Gas insulated switchgear installation engineer | Chennai, India

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Gas insulated switchgear installation engineer in Chennai to lead GIS installation and commissioning. The role focuses on coordinating with the project team, managing site readiness, and ensuring safety and quality across GIS activities.

The candidate will supervise technicians, conduct toolbox talks, and ensure regulatory compliance, haste-free handover of equipment, and documentation in an energization-ready state. Global project exposure is expected.

Qualifications

• Min 6 years’ experience in GIS installation and commissioning.
• Completed at least 10 GIS installation and commissioning projects in independent role.
• Skilled in handling contractors / Technicians.
• Good knowledge on site HSE requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with project manager to ensure site readiness.
• Arrange travel approvals and project country visas.
• Conduct site risk assessments with mitigation actions.
• Unpack GIS materials and prepare for installation.
• Conduct toolbox talks before work starts.
• Oversee installation/commissioning by technicians.
• Prepare weekly progress reports for the project manager.
• Ensure SAT, FAT and FRT results are verified and reported.

Skills

GIS installation

Site installation

Contractor coordination

Safety awareness

Job description

Gas insulated switchgear installation engineer

The Sr. installation and commissioning engineer at INOPC will be a member of PGHV – CH 2657 team and will contribute towards Installation and commissioning of GIS product from 66kv upto 500 kV. The installation and commissioning engineer will play role of technical advisor during Installation and commissioning of GIS.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Co-ordinate with project manager and ensure the site readiness as per standard checklist.
• Ensure required travel approvals are in place, and appropriate visa is available for travel to project country.
• Conduct site Risk assessment is carried out and all safety risks are covered in the assessment with mitigation action specified.
• Unpack GIS materials stored at site, perform inspection and move them for installation.
• Conduct toolbox talk before start of work.
• Ensure that the Installation and commissioning activities of GISbare performed by technicians as per standard method statement.
• Prepare weekly progress report and share with project manager.
• Conducting the SAT activities as per our internal protocols
• Prepare report for nonconformities found at our product/site materials at any stage of execution and report the same to concern the project / site manager.
• Ensure the results of SAT as per our internal protocols and cross check with factory routine tests (FRT) and factory acceptance test (FAT) in case if required.
• Prepare and send the site corrected/red marked drawings to engineering department for as built preparation.
• Handover the GIS equipment and spares (if any) to customers with proper documentation in a ready for energization state. Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for yourcolleagues and the business.

Your background:

• Min 6 years’ experience in GIS installation and
• Completed at least 10 GIS installation and
• commissioning projects in independent role.
• Skilled in handling contractors / Technicians.
• Good knowledge on site HSE requirements.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.