Project Engineer (Secondary)

The opportunity:

Design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. Complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects, cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards and safety requirements. Based on technical specification from end customers and inputs from LPG Engineering team, prepare substation layouts, sections, Bill of materials, RFQs, vetting of vendor offers, engg hours estimation, visit to project sites, technical risk assessment and opportunity evaluation etc. Also involve in project detail engineering, perform engineering calculations, erection key diagram, detailed BOQ for erection, cable engineering etc.

How you'll make an impact:

• Review of Tender document and preparation of Design Intent Document. Preparation of Protection SLD showing relays and meters.
• Preparation of Functional Design Standards. Preparation of Logics & Interlocks. Review of Vendor drawings and documents (technical vetting of Control & Relay panels, Auxiliary System).
• Preparation of schematic diagrams for the interface's equipment in Control & Relay Panel scheme thus providing completeness. Preparation of circuit diagrams - New & Existing Set-up (applicable for retrofit projects).
• Preparation of Cable block diagram. Preparation of Cable Schedule. Preparation of Wiring/Termination diagrams.
• Preparation of Core sheets. Preparation of SCS IO Schedule. Preparation of Voltage drop calculation - Trip & Close coil, LVAC power cable.
• Identification of existing drawings and modifying them using red and green markups as per UK standard requirements. Interface knowledge with Primary Equipment, Bay Controller Units /SCADA/RTU are essential.
• Auxiliary Power System design like Low Voltage AC Panel & DC Panel requirements. CT / VT Sizing & Battery Sizing calculations.
• Co-ordination with other departments like primary, control and protection, lead engineer, sourcing etc for design progress & completion13. Vendor Offer Evaluations. FAT / SAT of primary equipment, system as and when needed.
• Responsible for obtaining customer approvals for the designs and drawings. Technical risk and opportunity assessment and validation.
• Take part in customer meetings / site visits for tender/project clarifications. Estimation of engineering effort for each project for costing at tender stage.
• Innovative ideas to reduce Engineering effort. Plan, implement, review and continuously improvize quality system.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Bachelor's degree in electrical & electronics engineering with 8-10 years of experience.
• Proficiency in required CAD design tools , E3, etc.
• Knowledge of relevant International standards ex. IEEE, IEC etc.
• Knowledge in substation tendering and project engineering activities (technical & commercial).
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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Client-provided location(s): Chennai, India

Job ID: Hitachi_Energy-JID3-162106

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-10-23T23:35:30