Sr. Lead Engineer - Electrical Component

GE Vernova

Job Description Summary

As a member of Global Engineering Centre you will be responsible for coordinating substation design engineering and project engineering management of complex HV/EHV substation projects. Responsibilities include engineering; ownership of scope, schedule & budget; interface coordination with regions, vendor and contractor coordination & construction support needed to execute EHV Substations

The current role is expected to deliver on EHV/HV Designs of grid substation with specific

competency on ACS project integration for HVDC/FACTS projects. Also to deliver ITO/OTR for AC Grid projects. Strong fundamental competency on projects on EHV/HV Designs of Grid substation (AIS & GIS) is pre-requisite.

Job Description

Role & responsibilities:

  • Execute & analysis, design, test, or integration required to define and support systems that meet business standards and program / product requirements
  • Prepare and present technical data to internal and external customers
  • Document and communicate results of technical data generated
  • Participate on teams assigned to address specific organizational initiatives
  • Share engineering information and promote open dialogue
  • Prepare invention disclosures to protect the technology that provides a generous advantage to the business
  • Assure proper documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures

Specific Role Requirements: -

  • HV (Primary) designs for 132 kV and above GIS/AIS Substation Engineering for Grid Interconnected Renewable Energy Projects
  • Preparation of basic Single Line Diagram, Layout Plan & Section of Overall plant, Equipment control room building, Earthing Layout, DSLP Layout, Trench Layout etc
  • Earthing design, Lightning design, Cable Sizing, Illumination system design, Sag Tension calculation, Short Circuit Force and Bus- bar Sizing as per IEEE/IEC.
  • Calculation of Load, Battery sizing etc.
  • Preparation of all Distribution/Auxiliary system.
  • Evaluation of vendor Drawings, GTP, Calculation & Technical Specs
  • LV/MV Engineering for the collector substation, unit substation & pooling station
  • ITO (tender) drawings, BOQ estimation, RFQ finalization & evaluation of various components, selection of equipment with best pricing options.
  • Co-ordination and integration with Automation, Civil & MEP.
  • Co-ordination of site & office team for execution of project
  • Flexible and quick to learn global developments in renewable technologies and adopt.
  • Knowhow of IEEE / IEC codes, safety in design/EHS aspects, AC substation industry engineering practices.
  • Good Communication skills & capability to spearhead project independently along with Client handling.
  • Team handling & development.

Specialized Competency (Optional)

  • Specialized tools like CANECO, ETAP, Dialux, CDGES or equivalent tools
  • HVDC/FACTS integrated project applications.
  • Working experience with 3D Design Tools.

Qualifications / Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent, from an accredited college or university with a minimum 12 years of experience in Substation engineering.

Desired Characteristics

  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal, responsive and leadership skills.
  • Ability to work solo. Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to guide/support team and execute project in line with client/project requirement.
  • Ability to expand the competency domain, being able to take new learning challenges.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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