Design Engineer - Primary (Electrical)

Larsen & Toubro; Sharjah; On-site; AED 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Design Engineer (Primary) to prepare, review and execute primary engineering activities for Substation projects. You will design substation layouts, assist BIM modelling, and guide draftsmen in drawing development.

The role requires 3–7 years in primary engineering design for substations, BE/B.Tech in Electrical or related field, and knowledge of national/international codes.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
• 3–7 years experience in primary engineering design for Substations/Power Distribution.
• Knowledge of National and International Codes and Standards.

Responsibilities

• Timely review of drawings by draftsman.
• Interact with Site Execution & Cluster teams for design clarifications.
• Coordinate with Civil, Structural, MEP & Instrumentation for design concurrence.
• Ensure compliance with specification requirements.
• Review drawings (2D & 3D) and documentation per Quality systems.
• Review vendor offers and documents.
• Pre-Tender engineering including BOM estimation and offer reviews.
• Prepare design calculations for substation equipment (busbar, UPS, DG, LT transformer, earthing conductor) and related analyses.
• Review Bill of Materials against Tender quantities.

Skills

Layout Engineering

Inter-disciplinary collaboration

Code compliance knowledge

Education

BE/B.Tech in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics

Tools

Dialux

MS Office

ETAP

PSCAD

CYMGRD

Job description

As a Design Engineer (Primary), the person shall be capable of preparing, reviewing & executing Primary Engineering Activities for Substation Projects as per the direction of Design Lead (Primary). He must have good knowledge in Layout Engineering in Substation Projects. He shall facilitate the modellers in development of BIM 3D Model for Substations. As a Design Engineer (Primary), the person shall be required to design the layout of the substation and provide inputs to the draftsman for development of drawings.

Key Responsibilities

• Timely review of the drawings developed by the draftsman
• Interact with Site Execution & Cluster teams for clarification w.r.t. the design of equipment
• Coordinate with inter-disciplinary areas, inter-departmental checks (Civil & Structural, MEP & Instrumentation) for obtaining concurrence in design specifications
• Ensure compliance to specification requirements
• Review of drawings (2D & 3D) and Documentation conforming to Quality systems
• Review of Vendor Offers and Documents
• Pre-Tender Engineering including estimation of BOM (Bill of Materials) and Offer Reviews
• Prepare design calculations of all Substation equipment (sizing calculations of Busbar, UPS, DG, LT Transformer, Earthing Conductor) & other calculations (viz. Short circuit force, Sag tension etc.)
• Reviewing of Bill of Material and comparing with the Tender Quantity

Software Skills Required

• General awareness of Dialux, MS Office
• Desirable awareness of ETAP, PSCAD & CYMGRD

Technical Expertise

• The Design Engineer (Primary) is required to have complete understanding of Primary Engineering activities like SLD Preparation, Layout Engineering, Earthing, Cable Routing, Lighting, Lightning Protection, Cable Tray Routing etc. He should be capable of performing design & sizing calculations of Busbar, UPS, DG, LT Transformer, Earthing Conductor, calculations (Short circuit force, Sag tension etc.). The Engineer is required to have knowledge on National and International Codes and Standards. In addition, the Design Engineer (Primary) should also have an overall understanding of the inter-disciplinary (Civil & Structural, Mechanical and Instrumentation) design aspects of electrical equipment.

Qualification & Experience

• B.E. / B. Tech. in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• 3 – 7 years (Must have experience in design aspects of Primary Engineering in Substations / Power Distribution Projects)