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Project Lead Engineer - Substation

Role Description:

Design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity of Substation projects (mostly brownfield assignments). Complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects, cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards and safety requirements

Your responsibilities:

  • Evaluates, selects and applies standard techniques and procedures to perform engineering assignments. Provides quality solutions as per customer requirement and delivers within budget and contract.
  • Provides technical support for testing, installation and commissioning activities.
  • Assists Tendering Manager in preparing proposal/presentation of engineering projects/programs (provision of bills of materials, estimated engineering hours, technical review of specifications etc.).
  • Collaborates with the Supply Chain function to ensure that technical requirements for equipment or services are communicated and agreed to with potential suppliers.
  • Improves effectiveness of work plan in collaboration with other functions. Completes risk and opportunity assessments and ensures implementation of resulting actions in one’s area of responsibility.
  • Reports any contract/quality/program/cost issues to management along with recommendations for resolution.
  • Ensures adherence to safety standards and mitigation of potential risks & ensures that engineering activities comply with required safety regulations and contractual requirements.
  • Assign tasks to and coordinates work with entry level engineers, technicians, administrative staff.
  • Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

  • Candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with minimum 6-8 years of relevant work experience.
  • Selection of Bus bar configuration & scheme and preparation of Main SLD (Single Line Diagram) including selection of primary equipment specifications.
  • Preparation of Protection SLD (Single Line Diagram) which includes selection of protection schemes for line, transformer, reactor, bus bar etc.
  • Hands on experience to carry out various sizing calculations on substation design: Instrument Transformer sizing, Short Circuit Force calculation, Sag- tension calculation, DSLP calculation, Earthing Calculation, HT & LT cable sizing calculation, illumination design, battery & charger sizing, relay setting calculation etc.
  • Layout engineering – Earth mat layout & equipment earthing details, Cable routing etc.
  • Preparation of Engineering BOQ for bus bar materials, cables, clamps, connectors, insulators & string hardware.
  • Review of Primary equipment’s (Trafo, CB, Isolator, IT, WT etc.), Secondary equipments (Control & Protection Panel Schematic, MV Switchgears, LT DBs, Battery, Battery Charger, JBs etc.).
  • Software skills: Proficiency in AutoCAD, CDEGS & Microsoft Office
  • Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

Location Bengaluru, Karnataka, India;
Faridabad, Haryana, India
Job type Full time
Experience Experienced
Job function Engineering & Science
Contract Regular
Publication date 2025-05-23
Reference number R0090358

About Hitachi Energy

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.