AC Substation lead Engineer

Saur Energy International; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Saur Energy International is seeking an experienced HV Substation Design Engineer to deliver high-quality primary designs, including SLDs, layouts, and elevations for switchyards and GIS/control buildings. You will size and specify equipment, perform critical calculations, and coordinate with clients and interfaces.

The role requires 8–15 years in HV substation design, familiarity with TD, IS/IEC/IEEE/NBC standards, and strong IT literacy.

Qualifications

• 8–15 years of design experience within the HV substation business.
• Fully conversant with the latest TD standards.
• Strong knowledge of IS, IEC, IEEE, NBC, Fire safety and related specifications.
• Proficient IT skills: Word, Visio and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality primary design including SLDs, layouts, sections for switchyards, cable trenches, GIS/control buildings, and related drawings.
• Perform design calculations (bus bar sizing, short-circuit, SAG-Tension, grounding, DG/UPS sizing, lighting) and load-flow studies.
• Prepare HV equipment purchase specifications, review supplier drawings, and comments for HVAC substations.
• Analyze customer specifications, write clarifications, and coordinate amendments.
• Generate BOQ for grounding, cable trays, LV power/control, clamps & connectors, and busbars.
• Coordinate with client, civil, project management, and interfaces as directed by team leader.
• Monitor engineering delivery progress and escalate issues as needed.
• Ensure design risk assessments/HAZIDs are captured and linked to HS files.
• Support standardization of onshore primary design and contribute to process improvements.
• Maintain design consistency across contracts by following established procedures.

Skills

HV Substation Design

AutoCAD

Revit

Visio

E3D

Client Coordination

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Visio

E3D

Job description

How You'll Make an Impact

• To deliver a high-quality Primary design includes preparing Single line Diagram (SLD), layout and sections of switchyard, Cable Trench layout, GIS/Control Building General Arrangement drawing along with plan and sections, Cable Spread Plan for HV Cable & Tray Layout for GIS/Control Building Basement, Earthing/Lightning layout and its calculations, Illumination layout and its calculations Erection key diagram & Al Tube cutting Schedule, Hardware selections, Transformer yard layout etc.
• Design calculations for bus bar sizing, short circuit force, SAG-Tension, cantilever strength, DSLP, Grounding, Aux Transformer sizing, Battery & Battery Charger sizing, DG set sizing, UPS sizing, illumination, and Load flow study (MV & LV system).
• Preparing purchase specifications of HV equipment and reviewing suppliers offer, preparing loading data, reviewing and comment supplier’s drawings etc. for HVAC substations.
• Full Responsibility for analyzing and commenting on customer specification, writing clarifications, and seeking amendments.
• Responsible for generation of BOQ for Grounding, Cable Tray, LV power/control, Clamps & Connectors, Busbar etc.
• Should be well conversant on AutoCAD, Revit, Visio and E3D.
• Responsible for co-ordination with the client, civil, project management and other interfaces, this will be as agreed with own team leader.
• Monitoring of the engineering delivery progress as per the engineering programme of the project, escalating issues as and when required to the team leader.
• As agreed with the team leader to ensure design risk assessments/HAZID’s are in place for all design solutions and residual risks are passed on to the H&S file.
• Actively involve in standardization of onshore primary design as agreed with own team leader.
• Actively involve & promote Top+ business improvement programme within the team.
• Takes ownership and accountability for area of responsibility.Makes a positive contribution to the team, department.Sets own goals and clarifies expectations with the team leader. Invests time to help and facilitate the work of others as and when required.Responds to the ideas, concerns, and needs of the team.Demonstrates interest in professional development to maximize own potential.
• Maintaining consistency of design on each contract by adherence to processes and procedures.

What You Bring

• Typically 8-15 years of design experience within the HV substation business
• Good knowledge of design experience within the HV substation business
• Fully conversant with the latest T& D standards
• Good understanding of relevant standards & specifications (Like IS, IEC, IEEE, Electricity rules, SIGRE, CBIP, NBC, Fire safety, standard practices)
• Fully conversant with Health and safety standards including CDM regulations applicable to the design of HV substation.
• Good standard of IT literacy – especially Word, Visio and Excel.
• Good written, verbal, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Degree Qualified in Electrical Engineering