Design Lead – Solar (Electrical AC)

ASSYSTEM; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Design Lead (Electrical - AC) in Gurugram to oversee design and execution of Solar PV Power Plants. This role requires 7–10 years of relevant experience, including managing engineering activities, coordinating with various teams, and ensuring timely deliverables. Candidates should possess a B.E. / B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering and be proficient in Dialux and MS Office. The position emphasizes high-quality engineering within budget and timelines.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in design aspects of Solar PV Power Plants or Power Distribution Projects.
• Strong knowledge of equipment layouts and necessary calculations.
• Detailed knowledge of Solar PV Power Plants.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering drawings and documents on time.
• Review and approve design & sizing calculations.
• Estimate and plan man-hour requirements.

Skills

Design of Solar PV Power Plants

Electrical System Design

Inter-departmental Coordination

Project Scheduling

Risk Identification and Mitigation

Education

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

Tools

Dialux

MS Office

Job description

Assystem provides engineering, project management and digital services to optimise the performance and safety of critical infrastructure throughout its lifecycle.

The company first came to India having acquired Stup Consultants Pvt Ltd in 2021and L&TIEL in 2024. The company combines its globally recognised expertise in complex project management, with deep-rooted local experience cross full spectrum of infrastructure – from energy, transportation and urban development to water. Today, Assystem has a strong community of 1,500+ multidiscipline engineering experts connected across 8 offices in India.

The Assystem Group is one of the world’s leading independent nuclear engineering companies, ranked among the top three globally, with 60 years of experience in complex and highly regulated environments. With 8,000 experts across 13 countries, Assystem supports the development of low‑carbon energy.

Objective: As Design Lead (Electrical - AC), the person shall be capable of reviewing & executing Engineering Activities like AC SLD, Building Layouts, Earthing Layouts, Cable Sizing Calculations, Transformer Sizing, LT / HT Breakers of Solar PV Power Plants. He shall facilitate the modellers in development of BIM 3D Model for PV Solar Power plants. In addition, she / he has to coordinate with other departments including Inter‑departmental checks covering Civil/ Structural, Instrumentation, MEP and others. The Design Lead (Electrical AC ) shall be required to provide support for the engineering activities covering the full cycle of works from pre‑bid engineering to support during commissioning and warranty periods and to extend support to site team.

She / He shall lead a team of Design Engineers and Draughts Persons to manage the Engineering activities within budget, deliver on time and maintaining a high quality of engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Timely Delivery of Engineering Drawings & Documents
• Ensure deliveries are aligned to Project Schedule
• Review drawings by Design Engineers & Draughts Persons. Checking of design & sizing calculations of engineering electrical equipment and obtaining approvals from the client
• Review of Vendor deliverables pertaining to Engineering
• Capable of Multitasking and deliver multiple things on time
• Estimate and Plan man-hour requirements
• Review BOQ and submit to contracts team and providing technical clarifications
• Coordinate with multiple disciplines for ensuring inter‑departmental checks
• Provide support & clarifications to the Site Execution team
• Check pre‑award evaluation of vendors (w.r.t. technical specifications requirement of the client) and forward the validation document to Supply Chain Management
• Inspect equipment from the finalized vendor after submission of validation document of the vendor
• Clarify issues w.r.t. the design & requirements of the client to the Site Execution Team
• Collect inputs for project details (plot details, feeder arrangements etc.) from client & Project Engineering Manager
• Coordinating with Operations team and informing Design specifications for obtaining approval
• Collect inputs for project details (General Arrangement Drawings) from Vendors
• Check deliverables such as Equipment layouts, Cable Routing Layout, Cable Tray Layout, Earthing Layout, lighting Layout, Lightning Protection Layout
• Provide support to Electrical DC, Civil /Structural for reviewing Vendor drawings
• Submit requirement of man‑hours for undertaking & reviewing of design & drawings of the project

Qualifications

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

7–10 years (Must have experience in design aspects of Solar PV Power Plants / Power Distribution Projects)

Software Skills Required: General awareness of Dialux and MS Office

Additional Information

The Design Lead (Electrical AC) is required to have an overall knowledge of equipment layouts and necessary calculations.

The Design Lead (Electrical AC) should also have detailed knowledge of Solar PV Power Plants. She / he should have the understanding of engineering activities covering SLD Preparation, Layout Engineering, Earthing, Cable Routing, Lighting, Lightning Protection, Cable Tray Routing etc. She/he should be capable of performing design & sizing calculations of Busbar, UPS, Battery, LT Transformer, Earthing Conductor, calculations (Short circuit force.). The Design Lead (Electrical AC) is required to have knowledge on National and International Codes and Standards.

The Design Lead (Electrical AC) is required to understand and interpret the contractual technical requirements and facilitate the Project Teams as and when required.

In addition, the Design Lead (Electrical AC) should also have an overall understanding of the inter‑disciplinary (Civil & Structural, Mechanical and Instrumentation) design aspects of electrical equipment.

Operating Network

Internally: Head of Engineering, Section Heads, Design Engineers, Draughts Person, Operations Team, Site Execution team & Supply Chain Management team

Externally: Clients (Site Execution & Engineering team), Consultants & Vendors

Key Performance Indicators

• On Time Delivery
• Productivity Enhancement
• Digitalization
• Risk Identification and Mitigation
• Cost Control
• Quality Control
• Customer Satisfaction (Customer Service Report)
• Optimization of Layouts
• Incorporation of Standardization (Eliminating inefficiencies)
• Value Engineering , Innovation.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.