DC Lead - Tendering

Larsen & Toubro; Sharjah; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Design Lead (Electrical - DC) to review and execute engineering activities for solar PV plants, including generation estimates, overall plant layouts, DC SLDs, module selection, inverter sizing, SMB, earthing layouts and cable sizing, with BIM 3D modelling support.

The role requires cross‑disciplinary coordination, tendering input, timely delivery of drawings, and strong client liaison to meet project schedules.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Electrical Engineering required.
• 10–12 years of design experience in Solar PV or Power Distribution.
• Experience with electrical layouts, DC SLDs, and cable sizing a must.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical inputs to tendering team.
• Timely delivery of engineering drawings & documents.
• Ensure deliveries align with project schedule.
• Review drawings and sizing calculations and obtain client approvals.
• Coordinate with multiple disciplines for inter‑departmental checks.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Project planning

Tendering inputs

Site execution support

Education

BE/B.Tech in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PVSYST

Meteonorm

SOLAR GIS

Google Earth

MS Office

Job description

As Design Lead (Electrical - DC), the person shall be capable of reviewing & executing Engineering Activities like Generation Estimate, Overall plant Layout, DC SLD, Solar Module selection, Inverter Sizing, SMB, Earthing Layouts, Cable Sizing Calculations of Solar PV Power Plants. He shall facilitate the modellers in development of BIM 3D Model for PV Solar Power plants. In addition, she / he has to coordinate with other departments including Inter-departmental checks covering Civil/ Structural, Instrumentation, MEP and others. The Design Lead (Electrical DC) shall be required to provide support for the engineering activities covering the full cycle of works from pre-bid engineering to support during commissioning and warranty periods and to extend support to site team. The candidate will be providing insights to tendering team based on his technical expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical inputs to tendering team
• Timely Delivery of Engineering Drawings & Documents
• Ensure deliveries are aligned to Project Schedule
• Review drawings by Design Engineers & Draughts Persons. Checking of design & sizing calculations of engineering electrical equipment and obtaining approvals from the client
• Review of Vendor deliverables pertaining to Engineering
• Capable of Multitasking and deliver multiple things on time
• Estimate and Plan man-hour requirements
• Review BOQ and submit to contracts team and providing technical clarifications
• Coordinate with multiple disciplines for ensuring inter-departmental checks
• Provide support & clarifications to the Site Execution team
• Check pre-award evaluation of vendors (w.r.t. technical specifications requirement of the client) and forward the validation document to Supply Chain Management
• Inspect equipment from the finalized vendor after submission of validation document of the vendor
• Clarify issues w.r.t. the design & requirements of the client to the Site Execution Team
• Collect inputs for project details (plot details, feeder arrangements etc.) from client & Project Engineering Manager
• Coordinating with Operations team and informing Design specifications for obtaining approval
• Collect inputs for project details (General Arrangement Drawings) from Vendors
• Check deliverables such as Cable Routing Layout, Cable Tray Layout, Earthing Layout & Lightning Protection Layout
• Provide support to Electrical AC, Civil /Structural for reviewing Vendor drawings
• Submit requirement of man-hours for undertaking & reviewing of design & drawings of the project

Software Skills Required

• Desirable Awareness of PVSYST, Meteonorm, SOLAR GIS, Google earth, MS OFFICE

Technical Expertise

• The Design Lead (Electrical DC) is required to have an overall knowledge of equipment layouts and necessary calculations.
• The Design Lead (Electrical DC) should also have detailed knowledge of Solar PV Power Plants. She / he should have the understanding of engineering activities covering Generation Estimate, Overall plant Layout, DC SLD, Solar Module selection, Inverter Sizing, SMB, Earthing Layouts, Cable Sizing Calculations of Solar PV Power Plants. The Design Lead (Electrical DC) is required to have knowledge on National and International Codes and Standards.
• The Design Lead (Electrical DC) is required to understand and interpret the contractual technical requirements and facilitate the Project Teams as and when required.

Qualification & Experience

• B.E. / B. Tech., Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• 10-12 years (Must have experience in design aspects of Solar PV Power Plants / Power Distribution Projects)