Senior Practice Manager - Protection & Control

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About this role:

We are looking for highly experienced engineers for a senior role in ‘Protect & Control’ for Transmission & Distribution business, as we look to grow the team in line with business requirements. So, if you are interested in working for an internationally renowned consultancy and working on some of the challenging projects across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) 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, Mumbai, 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.
• Maintain existing and develop new client relationships.
• Delivering under tight deadlines while achieving objectives with the ability to deal with competing priorities and manage time appropriately.

Mentoring and Development:

• You will provide support and advice to the senior management and members the team, focusing on developing our staff to realise their full potential, with development plans geared to individual needs and abilities.

Responsibilities:

• Strong conceptualization ability, strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills are a must, including the capability to explain and resolve complex technical issues, critical thinking, and decision-making ability.  Candidate must have good oral and written communication skills, be willing to travel, and work successfully in a customer focused, project-oriented environment.

Desirable Requirements:

• Holder of National Grid TP141 Protection and Control and / or Relay Settings and/or previously held authorisation with the willingness to renew authorisation.
• Experience as a Commissioning engineer.
• Experience of working in T&D projects for Australia, National Grid (UK) and SSEN substation projects.
• HVDC protection systems is desirable.
• Experience in protection application at transmission voltage levels up to 400 kV, gained within a utility, consultancy, or contractors’ environment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s /master’s degree in electrical engineering with around 20+ years of relevant
• industrial experience.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership with the IET.

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?
We at AtkinsRéalis are committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

Meeting Your Needs:
To help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we offer employees ‘Total Reward’.
Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview, and we’ll discuss any adjustments you might need.

Additional Information:

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