE/SWA) & (PILC/SWA)
Helermann
May 2005
SHRINK POLYMER SYSTEMS Heatshrink Termination and Jointing systems for Voltages upto 36kv
Shrink Polymer Systems
July 2000
33kv Fluid Filled Cable Jointing Course
Balfour Beatty Utilities
January 2007
Plumbing Part Two Course
Balfour Beatty Utilities
November 2005
3M 11kv-33kv Cold Shrink Joints and Terminations For Polymeric Insulated Cables
3M
December 2006
3M QTIII Termination for application on Copper Wire Screened Cables and Lead. sheathed Cables at
72kv
3M
January 2008
3M Cold Shrink Joints and Terminations for use on 11kv Three Core Polymeric Insulated, CopperTape
Screened, Armoured Cables
3M
January 2009
3M Cold Shrink Joint and Termination for use on 72kv Single Core Polymeric Insulated Cables
3M
November 2009
ABB Jointing and Terminating of Power Cables 84 - 170kv
ABB
January 2007
Nexans 132kv XLPE cables
Nexans
November 2005
Prysmian 132kv Click-fit
Prysmian Cables & Systems
August 2006
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NKT 132kv Termination


NTK cables
September 2006
PFISTERER Size 1 to 3s up to 52kv
Pfisterer Kontaktsysteme GmbH
February 2007
PFISTERER Size 4 up to 75kv
Pfisterer Kontaktsysteme GmbH
February 2007
PFISTERER Size 6 up to 245kv plug & 145 kv Joint
Pfisterer Kontaktsysteme GmbH
March 2010
VLF Testing
Megger
May 2014
Safe Operation of Marine/ Offshore High Voltage Power Systems
THE FARADAY CENTRE LIMITED
May 2014
GWO Working at Height
GLOBAL WIND ORGANISATION LTD
May 2014
Working at Height and Rescue
RenewableUK
May 2014
Confined Space
Falck Safety Services
May 2014
3 Day First Aid at Work
St John Ambulance
May 2014 to May 2017

Skills & Expertise


Fire Safety Awareness
Manual Handling
NPG Full Authorisation
ECS Health & Safety Assesment
Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme
Confined Space
Emergency First Aid at Work
Problem Solving
Risk Assessment
Renewable Energy
High Voltage
Team Leadership
Cables
Power Cables
Substation
First Aid
Commissioning
HV
Petroleum
Power Distribution
Project Planning
Project Engineering
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Testing
Wiring
Electrical Engineering
Energy
Engineering
Power Generation

Education
Conyers Secondary School
1987 - 1993
Hartlepool College of F.E

Interests
Skiing, Snowboarding, Camping, Biking Mountain & Road, Water Skiing, Wake Surfing and spending time
with my family

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Richard Mason
EHV cable jointer for onshore & offshore work upto 245kv

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