Lead Engineer - Secondary Substation

AECOM; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Lead Engineer - Secondary Substation in Mumbai, India. This role requires expertise in Grid Substation design with a strong focus on HV Plant Design for large EHV Grid Substations. The ideal candidate will have 8-12 years of experience, excellent communication skills, and proven team leadership abilities. Responsibilities include providing technical advice, developing cost estimates, and ensuring quality control in design processes. Join a high-performing team committed to impactful energy projects.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in an appropriate engineering discipline.
• 8–12 years of preferred experience in engineering.
• Experience on HV Plant Design for large EHV Grid Substations is mandatory.
• Very good communication skills in English language are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical advisor for design teams.
• Develop construction cost estimates for projects.
• Perform quality control review of design calculations.
• Prepare technical specification sections.
• Input development of engineering budget and schedule.

Skills

Grid Substation design

HV Plant Design

Substation Protection and Control Scheme

Relay Coordination and Settings

Panel GA drawings

Substation SCADA

Communication protocols

International standards knowledge

Team leadership

Client interaction

English communication

Education

Master of Engineering degree

Job description

We are seeking a Lead Engineer - Secondary Substation to join our Transmission & Distribution team in India. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated engineer to contribute to impactful energy projects across global offices and continue developing their technical expertise in a supportive, high‑performing team.

Responsibilities

• Senior technical resource may serve as technical advisor for team
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high quality cost‑effective work by others.
• Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Develops construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects.
• Uses expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package.
• Performs quality control review of design calculations or drawings.
• Prepares technical specification sections.
• Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.

Qualifications

• Master of Engineering degree (or equivalent education) in an appropriate engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.
• 8–12 years of work experience is preferred.
• Prior experience in leading large design engineering teams performing Grid Substation design in a global consultancy firm is preferred.
• Experience on HV Plant Design for large EHV Grid Substations is mandatory.
• Previous experience in design teams working for Grid Utilities (for e.g., National Grid, Transgrid, Powergrid etc.) is highly desirable.
• Experience in preparation of Substation Protection and Control Scheme drawings, Relay Coordination and Settings, Panel GA drawings, Substation SCADA and communication protocols, etc is preferred.
• Exposure to International standards (IEC, IEEE, ANSI, Australian Standards & Middle East region codes and standards) is preferred.
• Should have led large teams and faced clients independently.
• Previous design experience working with GIS and AIS EHV substation HV Plant Secondary design is preferable.
• Chartership with IET‑UK, EA or equivalent is desirable.
• Very good communication skills (oral and written) in English language is mandatory.
• l organization (e.g., Institution of Electrical Engineers, UK)

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