Principal Engineer-HV Substation Protection & Control

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About this role:

We are seeking a Senior Protection & Controls Engineer to join our team in GTC, India and work on various Power Substation and P&C Engineering projects. The Protection & Controls Engineer requires working independently on fast paced technically complex design projects. P&C Engineers are responsible for supporting or leading substation engineering project teams, with the development of protection and relay one-line diagrams for Substations, three lines, schematics and elementaries, control house panel layouts, relay selection, SCADA design, creation of bills of materials, and cable schedules.

If you are interested in working for an internationally renowned consultancy and working on some of the challenging projects across USA, come and join us at AtkinsRéalis.

About the Role & Responsibilities:

Using your experience and knowledge, you will be leading the delivery of a variety of projects drawing upon the wider team for the technical engineering requirements and building a strong relationship with our clients. You will be client-facing, responsible for the delivery of our work and making sure it meets our client’s expectations.

This role will be based at our AtkinsRéalis offices in Bangalore and Gurgaon in India.

You will be taking up the following responsibilities: In depth knowledge and expertise in the following:

• Protection and control design related activities for AIS and GIS (132kV and above).
• Busbar, Feeder, Transformer, Reactor, Circuit Breaker fail, DAR protections and SCADA interface is essential.
• Single Line Diagram (SLD), Key Line Drawings (KLD), Protection drawings, detail scheme   drawings and wiring diagrams.
• Scheme drawings, produce cable block diagrams and cable schedules.
• CT/VT requirements and capable of preparing reports confirming adequacy of CT/VT for Protection application.
• Perform and review engineering calculations / studies (e.g., fault calculations, relay settings, voltage drop, cable sizing, CT/VT sizing) and prepare system protection requirements and design basis.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide engineering support and solve queries during construction, testing and commissioning, attend site meetings and inspections.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD.
• Accountable to provide design activities in accordance with applicable codes and standards, including AtkinsRéalis’s policies and procedures, such as Safety, Environmental, Quality Assurance and Quality Control.
• Delivering under tight deadlines while achieving objectives with the ability to deal with competing priorities and manage time appropriately.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s /master’s degree in electrical engineering with around 15+ years of relevant industrial experience.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership with the IET.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience as a Commissioning engineer.
• Experience of working in T&D projects substation projects for USA.
• A Professional Engineer (PE) registration with USA (or eligible for registration).
• Experience with IEC61850/Goose Messaging.
• Experience in protection application at transmission voltage levels up to 400 kV, gained within a utility, consultancy or contractors’ environment.
• Knowledge of applicable industry standards including the National Electric Code (NEC), National Electric Safety Code (NESC), IEC and IEEE.
• Ability to perform independently and in a team environment and provide project ownership.

What We Can Offer You:

• Varied, interesting and meaningful work.
• A hybrid working environment with flexibility and great opportunities.
• Opportunities for training and, as the team grows, career progression or sideways moves.
• An opportunity to work within a large global multi-disciplinary consultancy on a mission to change the ways we approach business as usual.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

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