Senior Project Engineer - Primary

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

Benefits offered by this job

20 days Privilege Leave

13 days Emergency leave

14 Public holidays

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Chennai seeks a Senior Project Engineer specializing in EHV/HV substations. Responsibilities include overseeing engineering from project initiation to completion, coordinating with local and international teams, and ensuring adherence to standards. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering and over 10 years of relevant experience. The position offers benefits like medical insurance and generous leave provisions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of substation engineering experience in Utilities or EPC industry.
• Expert knowledge in layouts, primary design & calculations, grounding & lightning design.
• Good communication skills for multi-cultural environments.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for primary engineering activities from project start to As-Built stage.
• Coordinate with local & remote engineering teams and sub-suppliers.
• Develop technical concepts for layouts and specifications.

Skills

Electrical engineering expertise

Substation design and engineering

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor or master's in electrical engineering or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Senior Project Engineer

Job Location: Chennai, India

Responsibilities

Primary Engineering of large and complex EHV/HV Air & Gas Insulated Substation (AIS & GIS) projects internationally:

• Responsible for Primary engineering activities from project/tender start till the As-Built stage with strict adherence to Project Specifications & Linxon standards including QA/QC, HSSE & Integrity.
• Coordinate within Linxon engineering team (local & remote/global), internal & external partners, sub-suppliers, secondary engineers & civil engineers.
• Provide information for civil designs and coordination of interfaces between construction planning, steel structure engineering, protection and control system, auxiliary power system and all equipment suppliers for the project.
• Sound application knowledge of such GIS, transformers, Switchgears Reactors up to 400kV.
• Sound knowledge on engineering of transmission and distribution practices (up to 400kV)
• Responsible for engineering of assigned equipment packages like Switchgear, Transformer, Reactors, Hardware & fittings, CT/VT/SA, HV/MV/LV cables etc.
• Provide technical solution for substations comprising Single line diagram, technical information, layouts and associated detail drawings and documents by established applicable standards, processes, operation & maintenance requirements, OHSE considerations and customer specifications.
• Develop technical concepts for Layouts, technical specifications, selection of equipment and connection material considering costs, quality, international standards, and material.
• Provide technical calculations, technical purchasing specification and schedules for all equipment for projects or tenders.

Requirements

• Bachelor or master's in electrical engineering or equivalent
• 10+ years substation engineering experience in Utilities or EPC industry.
• Good communication skill, to interact with external and internal parties at all levels in a multi-cultural environment.
• Expert knowledge in Substation design and engineering, Layouts, Primary design & calculations, Grounding & Lightning design, Steel design inputs, transformers, HV & MV Switchgear systems.

Benefits

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

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