Hitachi Energy Ireland Limited

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Primary Engineering

Lead primary engineering for substation projects, handling design, vendor evaluation, and compliance.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Full Time
Intermediate (4-7 years)

Job Highlights

Environment
Office Full-Time

About the Role

The position involves executing complete engineering assignments for small, medium, or large projects while meeting contract specifications and quality standards. Based on customer technical specifications and input from the OU Engineering team, the engineer will develop substation layouts, section drawings, grounding and lightning system designs, cable routing plans, and related documentation such as bills of material and RFQs. Additional duties include vetting vendor offers, estimating engineering hours, visiting project sites, and performing technical risk and opportunity assessments. • Lead engineering for low‑to‑medium complexity substation projects and tenders. • Create substation layout, section, grounding, lightning, and cable routing drawings. • Prepare bills of material, RFQs, and evaluate vendor offers. • Conduct site visits and perform technical risk and opportunity assessments. • Verify primary equipment data sheets and manage FAT/SAT as required. • Ensure compliance with IEC, IEEE, AS standards and internal quality systems. • Use BIM, AutoCAD, MicroStation, Navisworks, and Revit for design work.

Key Responsibilities

  • lead engineering
  • substation design
  • bom preparation
  • site visits
  • vendor evaluation
  • bim modelling

What You Bring

Key deliverables include comprehensive engineering for AIS and GIS substations, adhering to international standards such as IEC, IEEE, and AS. The role requires proficiency in substation layout and section drawings, grounding and lightning designs, cable and tray routing, clearance drawings, and auxiliary designs like LVAC/LVDC supplies, battery sizing, and cable sizing. The engineer will also verify primary equipment data sheets, evaluate vendor offers, and oversee FAT/SAT of equipment, while proposing innovative ideas to reduce engineering effort and supporting OPEX initiatives. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s or diploma in Electrical Engineering and has 7‑12 years of relevant experience. Required skills include advanced use of CAD and BIM tools (AutoCAD, Revit, MicroStation, Navisworks, BIM 360), knowledge of IEC/IEEE standards, and experience in substation tendering and project engineering. The role demands independent, proactive work, strong ownership, teamwork across countries, and fluency in spoken and written English. • Apply 7‑12 years of electrical engineering experience, preferably in AIS & GIS projects. • Demonstrate strong English communication, proactive attitude, and ownership.

Requirements

  • 7-12 yrs
  • electrical eng.
  • autocad
  • revit
  • iec/ieee
  • english

Work Environment

Office Full-Time

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