Sr. Manager / AGM : Design & Engineering

Mahindra Susten is the Cleantech arm of the Mahindra & Mahindra group and offers diversified services within the renewables space. Mahindra Susten is Powering green energy to the nation since 2010. During the last decade Mahindra Susten has developed the projects of size 4.2 GWp+ including self-development of IPP projects of size 1.54 GWp+ across India.

In FY24, Mahindra Sutsen has win 2 nos. projects of total capacity of 300 MWac with GUVNL and RUVNL. Susten has vision to expand its footprints and market share in India s renewable energy space as an IPP and self EPC by 5x in coming years.

OTPP (Ontario Teachers Pension Plan) invested as a strategic partner in Mahindra Susten, which will accelerate the expansion of Susten renewable asset platform. Both the partners are aligned to grow the Susten portfolio to +7 GWp and have committed to develop projects involving latest technology i.e. Wind, Hybrid, Integrated Power Storage, RTC etc.

Since incorporation of Mahindra Susten in 2010, Mahindra Susten is first mover in adopting advanced technologies in renewables and developed the projects of mega size s including one of the largest bifacial module plant in operation and India first integrated town project at Modhera with battery size of 19 MWh.

Detailed Study of Competitive Tender Bids - Preliminary Analysis of the Scope of Work (SoW), Resources required, Time Frame, Performance requirements, Qualification Criteria, Previous Experience and assessment of suitability for participation.

Preparing a SOP for Pre-order Tender Participation with check lists and standardized module data. Listing various Tender Clauses for Conformance and outlining the Deviation Clauses with reasoning. BID-No BID Analysis. Preparing the document for Cross-functional team s evaluation and refining the same for Management s approval. Synthesizing the various Application Engineering inputs and evaluating the conformance of the predicted performance with tender specifications. Sizing of RE equipment and Battery Storage.

Preliminary feasibility Study of the Project Site-(WRA/irradiation studies), Infra-structure, Evacuation, Resource analysis, project schedule evaluation, BoM and Costing Work Scheduling & Milestone date(s). Structuring the offer-Proposal preparation, data supplementation, qualifying /confidential information Proposal validation by the internal cross functional team and refinements, if any. Participation in the actual tendering /Reverse bidding along with the BD team. B. RFQs, BoMs, COSTING, PRICING, LEGO-COMMERCIAL RELATED Estimating the Detailed Bill of Materials (BoM) for Site development - Products and Equipment, Project Infrastructure, E&C and O&M in line with the Scope of Work specified in the Tender Bids. Estimating the Engineering and Project Man-hours required until Project completion and hand-over

Cataloguing and estimating various direct & indirect overheads, transfer pricing mechanisms (if applicable), Working Capital requirements and Financing Costs. Domestic/International logistic costs- Shipping, loading/unloading, bill of lading, Insurance & warehousing. Taxation related cost estimations - GST, works contract, Octroi etc., Also Import-Export taxes and hedging costs for Forex. Targeted Revenues- IRR Calculations, Projected Contributions, Break-even Analysis, Profits. (Supported by Finance team) Pricing Strategy - Cost plus pricing, Differential pricing, Niche Pricing, Competitive parity, ExportImport pricing. NPV & Discounted cost calculations. Contingency Costs and Future cost provisioning. Warranty/Guarantee costs. Legal Costs, Due-diligence costs, technology costs, consultancy costs - both inhouse/out-sourced.

Technical Knowledge related to Products- Solar, Wind, Hybrids, and Battery Storage. Awareness / working knowledge of Major Parts & Components of the above and National / International quality standards awareness applicable to. the parts/components (supported by Engineering group) OEMs and Sourcing Details of Major Equipment and Systems.(supported by Engineering/SCM teams) Compilation of Technical Specifications of Products, Components, Equipment & Systems Testing & Negotiating - Performance, Warranty/Guarantee and Supervision Services Due-diligence on Vendor Qualification and product/component standardization. D. PROJECT RELATED Choice of land, Soil studies & Foundation - Site development activities, cost and time. Project Costing related to Power Evacuation - Transmission Lines, Load flow studies DP Yard, Switchyards, Pooling Station, Sub-station. Site Control Room and SCADA (With support from Engineering) Schemes for Lightning Protection, Earthing (With support from Engineering) Project work Scheduling - PERT, CPM, Bar charts or software based. Awareness of Site Safety & Quality standards. E. OTHERS Co-ordination / Assisting In-house departmental teams (Engg, SCM ) and External agencies including Project developers and EPC Contractors. Outsourced Labor and Temporary labor / services. Financial, Commercial & legal acumen. Competency in written & oral communication. Mentoring and Motivating Internal team members