Lead Primary Engineer

Larsen & Toubro; Sharjah; On-site; AED 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a Design Engineer (Primary) for Substation projects in Sharjah, UAE. The ideal candidate will have a B.E./B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering and 3-7 years of experience in Primary Engineering design. This role involves preparing and reviewing engineering activities, ensuring compliance with specifications, and coordinating with interdisciplinary teams for successful project execution.

Qualifications

• 3 – 7 years experience in design aspects of Primary Engineering in Substations.
• Capable of performing design & sizing calculations for electrical equipment.
• Understanding of inter-disciplinary design aspects (Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Instrumentation).

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and execute Primary Engineering Activities for Substation Projects.
• Ensure compliance with specification requirements.
• Review drawings (2D & 3D) and vendor offers.

Skills

Layout Engineering

BIM 3D Modeling

Design Calculations

Knowledge of Codes and Standards

Education

B.E. / B. Tech. in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics

Job description

Overview

BU : EDRC (Substation) | Job Role : Design Engineer (Primary) - Substation (Electrical) | Reports to (Job – Role) : Design Lead (Primary) | Reportee (Job – Role) : None

Minimum Qualification and Experience

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

Objective / Purpose

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

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.

Operating Network

Internally: PEM, Design Lead, Inter-disciplinary Engineers (Civil & Structural, MEP & Instrumentation), Draughtsperson, Operations team & Site Execution team

Externally: Client (Site Execution, Engineering team), Vendors (Engineering Team)