Project Lead Engineer – Substation

Role Overview

• Serve as the design authority for an engineering discipline of low to medium complexity, delivering high‑quality solutions for small projects or defined work packages within larger assignments.
• You will execute tasks cost‑effectively, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, quality standards, and all safety regulations.
• Evaluates, selects and applies standard techniques and procedures to perform engineering assignments.
• Provides technical support for testing, installation and commissioning activities.
• Prepares projects documentation within one’s scope of deliverables.
• Assists in preparing proposal/presentation of engineering projects/programs (provision of bills of materials, estimated engineering hours, etc.).
• Supports Contract Managers in issuing claims (new/change in scope of work, cost impact, time impact, risk quantifications etc.)
• Provides quality solutions as per customer requirement and delivers within budget and contract.
• Ensures adherence to safety standards and mitigation of potential risks.
• Creates work plans and cost estimates in own area of responsibility And ensures quality deliverables on time and within targeted cost.
• Improves effectiveness of work plan in collaboration with other functions.
• Completes risk and opportunity assessments and ensures implementation of resulting actions in one’s area of responsibility.
• Reports any contract/quality/program/cost issues to management along with recommendations for resolution.
• Assists customers on technical issues, interacts with official contracts, contractors and other staff within his/her scope of deliverables.
• Assist communication pertaining to specific assignments or meetings.
• Collaborates with the Supply Chain function to ensure that technical requirements for equipment or services are communicated and agreed to with potential suppliers.
• Provides technical evaluation of supplier proposals and accepts as fit for purpose supplied equipment or services.
• Uses standard processes and tools applicable to one’s area of responsibility.
• Ensures that engineering activities comply with required safety regulations and contractual requirements.
• Reports processes and tools inefficiencies and suggests improvements
• Assign tasks to and coordinates work with entry level engineers, technicians, administrative staff.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Requirements

• System Analysis & network study using ETAP, PS CAD etc.
• Selection of Bus bar configuration & scheme
• Conversant in Data Centre Design
• Preparation of Main SLD (Single Line Diagram) including selection of primary equipment specifications
• Preparation of Protection SLD (Single Line Diagram) which includes selection of protection schemes for line, transformer, reactor, bus bar etc.
• Hands on experience to carry out various sizing calculations on substation design: Instrument Transformer sizing, Short Circuit Force calculation, Sag
• tension calculation, DSLP calculation, Earthing Calculation, HT & LT cable sizing calculation, illumination design, battery & charger sizing, relay setting calculation etc.
• Layout engineering.
• Earth mat layout & equipment earthing details
• Cable routing engineering
• Preparation of Engineering BOQ for bus bar materials, cables, clamps, connectors, insulators & string hardware.
• Review of Primary equipments (Trafo , CB, Isolator ,IT,WT etc.), Secondary equipments (Control & Protection Panel Schematic, MV Switchgears, LT DBs, Battery ,Battery Charger, JBs etc.) Mechanical equipment (HVAC, Fire Detection & alarm, Fire fighting equipments etc.) drawings
• Very Good in Technical negotiation & Presentation skills
• Software skills Proficiency in Auto CAD, Revit, BIM, CDEG & Microsoft Office
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

Benefits

• Qualified individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.