Primary Substation Design Engineer

Larsen & Toubro; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 150,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro is seeking a Design Engineer (Primary) to prepare, review and execute primary engineering activities for substation projects under the Design Lead. The role emphasizes layout engineering, model development for BIM 3D substation models, and providing inputs to draftsmen for drawings.

The candidate should be proficient in SLD preparation, earthing, cable routing, lighting, and protection schemes, with 5–7 years of design experience in substations or power distribution projects.

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
• 5–7 years of experience in design aspects of primary engineering in substations / power distribution projects.
• Knowledge of SLD preparation, layout engineering, earthing, cable routing, lighting and protection schemes.

Responsibilities

• Timely review of drawings developed by draftsman.
• Interact with site execution & cluster teams for clarification re 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 all substation equipment (sizing calculations of busbar, UPS, DG, LT transformer, earthing conductor) & other calculations (short circuit force, sag tension).
• Review BOM and compare with tender quantity.

Skills

Layout Engineering

Design calculations

BIM 3D Modeling

Substation design

Education

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

Tools

Dialux

MS Office

ETAP

PSCAD

CYMGRD

Job description

Larsen & Toubro is seeking a Design Engineer (Primary) to prepare, review and execute primary engineering activities for substation projects under the Design Lead. The role emphasizes layout engineering, model development for BIM 3D substation models, and providing inputs to draftsmen for drawings.

The candidate should be proficient in SLD preparation, earthing, cable routing, lighting, and protection schemes, with 5–7 years of design experience in substations or power distribution projects.