Substation Primary Design Lead & BIM Coordination

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering; Sharjah; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering in the UAE seeks a Design Lead Primary who can review and execute primary engineering activities for AIS GIS Substation Projects across multiple domains. You will supervise BIM 3D model development for substations and coordinate with Electrical, Civil, Structural, and MEP teams.

The role requires leading a team of design engineers and drafters, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and supporting site teams during commissioning and warranty periods.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Electrical or Electrical & Electronics Engineering is required.
• 10-12 years in design aspects of primary engineering in substations / power distribution.
• Experience in BIM 3D modelling for substations.
• Ability to lead a team of design engineers and draughtsmen.
• Coordination with multiple disciplines for inter-departmental checks.

Responsibilities

• Review engineering documents and assign work to local adaptation consultants.
• Coordinate with cross-disciplinary teams for approvals and drawings.
• Ensure on-time delivery aligned to project schedule and budgets.
• Provide support to site execution and vendor validation activities.
• Lead design engineers and draughtsmen to deliver quality engineering outputs.

Skills

Team leadership

Primary engineering

BIM modelling

Substation design

Cross-functional coordination

Education

BE/B.Tech Electrical / Electrical & Electronics

Tools

Dialux

MS Office

ETAP

PSCAD

CYMGRD

Job description

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering in the UAE seeks a Design Lead Primary who can review and execute primary engineering activities for AIS GIS Substation Projects across multiple domains. You will supervise BIM 3D model development for substations and coordinate with Electrical, Civil, Structural, and MEP teams.

The role requires leading a team of design engineers and drafters, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and supporting site teams during commissioning and warranty periods.