Design Lead (Electrical DC) - Solar

Larsen & Toubro; Sharjah; On-site; AED 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Design Lead (Electrical - DC) to oversee engineering activities for solar PV plants, including generation estimates, layout, DC SLD, module sizing, inverter sizing, SMB, earthing, and cable calculations. The role involves BIM 3D model development and coordination across Civil, Structural, Instrumentation, and MEP teams, from pre-bid through commissioning.

The candidate will support tendering, review vendor deliverables, and provide technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
• 10–12 years of design experience in Solar PV power plants or power distribution projects.
• Knowledge of National and International Codes and Standards.

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; check design & sizing calculations of electrical equipment and obtain client approvals.
• Review vendor deliverables pertaining to engineering.
• Estimate and plan man-hour requirements.
• Review BOQ and submit to contracts team with clarifications.
• Coordinate with multiple disciplines for inter-departmental checks.
• Provide support to Site Execution team.
• Check pre-award evaluation of vendors and forward validation documents to Supply Chain Management.
• Inspect equipment from finalized vendors after validation submission.
• Clarify design requirements to Site Execution Team.
• Collect inputs from client & Project Engineering Manager for project details.
• Coordinate with Operations and inform design specs for approvals.
• Collect inputs for General Arrangement Drawings from Vendors.
• Check deliverables like Cable Routing/Layout, Earthing/Layout, Lightning Protection Layout.
• Provide support to Electrical AC, Civil/Structural for reviewing vendor drawings.
• Submit man-hour estimates for design reviews.

Skills

Engineering design review

Project coordination

BIM 3D modelling

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Tendering support

Education

B.E. / 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.

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)