Sr Project Engineer - Primary

Purpose of the Job:

The Project Engineer will be a member of Chennai Engineering Team and will contribute towards the effective operation of project unit.

The Project Engineer will work on project/Tender specific activities assigned to the Chennai

Engineering Team along with skilled team on a wide range of international T&D substation projects.

Individual contributors using prior theoretical learning or knowledge of methods and technologies to

execute work assignments using established solutions.

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.

Key Areas of Responsibility (KARs):

·        Evaluates, selects and applies standard techniques and procedures to perform engineering

assignments. Provides technical support for installation and commissioning activities.

·        Prepares project documentation within one’s scope of deliverables.

·        Develop the tender engineering deliverable in short time with quality

·        Secure the completeness of the assigned packages and correct function of the resulting

substation system.

·        Confirm the engineering is developed, taken into consideration the complete information

and all inter discipline checks has been conducted, the results are documented in the

project specific storage area.

·        Solves 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.

·        Creates work plans and cost estimates in own area of responsibility.

·        Co-ordinates clarify with engineers, sub-contractors and suppliers 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 Required:

10-16 years of experience in substation design with focus on HV Equipment expertise and

overall system design.

Competencies / Skills Required:

·        Bachelor’s Degree / master’s degree in electrical / Power Engineering.

·        Sound knowledge on engineering of AIS & GIS transmission and distribution substation up to

500kV.

·        Wide knowledge on ANSI / IEEE standards is preferred.

·        Knowledge on IEC, IEEE, NFPA 70, NFPA 780, NFPA 850 standards for substation engineering is desired.

·        Overall engineering design experience on Primary engineering in GIS & AIS substation projects for UK utilities is required.

·        Well-versed handling of IEC units like – Meters, Milli meters, etc is preferred.

·        Knowledge on international standards and best practices related to HV substation &

equipment.

·        Hands on experience in HV Substation Electromechanical Design engineering preparation of

·        One line diagram, three-line diagram, AIS & GIS substation layout, Sections, Cable trench /

Conduit layout, Grounding layout and details, Specifications, Request For Quotation, Master

Material List, SAG tension calculation, Bus bar selection, Short Circuit Force calculation,

Shielding study, Grounding study, Cable engineering, Auxiliary system AC / DC study etc. Indoor

·        / Outdoor Lighting system design etc.

·        Understanding of CAD / CAE applications and tools.

·        Understanding of electronic records management systems.

·        High attention to detail and quality.

·        Add on advantage of experience in Rail power distribution systems. (DC / AC system)