Senior Project Engineer - Civil

AtkinsRéalis; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days Privilege Leave

Medical Insurance

Career Progression

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a skilled engineer specializing in substation design located in Chennai, India. This position involves evaluating standard engineering techniques, developing tender engineering deliverables, and ensuring compliance with project requirements.

The ideal candidate should have 6-10 years of relevant experience and a degree in Civil Engineering, with hands-on experience in HV substation design.

Benefits include 20 days of privilege leave, medical insurance, and career progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in substation design with a focus on HV equipment.
• Complete design knowledge of AIS & GIS substation foundation and structures.
• Hands-on experience in HV substation civil and structural design.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and apply standard techniques for engineering assignments.
• Prepare project documentation and ensure project deliverables.
• Collaborate with the site team during the construction phase.

Skills

Substation design expertise

Civil engineering knowledge

ANSI standards knowledge

HV equipment expertise

Detail engineering skills

Proficiency in civil software (e.g., STAAD Pro, AutoCAD)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

STAAD Pro

AutoCAD

SAP 2000

PLS CAD

Job description

Join Us!

We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon!

The position provides design for engineering discipline across multiple engineering projects within the OPC. Complete the assignments on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects, cost‑effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards. Highest quality standards are applied, and safety requirements are taken into consideration.

What will you do?

• Evaluate, select and apply standard techniques and procedures to perform engineering assignments. Provide technical support for installation and commissioning activities. Prepare project documentation within one's scope of deliverables.
• Develop the tender engineering deliverable in short period with quality.
• Secure the completeness of the assigned packages and correct function of the resulting substation system.
• Confirm the engineering is developed, taking into consideration the complete information and all inter‑discipline checks have been conducted, with results documented in the project specific storage area.
• Solve problems that appear during engineering development.
• Focus on cost‑efficient system solutions.
• Report and keep records for all engineering changes. Cooperate with the engineering team and agree on the project specific impacts caused by the changes.
• Ensure compliance with Linxon and Client engineering guidelines, standards and quality across the complete engineering process.
• Create work plans and cost estimates in own area of responsibility.
• Co‑ordinate clarify with engineers, sub‑contractors and supplier's technical issues (within the assigned scope of work) and technical interfaces.
• Collaborate with the site team, attend site during construction phase if necessary.
• Contribute to the risk & opportunity register by communicating observations.
• Prepare all technical documentation for the equipment specification as input to the purchase requisitions.
• Contribute to the Up‑to‑date design issue log.
• Safety – Understand and follow Linxon OHS procedures and guidelines.
• Participate at design reviews.
• Provide input for close out report and lessons learned, and follow/review lessons learned for next projects.

Experience, Education and Other Requirements

• 6‑10 years of experience in substation design with focus on HV equipment expertise and overall system design.
• Bachelor's Degree or master's degree in civil engineering.
• Complete design knowledge on Civil design and detail engineering of AIS & GIS substation foundation, structures up to 500kV and transmission line design for various voltage levels.
• Knowledge of ANSI standards for substation civil engineering is desired.
• Overall engineering design experience on Base, Detail Civil, structural engineering in GIS or AIS substation and transmission line for American utilities is required.
• Well‑versed handling of ANSI units like feet and inches, pounds, etc. preferred.
• Hands‑on experience in HV substation civil, structural design, preparation of site grading, foundation design and detailed engineering drawings, structural design and detailed engineering drawings, preparation BOM, building design and detailing etc.
• Review of consultant design and drawing and provide in depth comments.
• Coordinate with site, customer, consultant and contractor.
• Work with complete engineering team.
• Complete design experience on civil software like STAAD Pro, SAP 2000 Structural Analysis, SAFE Foundation Analysis, L pile, L shaft, RISA, AutoCAD applications and tools.
• Experience in transmission line design using PLS CAD, PLS tower, PLS pole etc.
• Understanding of electronic records management systems.
• High attention to detail and quality.
• Pile foundation design skills.
• Site / grading development plan, section, details and cut & fill quantities table.
• Site drainage layout preparation.
• Final finish surfacing plan, section and details.
• Knowledge of ANSI standards for substation civil engineering is desired.

What We Offer

• 20 days Privilege Leave, 13 days Emergency leave and 14 public holidays per year.
• Medical Insurance, Life Insurance and Career Progression.

About Linxon

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon.

Linxon's vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world‑class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy, and transportation.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.

To know more about Linxon please click on the link below.

Join the future with Linxon GETS Chennai, India