Principal Engineer II - Electrical

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The Principal Engineer is part of the hierarchical organization, reporting directly to the Head of the Department as direct discipline superior. Principal Engineer is having strong ability in technical matters with profound knowledge of applicable Engineering principles and processes with an emphasis on safe, compliant, reliable, efficient and practical solutions required for the engineering design and execution of proposals and projects. Principal Engineer acts as the discipline lead engineer for various proposals and projects and is responsible to deliver the work within contractual framework, quality, and schedule and overall cost effectiveness, in order to meet the overall project desired results.

General:
● Participates in the development and implementation of engineering practices, workflows and procedures; recommends and implements resulting specs and procedures.
● Participates in reviews of work activities and projects; monitors workflow.

Consults with and makes recommendations to SME and Project Management Teams.
● Controls key parameters (KPIs), benchmarks and efficiency figures to be applied in estimating equipment, material and man-hours.
● Contributes to optimization of engineering practices, workflows and procedures based on collected KPIs.
● Coordinates and participates in the training programs for Engineers and Designers in the department.
Project execution
● Ensures compliance to Discipline Manual and Job Manual during project execution to ensure that all contractual requirements are implemented and fulfilled.
● Ensures good quality of the deliverables for the design work.
● Ensures completion of WBS elements within allotted man-hours and schedule dates.
● Contributes to implementation of safety relevant principles, standards, rules and procedures.
● Manages the technical procurement activities for various types of equipment.
● Reviews and approves Vendor documents applicable for the Discipline.
● Attends to inspections as per requirement of the inspection department
● Site assistance through replying to site queries.
● Able to perform MHRS calculations using Discipline calculation tool.
Technical Community
● Participates in the development of Discipline related technical standards, specifications and design criteria.
HSE, QA/QC
● Executes applicable scope of work in compliance with the requirements of the HSE Management System and IMS for the discipline/project.
● Ensures that the documentation is prepared, checked and approved according to Project Quality Plan and ready to be released.
DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE
● Leads & coordinates Electrical Engineering for Projects. Has wide discipline knowledge; good coordination skill with all the other Engineering disciplines, engineering sub-contractors, vendors and construction teams.
● Review of client ITB and provide clarifications / deviations for such proposals, Prepare of estimates wrt Cost, Man-hours
● Technical Strength in Various Electrical Calculations such as Power Balance, Cable Sizing, Earthing Calculations, Lighting Calculations, Lightning Protection Calculations using various tools such as excel based & ETAP, DIALUX etc.
● Electrical System studies in ETAP for Short Circuit, Load Flow & Motor Starting
● Protection Relay coordination study
● Experience in preparation of Cable list & interconnection schedule
● Technical Strength in Layout engineering - Hazardous Area Layouts, Cable Routing (above &underground), Conduit & Tray Sizing, Earthing/Grounding Layouts, Lighting Layouts & Circuiting, Lightning Protection Layouts
● Experience in working & Co-ordinating with International Vendor
● Inquiry & Purchase requisition, Equipment data sheet, Technical bid evaluation for Electrical equipment

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Are you a MATCH?

• Experience - 15- 18 Years of experience in EPC or Detail design engineering company in the engineering discipline for execution of projects in various sectors like Oil & Gas, Air Separation, Energy, Refining, Petrochemicals
• Education: MTech /ME , BTech / BE - Electrical Engineering
• Experience in Inspections of Various Electrical Items ex Motors, Switchgears, UPS, DC systems etc.
• Vendor Drawing Review of Transformer, MV & LV switchgears, Capacitor Bank, UPS & DC system, Soft Starter, LV VFD, MV & LV Motor, Heater, DG, Cable
• Familiar with International Standards like NFPA, NEC, IEEE, ANSI, IEC, IS .
• Anticipation and Identification of risks and opportunities and recommend mitigations during execution
• Effective Communication skills with proactive coordination to manage interdiscipline workflow.
• Ability to identify cost optimization opportunities during project execution .
• Tool proficiency - ETAP, DIALux, Auto-CAD
• Experience in VSI & LCI Soft Starter, LV VFD
• Experience in working on Large Machines 5 MW and above Induction, Synchronous Motors & Turbines

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