Engineer - Primary

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) with 3–7 years in Substations to lead primary engineering activities, lay out engineering, and support BIM modeling for substations. You will guide draftsmen and interact with site and cluster teams to ensure design clarity and compliance.

The role requires knowledge of SLD prep, earthing, cable routing, and inter-disciplinary coordination across Civil, Structural, MEP and Instrumentation.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
• 3–7 years of experience in design aspects of Primary Engineering in Substations / Power Distribution Projects.
• Capable of preparing, reviewing and executing Primary Engineering activities.

Responsibilities

• Timely review of 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 for concurrence in design specifications.
• Ensure compliance to specification requirements.
• Review drawings (2D & 3D) and documentation conforming to Quality systems.
• Review vendor offers and documents.
• Pre-Tender Engineering including estimation of BOM and Offer Reviews.
• Prepare design calculations of Substation equipment and related sizing and short-circuit computations.

Skills

Layout Engineering

Education

BE/BTech in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering

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)