Senior Project Engineer (Primary)

Location: Chennai, India

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We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy’s deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon!

The Senior Project Engineer will be a member of the Linxon INOPC Engineering Team and will contribute towards the effective execution of the engineering functions within projects and tenders. The Engineer will work in a skilled team on a wide range of international T&D substation projects. The position will focus on the project and tender engineering and its interfaces and scope of work involved in HV - substation design and construction projects.  

What will you do?

Primary Engineering of large and complex EHV/HV Air & Gas Insulated Substation (AIS & GIS) projects internationally:

• Responsible for Primary engineering activities from project/tender start till the As-Built stage with strict adherence to Project Specifications & Linxon standards including QA/QC, HSSE & Integrity.
• Coordinate within Linxon engineering team (local & remote/global), internal & external partners, sub-suppliers, secondary engineers & civil engineers.
• Provide information for civil designs and coordination of interfaces between construction planning, steel structure engineering, protection and control system, auxiliary power system and all equipment suppliers for the project.
• Sound application knowledge of such GIS, transformers, Switchgears Reactors up to 400kV.
• Sound knowledge on engineering of transmission and distribution practices (up to 400kV)
• Responsible for engineering of assigned equipment packages like Switchgear, Transformer, Reactors, Hardware & fittings, CT/VT/SA, HV/MV/LV cables etc.
• Provide technical solution for substations comprising Single line diagram, technical information, layouts and associated detail drawings and documents by established applicable standards, processes, operation & maintenance requirements, OHSE considerations and customer specifications.
• Develop technical concepts for Layouts, technical specifications, selection of equipment and connection material considering costs, quality, international standards, and material.
• Provide technical calculations, technical purchasing specification and schedules for all equipment for projects or tenders.

Experience, Education and other Required:

• Bachelor or master’s in electrical engineering or equivalent
• 10+ years substation engineering experience in Utilities or EPC industry.
• Good communication skill, to interact with external and internal parties at all levels in a multi-cultural environment.
• Expert knowledge in Substation design and engineering, Layouts, Primary design & calculations, Grounding & Lightning design, Steel design inputs, transformers, HV & MV Switchgear systems.

What we offer:

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits,

• 20 days Privilege Leave, 13 days Emergency leave and 14 Public holidays per year
• Medical Insurance, Life Insurance and Career Progression
• When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Linxon - we encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way, too.

About Linxon

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy’s deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon.

Linxon’s vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy, and transportation.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.

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