Secondary Design Engineer - Lead (Substations)

Larsen & Toubro; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro is looking for a Lead Secondary Design Engineer for substations in Chennai, India. The role requires creating and reviewing secondary engineering and electrical design activities for power distribution projects. Candidates should have a minimum of 7 years of experience in high voltage substation design ranging from 15kV to 500kV and be able to manage a team.

A degree in electrical and electronics engineering is essential, with an MTech as an asset. This role entails detailed design calculations, interaction with vendors, and ensuring timely completion of project deliverables.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in high voltage substation secondary design.
• Experience with voltage levels from 15kV up to 500kV.
• Worked on multinational projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely completion of all deliverables.
• Review control relay panels and automation drawings from vendors.
• Interact with site and cluster teams for design clarifications.
• Coordinate with the primary design engineer for specification requirements.

Skills

High voltage substation secondary design

Team management

Power system studies

Education

BTech/BSc in electrical and electronics engineering

MTech

Job description

Job Description

As lead secondary design engineer-substations the person shall be capable of creating & reviewing & executing secondary engineering / electrical design activities for substation/ power distribution projects. She/he will -review BOQ -check vendor offers for protection relays/SAS/LVAC and DC systems - generate Single Line Diagram(SLD) / protection and control SLD / interlocking schemes / cable schedules / review schematics / propose SAS signal lists and detailed design drawings along with drafters - will prepare calculations e.g. Ct sizing / battery dg sizing / cable sizing / lv cable estimation etc. Will deliver outcomes on time as per project needs.

Job Specification

Experience in high voltage substation secondary design min 7 years with voltage levels 15kV up to 500kV covering both AIS and GIS. Having BTech-BSc equivalent degree in electrical and electronics engineering. Worked in multinational projects. Able to manage a team of engineers and drafters. MTech degree and site commissioning experience is an asset. Working level knowledge on power system studies is desired.

Key Responsibilities

• Timely completion of all deliverables
• Responsible for review of CRP (control relay panels) and automation drawings developed by the vendor
• Interact with site execution & cluster teams for clarification w.r.t. The design of equipment
• Interact with vendor for clarification w.r.t. Compliances to technical specifications & comments and quality
• Coordinate with primary design engineer obtaining specification requirement of the client and checklist for evaluation from the project engineering managers
• Evaluate technical offers based on technical specification (requirement) of the client and timely submission to design lead (secondary) for review
• Prepare design calculations of CT / VT and battery sizing and development of dc & ac single line diagrams of a substation and submitting to the design lead for checking
• Review bill of material and comparing with the tender quantity

Pre-tender engineering including estimation of BOM (bill of materials) and offer reviews for secondary equipment.