Substation Design Engineer

The ideal candidate will be responsible for executing and leading the full design process from ideation to production. You will draw new designs and update our current designs. During the creation process, you will ensure that our designs meeting all necessary design responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include the following.

v Hands on experience in Plant Substation layout design, Busbar calculation, Cable sizing and protection

designing up to and including 132KV minimum.

v Responsible to manage his own technical work and assist other subordinates plus CAD designer based

in same office (New Delhi) or in UK.

v Review clients all requirements to make an offer and do detail design after award of contract.

Job Title Electrical Design Engineer (Substation and Networks)

v Review local DNO's (Distribution Network Operators) document to understand the standard

requirement and criteria of acceptance of substation, cable and protection design.

v Hands on Experience of AutoCAD is must, 3D knowledge will be an advantage.

v Deliver substation primary plant design projects to targeted levels of profitability, quality and

timeliness. This may involve the direction of engineers within the team.

v Having good knowledge of Electrical code / standards and substation equipments.

v Advice and design work for primary plant, including transformers, GIS and AIS switchgear cables and all

substation equipment.

v Ensure an active safety culture is created and maintain a safe working environment at all times.

Operate within the quality assurance manual of BPI or an established project management

methodology which ensures the maintenance of equivalent standards.

v Attend design reviews to ensure that discipline and excellence is maintained.

v Maintain close working relationship with the Finance Management team. Capture any additional

business development opportunities which may arise during project delivery.

v Preparation, monitoring and delivery of the cost budget for projects

v Have sound analytical & numerical skills including short circuit forces calculation, cable rating

calculations, short circuit current calculations and lightning protection calculations

v Have a solid understanding of the interface requirements of the civil / structural and OHL aspects of HV

substations

v Producing designs for substation Protection and Control systems from 11kV up to 132kV (Single Line

Diagrams, Circuit Diagrams, General Arrangements, Termination drawings, Wiring Diagrams, Block Cable

Diagrams / Schedules, cable specification / sizing calculations, etc.)

v Maintain close working relationship with the Project Management team

v Working alongside other designers, construction professionals and engineering teams

v Liaising with the Power Systems, Primary and Civil design departments to ensure that all objectives are

met and that the best possible design is submitted

v Liaising with external stakeholders, including the end client, other design houses and consultancies as

well as other internal departments

v Have a 'can do' attitude, with previous experience in mentoring and coaching junior colleagues

v Should be responsible for project delivery 80% of times independently.

v Clearance diagrams, access drawings

v Earthing Design experience required.

v Writing technical proposals.

v Good understanding of primary calculations

Skills Required

Autocad, wiring diagrams