National Grid PD Rep Supplier Requirements Awareness Training

The PD Rep role under SR188 and SR163

• the Principal Designer’s duties under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015), and what National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) adds over and above them
• the Principal Designer Representative (PD Rep) – Development and PD Rep – Delivery roles, and the Project Design Team: Lead Contractor Design Approval Engineer (LCDAE), Principal Designer Representative – Delivery (PDR-Del) and NGET’s Lead Design Assurance Engineer
• the Pre-Construction Information (PCI) Review and Principal Designer (PD) Handover Meeting, held within two weeks of the Contract Date (SR163)
• Hazard Review Meetings and the Hazard Register: running Hazard Review Meetings (HRMs), recording hazards and handing the register from Principal Designer Representative – Development (PDR-Dev) to PDR-Del
• Design Review Meetings, design change control and when a change needs further design or hazard review
• Impressed Voltage as a key design risk, and working with the LCDAE to eliminate or mitigate it (SR188 and SR234)
• Temporary Works: coordinating permanent works designers with the Temporary Works Coordinator, the Temporary Works Register and British Standard (BS) 5975
• the Health and Safety File: preparing and revising it, review meetings, and the handover meeting one month before Project Completion (SR163)
• Pre-Construction Information, buried earthing, CDM arrangements for third-party work, and liaison with the Principal Contractor Representative
• the National Grid Incident Reporting and Incident Investigation process (SR163)
• the SR188.11 appointment process: prerequisites, competency matrix, Statement of Competence and changes of duty holder

Wider NGET Supplier Requirements

The SR188.11 form requires a general knowledge of the following Supplier Requirements, which are covered at overview level:

SR/234 (Impressed Voltage) is covered in depth on our EUSR Impressed Voltage for Designers & NG SR/234 Overview course, which also meets the separate Impressed Voltage prerequisite on SR188.11.

How the course works

The course is built around taking part. Delegates learn by questioning, discussing and applying the Supplier Requirements, not just by listening to them.

• Lots of questions: you’ll be questioned throughout, and you’re encouraged to bring your own questions from current projects.
• Scenarios: you’ll work through realistic National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) scenarios in groups, such as running a Hazard Review Meeting, deciding whether a design change needs further review, and planning the Principal Designer (PD) handover.
• Homework on day 1: at the end of the first day, each delegate is given a task to prepare overnight.
• Presentation on day 2: you’ll present your findings to the group. This builds confidence in chairing meetings and explaining hazards and mitigations, which Principal Designer Representatives (PD Reps) do every day with designers, the Principal Contractor and NGET.