Job Description
WSP ME team has ambitions to significantly expand our energy team. We have a range of roles available to suit people at all points of their career and development. We are seeking a Principle Engineer Substation with core expertise in Electrical.
Description
WSP ME team has ambitions to significantly expand our energy team. We have a range of roles available to suit people at all points of their career and development. We are seeking a Principle Engineer Substation with core expertise in Electrical.
Responsibilities
• This role includes overall leadership of delivery of Substations projects which will entail technical leadership responsibilities including technical, bids & proposals etc.
• The candidate should have strong technical knowledge in both primary & secondary detailed engineering of EHV substations and subject matter expert at least one of them.
• Design & lead primary substation systems, including GIS/AIS configurations, transformer installations, circuit breaker selection, busbar arrangements, switchgear layouts, and disconnectors for voltages up to 765kV.
• Preparation of single-line diagrams (SLDs), general arrangement (GA) layouts, equipment sizing, and equipment layout plans for substations and transmission systems.
• Short-circuit force calculations, busbar sizing, fault current analysis, and equipment protection design, ensuring system stability and protection under fault conditions.
• Design of earthing systems, including grounding layouts, ground grid system design, and lightning protection systems for substations.
• Design and integration of HVDC and HVAC systems, including converter stations, ensuring compatibility with the overall substation design.
• Development of transformer layouts, including oil containment, busduct routing, and secondary system interfaces.
• Optimisation of substation layouts for new and upgraded substations, considering space constraints, equipment accessibility, and construction considerations.
• Review and development of control and protection systems for primary substations, ensuring coordination with secondary systems and compliance with grid operator requirements.
• Coordination with civil teams to design and integrate foundations, steel structures, and electrical cable routes, ensuring seamless integration with the primary systems.
• Development of equipment specification documents, bill of materials (BOM), and procurement support, ensuring the correct equipment is selected as per project requirements.
• Preparation of electrical interconnection diagrams, termination diagrams, cable schedules, and other supporting documentation for the installation and operation of primary systems.
• Detailed design and review of auxiliary systems, such as cooling systems, auxiliary power supplies, and battery systems for substations.
• Underground cable design, including cable sizing, cable routing, and integration into existing systems, particularly for HV cable systems.
• Coordination with external vendors and contractors to ensure the supply and installation of equipment in accordance with design specifications and project requirements.
• Resolving site queries during the construction phase of projects.
• Maintaining complete project documentation with respect to substation design and construction, including all completion packages, as-built requirements and return data information.
• Must be familiar with QA/QC, HSSE & Integrity.
• Must be familiar with FAT & SAT and associated requirements.
• Lead the proposal and bidding work for all power & network related projects.
• Making and maintaining appropriate commitments to project teams and coordinating design activities with multi-disciplined project team members.
• Ability to lead the projects and deal the client with hands on experience in project management processes/activities.
• Assist in the preparation of technical inquiry requests (Inquiry Requisitions) to vendors, participate in the technical evaluation of vendor bid offers.
• Collaborate with WSP ME office on project activities.
• Willingness to visit client offices/project sites in ME as and when required.
Qualifications
• Possess a Graduate or Post Graduate Degree in Electrical engineering from an accredited institution.
• Preferably familiar with ME, UK, IN projects.
• 12 to 16 years of experience of working in a supporting/lead role on large size capital projects in India/ME/UK while the ME experience will be an added advantage.
• Prior experience in leading large design engineering teams performing Grid Substation design in a global consultancy firm is preferred.
• Experience on HV Plant Design for large EHV Grid Substations is mandatory.
• Previous experience in design teams working for Grid Utilities (for e.g. National Grid, TAQA, Transco, ADDC, SEC, ARAMCO, Kahramaa, Powergrid etc.) is highly desirable
• Exposure to International standards (IEC, IEEE, ANSI, and Middle East region codes and standards) is preferred
• Previous design experience working with GIS and AIS EHV substation HV Plant Primary design is preferable
• Very good communication skills (Oral and Written) in English language is mandatory
• Familiarity with software tools like Auto CAD, ETAP, will be an added advantage.
• Self-motivated and eager learner, aptitude to grow and develop within the field.