Design Lead (Secondary) – Substation (Electrical)

Reports to (Job Role) : Project Engineering Manager

Reportee (Job Role) : Design Engineer, Draughtsperson

Minimum Qualification : B.E. / B. Tech., Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Experience : 7 10 years (Predominantly in Secondary Design Engineering activities)

Objective:

As a Design Lead (Secondary), the person shall be capable of defining, reviewing & executing Secondary Engineering Activities for Substation / Power Distribution Projects. He must have advanced knowledge in Protection & Automation System in Substation. The person shall be thorough with protection applications. She / He shall coordinate with vendors for finalization of the equipment.

She / He shall lead a team of Engineers and Draughtspersons for timely completion of the Engineering activities within budget. He shall maintain quality of engineering deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:

Timely Delivery of Engineering Drawings & Documents

Ensure deliveries are aligned to Project Schedule

Provide and obtain spatial requirements and details of cut-outs and openings to Design Lead (Primary)

Review primary drawings by Design Engineers & Draughtspersons & checking of design & sizing calculations of primary engineering electrical equipment and obtaining approvals from the client

Prepare Design Philosophy of Protection, Control, Signalling & Automation and review of Functional Description document

Review of Vendor deliverables pertaining to Secondary Engineering

Define the philosophies on protection, control, signalling & interfacing (for lead)

Capable of Multitasking and deliver multiple things on time

Estimate and Plan man-hour requirement Reviewing of BOQ and submission to contracts team and providing technical clarifications

Coordinating with Operations team and informing Design specifications for obtaining approval

Coordinate with multiple disciplines for ensuring inter-departmental checks

Provide support & clarifications to the Site Execution team

Check pre-award evaluation of vendors (w.r.t. technical specifications requirement of the client) and forwarding the validation document to Supply Chain Management

Inspect equipment from the finalized vendor after submission of validation document of the vendor

Clarify issues w.r.t. the design & requirements of the client to the Site Execution Team

Technical Expertise

The Design Lead (Secondary) is required to have an overall knowledge of System Studies, Control & Protection requirement, preparation of Schedules, Layouts and associated calculations. She / He is also required to have hands on experience of design Software. The Design Lead (Secondary) is required to have knowledge on National and International Codes and Standards

She / he should have the understanding of Secondary Engineering activities like Schemes, Wiring Diagrams, SCADA & Control System. He / she shall have knowledge in CT / VT sizing calculations, battery sizing calculations, AC/DC schematic drawings. The Secondary Design Lead should also have detailed knowledge of Substation equipment and their Layouts. The Design Lead (Primary) is required to understand and interpret the contractual technical requirements and facilitate the Project Teams as and when required.

The person is required have an overall understanding of interface knowledge with Telecom systems applicable for Substation.

Operating Network

Internally: Head of Engineering, Project Engineering Managers, Design Engineers, Draughtsperson, Site Execution team & Supply Chain Management team

Externally: Clients (Site Execution & Engineering team), Consultants & Vendors

Key Value Drivers

On Time Delivery

Risk Identification and Mitigation

Productivity Enhancement

Cost Control

Quality Control

Customer Satisfaction (Customer Service Report)

Incorporation of Standardization (Eliminating inefficiencies)

Digitalization

Software Skills Required:

General Awareness of MS Office

Desirable knowledge of ETAP, PSCAD, CYMEGRID

Behavioural Attributes:

Market Insight

o Market Foresight

o Leveraging Opportunities

Customer at Core

o Sustainable Partnership

o Anticipating Needs

o Customer Centricity

Disruptive Innovation

Sensitivity: LNT Construction Internal Use

o Challenge Traditional Approaches

o Generate Innovative Solutions

o Take Calculated Risks

Collaborate and Influence

o Internal Stakeholders

o External Stakeholders