Senior Engineer - Electrical Design

Role & responsibilities

Design Responsibilities:

Design Calculations:

• Project DBR preparation understanding the nature of contract, scope, interfaces, design risks, balancing between technical matters and BOQ/ Cost provisions.
• Accurately performs and/or checks electrical design calculations starting from load list preparation, substation equipment sizing, Power system analysis using ETAP including load flow, short circuit, motor starting studies and device coordination studies.
• Power cable sizing, Earthing resistances and sizing, Lightning protection risk studies, Lighting design using DIALux. Should be conversant in using Microsoft Excel with ability to do programming using VBA and to automate calculations.
• Should be thorough and conversant with BIS, IEC, IEEE, NBC, CPWD, CBIP, IE & CEA rules.
• Should have a very good multi-disciplinary understanding to effectively Interface with various other Lead Engineers.

Layout Engineering, Estimation and BOQ:

• Should have knowledge to refer, review, understand, interpret and comment on drawings/ layouts of civil (RCC, Steel framed, Foundations / Piles, Deck slabs, Tunnels, Jetties, Retaining walls etc..), Mechanical (P&ID, Equipment layouts, Piping, HVAC, PHE, Fire protection etc..), ELV (Control system, BMS SCADA, Fire alarm, CCTV, Public addressing, Filed instrumentation etc..)
• Conceptualizing, development, detailing and preparation of GFC drawings / Shop drawings for Electrical substation including Oil/ Dry type transformers, LT switchgears, Diesel generators, UPS, Battery chargers, MV & LV VFD, MV & LV Soft starters, etc…addressing detailed civil interfaces like foundation, oil pit, trenches, openings / cutout, sleeves and general operation, maintenance and material handling arrangements as necessary as per IE rules and other statutes.
• Preparation of basic, detailed, GFC Single line diagrams with all necessary relay protections, metering, indication, operation, controls, safety interlocks, redundancies, meeting contract / statutory requirements.
• Preparation of basic, detailed and GFC / Shop drawings of Lighting, Cable tray, Earthing, lightning, conduiting/ wiring drawings etc..
• Preparation of power & control cable schedule, tray sizing, earthing schedule etc..
• BOQ/ BOM estimation for tenders

Procurement, installation, commissioning and handover

• Able to prepare RFQ with complete information on the scope, datasheets, specification, drawings, interfaces, risk factors.
• Ability to critically evaluate, weigh the alternatives and technically bring all vendors at par and clear the offers technically for commercial proceedings covering all the risks of conflicts avoiding cost implication with the supplier.
• Ability to review the vendor technical submissions thoroughly w.r.t the technical, contractual, site related installation & commissioning and constructability aspects.
• Should have attended factory inspection of routine and type tests for all the electrical equipment and have a working knowledge on the codes and standards governing the factory testing of equipment.

Should be able to offer technical assistance to site from installation to handover as necessary.

Preferred candidate profile

• Candidate must be experienced in supervising designers, CAD operators. Must work well with other electrical, mechanical, and civil/structural engineers, , procurement / execution teams.
• Candidate must have good verbal and written communication skills.
• Should have capabilities required to successfully complete the assigned tasks.
• Develops scopes of work, assumptions and clarifications, and man-hour estimates in response to Requests for proposals.