Lead Structural Engineer For Hydel Design

Role & responsibilities

• Plan, cordinate, manage & monitor the engineering designs and drawings related to Hydropower projects components such as Powerhouse, Intake & Outlet Structures, Water Tunnels, etc.

• Design of powerhouse structures, involving turbine foundations, substructure, superstructure, Control Block and Gantry Beam.

• Lead design review including interfaces with Electromechanical Contractor.

• Preparing Design Calculations taking into account the different construction stages of Powerhouse.

• Responsible for producing a compliant, constructible design in accordance with requirements of Client, Operation, Maintenance and Construction.

• Making recommendations, Identify alternative solutions and optimization opportunities that could impact the design and site operations, based on the strategy determined.

• Preparation of the monthly activity reports.

• Responsible for the relevant multi-disciplinary engineering coordination.

• Ensure fluid communication between the project management team, design team, construction team and the various internal and external stakeholders.

• Strong liaison with Clients/PMC and actively respond to technical queries to ensure timely approval.

• Coordination with the designer/ Consultant, monitoring the design progress and ensure the timely delivery of design documents & drawings.

• Liaison with the project site team to agree on engineering solutions for further design development.

• Participate in project review meetings and project milestone meetings.

• Participate & lead tender preparation within defined deadlines, understanding customer requirements, identifying risks and presenting work to the higher management.

• Continuous review and improvement of the overall program strategy.

• Ensure that the design produced follow appropriate engineering processes and in line with the Clients' Core Values and in accordance with their Quality Systems and Project Quality Procedure. • Actively supervising the engineering tasks; providing guidance & mentoring to the team and nurturing their talent. • Excellent time management skills to ensure project deadlines are met

Preferred candidate profile

Highly skilled in Structural Design of Powerhouse with minimum 8 to 15 years of experience.

• Candidate shall have exposure of atleast 2 other hydel projects.

• Sound knowledge of Indian/International Codes and Standards. Sensitivity: Unclassified

• Good understanding of industry design / analysis software (STAAD Pro, ABAQUS, etc.).

• Candidate must have Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Ability to coordinate more than one project at a time.

• Proven skills in managing teams to work in sync with the corporate objectives for achieving business & individual goals.

• Proven leadership, negotiation skills, professionalism, organizational capacity and ability to effectively transfer knowledge and provide training to resources.

• Team-player, positive & engaged contributor to the team, willingness to learn & adapt to business needs.

• Ability to travel to site and offices of other stakeholders to resolve project issues as and when required