Design Lead (Secondary) - Substation (Electrical)

Larsen & Toubro; Sharjah; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro is seeking a Design Lead (Secondary) in the UAE (Sharjah) to define, review and execute protection and automation for substation and power distribution projects. The role requires strong leadership to guide engineers and draughtspersons, coordinate with vendors, and ensure timely, budget-compliant delivery of engineering drawings and documents.

The candidate should possess advanced knowledge in protection and automation systems, familiarity with international codes, and hands-on

Qualifications

• Must have advanced knowledge in Protection & Automation System for Substations.
• Experience in secondary engineering activities like Schemes, Wiring Diagrams, SCADA & Control Systems.
• Knowledge of CT/VT sizing calculations and battery sizing.

Responsibilities

• Define, review & execute Secondary Engineering activities for Substation/Power Distribution Projects.
• Lead a team of Engineers and Draughtspersons to deliver within budget and schedule.
• Coordinate with vendors for finalization of equipment and ensure client approvals.
• Review vendor deliverables pertaining to Secondary Engineering.
• Provide support to Site Execution team and clarify design requirements.

Skills

Protection & Automation

Team leadership

Vendor coordination

Project coordination

Multitasking

Quality assurance

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical/Power)

Tools

ETAP

PSCAD

CYMEGRID

MS Office

Job description

As a Design Lead (Secondary), the person shall be capable of defining, reviewing & executing Secondary Engineering Activities for Substation / Power Distribution Projects. He must have advanced knowledge in Protection & Automation System in Substation. The person shall be thorough with protection applications. She / He shall coordinate with vendors for finalization of the equipment. She / He shall lead a team of Engineers and Draughtspersons for timely completion of the Engineering activities within budget. He shall maintain quality of engineering deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Timely Delivery of Engineering Drawings & Documents
• Ensure deliveries are aligned to Project Schedule
• Provide and obtain spatial requirements and details of cut-outs and openings to Design Lead (Primary)
• Review primary drawings by Design Engineers & Draughtspersons & checking of design & sizing calculations of primary engineering electrical equipment and obtaining approvals from the client
• Prepare Design Philosophy of Protection, Control, Signalling & Automation and review of Functional Description document
• Review of Vendor deliverables pertaining to Secondary Engineering
• Define the philosophies on protection, control, signalling & interfacing (for lead)
• Capable of Multitasking and deliver multiple things on time
• Estimate and Plan man-hour requirement Reviewing of BOQ and submission to contracts team and providing technical clarifications
• Coordinating with Operations team and informing Design specifications for obtaining approval
• 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 forwarding the validation document to Supply Chain Management
• Inspect equipment from the finalized vendor after submission of validation document of the vendor

Technical Expertise

• The Design Lead (Secondary) is required to have an overall knowledge of System Studies, Control & Protection requirement, preparation of Schedules, Layouts and associated calculations. She / He is also required to have hands on experience of design Software. The Design Lead (Secondary) is required to have knowledge on National and International Codes and Standards
• She / he should have the understanding of Secondary Engineering activities like Schemes, Wiring Diagrams, SCADA & Control System. He / she shall have knowledge in CT / VT sizing calculations, battery sizing calculations, AC/DC schematic drawings. The Secondary Design Lead should also have detailed knowledge of Substation equipment and their Layouts.
• The Design Lead (Primary) is required to understand and interpret the contractual technical requirements and facilitate the Project Teams as and when required.
• The person is required have an overall understanding of interface knowledge with Telecom systems applicable for Substation.

Software Skills Required

• General Awareness of MS Office
• Desirable knowledge of ETAP, PSCAD, CYMEGRID