Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Engineer, EFW /WTE & CCU - Energy - Chennai

Ramboll; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramboll India in Chennai invites a seasoned C&I Engineer to join its Energy from Waste and Carbon Capture team. Based in Chennai, you will support feasibility studies and project phases, reviewing P&ID diagrams and coordinating with Process/Mechanical teams.

The role requires 15 years in thermal power or similar, with hands-on experience in DCS/PLC, safety standards (IEC 61508/61511), and leading project teams across Ramboll offices. Fluency in English and strong collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Electrical/Instrumentation Engineering.
• Experience in design, installation, and commissioning of proven DCS systems such as ABB, Siemens, Yokogawa or similar.
• Well versed with ISO, IEC and ISA codes & standards.
• Familiarity with Industry 4.0 integration with experience in IBM ERP systems or similar.
• Appreciate and enjoy the challenge of supporting a busy team.
• Good English communication skills for effective collaboration with team members and stakeholders.
• In total about 15 years of experience with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in Thermal power plants or similar.
• Independent and ability to lead the team.

Responsibilities

• Support our global operations in preparation of C&I work in Feasibility study and project phase, including but not limited to P&IDs review.
• Coordinate with Process/Mechanical team and selection of instruments.
• Prepare instrument interfaces with piping/equipment and data sheets.
• Review/control valve selections, flow elements and analysers.
• Develop/Review DCS/PLC specifications, data sheets and interlocks.
• Collaborate with suppliers during Proposal/Project phases to finalize engineering documents.
• Lead SCADA/DCS/PLC/PMS/EMS architectures and OT networks, ensuring IEC 61508/61511 compliance.
• Participate in HAZOP workshops, FAT/SAT and site/shop tests.

Skills

P&ID review

DCS/PLC design

Instrumentation specs

NFPA-85

HAZOP

IEC 61508/61511

OT/IT integration

Cybersecurity

English comms

Education

Bachelor’s or Diploma in Electrical/Instrumentation Engineering

Tools

ABB DCS

Siemens DCS

Yokogawa DCS

Job description

About Ramboll

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. We have more than 18,000 experts working across our global operations in 35 countries. Our experts are leaders in their fields, developing and delivering innovative solutions in diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

Ramboll in India

Ramboll India is part of Ramboll Group owned by the Ramboll Foundation, with strong corporate values and long-term thinking. In India we have major offices in Gurugram, Noida, Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai. Here, you can apply your professional passion for high quality and delivering innovative solutions within Buildings, Transport, Water, Environment & Health, Energy and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future, working in an open, collaborative, and empowering culture.

We invite you to bring your passion, curiosity, positive energy, and technical expertise to develop sustainable solutions for industry projects worldwide. To succeed in this role, you must possess a strong technical background in industry engineering (Process, Chemical, Petrochemical, etc.), extensive experience as a Piping and Layout specialist, and the ability to lead project teams across Ramboll’s offices and geographies within the Plant Design discipline.

Inviting bright minds

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? We work to create a sustainable future and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions aim to set the standard among our peers. You will join a global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945. Together, we lead and leave a positive impact on societies, companies and people around the world.

You will join our Ramboll Energy from Waste and Carbon Capture Team

This is an exciting, permanent full-time position for an energetic and efficient C&I Engineer.

To work at Ramboll means being part of a people organisation. We are focused on knowledge sharing and collaboration across competence areas and geographies, and we aim for a strong diversity among our employees. This enables us to collaborate on a broad range of projects, and we firmly believe that cross-collaboration leads to creative and longstanding solutions.

You will be based in Chennai and will be working with a motivated, engaged and inclusive team of professionals. This role supports our global team, where we have a growing presence in India, Denmark, UK, Switzerland, Singapore and Australia. More information about Ramboll can be found here:

www.ramboll.com/wte

Your primary role will be to support our global operations in preparation of C&I related work in Feasibility study and project phase, including but not limited to:

• Review of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) of complete thermal power plant/ WtE plant/ Biogas plant/ Carbon Capture plant.
• Co-ordination with Process/ Mechanical team
• Selection of Instruments, finalisation of ranges etc.,
• Preparation of Instrument interface with piping/equipment
• Review of Drawings, Data sheets of the instrumentation packages of complete power plant
• Selections of Control Valve, flow elements, analysers, etc.,
• Co-ordinations with various suppliers in Proposal and Project phase to ensure the completion of engineering documents.
• Preparation and review of Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) specifications, Data sheets, etc.,
• Preparation/ Review of Sequential logics (Interlocks) and control loops for various key equipment in Thermal power plant
• Knowledge in NFPA-85 Boiler Combustion Control system
• Preparation/Review of cable schedule, interconnection charts between DCS/PLC, MCCs & JBs etc,.
• Preparation/Review of Process Description and plant control Philosophy.
• Preparation of hook up drawings for instruments and control valves.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure designs meet project requirements.
• Knowledge in Cost preparation of complete Instrumentation package.
• Participation in HAZOP workshop
• Knowledge in Burner controls
• Site/ Shop acceptance test and report preparation
• Assisting Performance Guarantee Test of complete Thermal power plants.
• Review of quality documentations (ITP, FAT, SAT documentation).
• High level review of Electrical SLD, MCC/ VFD schematics.
• Lead the design and review of SCADA/DCS/PLC/PMS/EMS architectures, OT networks, OT/IT integration, industrial communications, and power management systems.
• Ensure functional safety and cybersecurity compliance through IEC 61508/61511/62443 implementation, HAZID/HAZOP/LOPA/SIL studies, risk assessments, and FAT/iFAT/SAT verification.

The right person for this job will

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Electrical/ Instrumentation Engineering.
• Experience in design, installation, and commissioning of proven DCS systems such as ABB, Siemens, Yokogawa or similar.
• Well versed with ISO, IEC and ISA codes & standards.
• Familiarity with Industry 4.0 integration with experience in IBM ERP systems or similar.
• Appreciate and enjoy the challenge of supporting a busy team.
• Good English communication skills for effective collaboration with team members and stakeholders.
• In total about 15 years of experience with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in Thermal power plants or similar.
• Independent and ability to lead the team.