Lead Electrical Engineer - Power (Mumbai)

Role overview

Lead Electrical Engineer - Power (Mumbai) at Burns & McDonnell

Lead a team of Engineers and Designers to independently execute simple cycle / combine cycle power plant EPC type projects;

Responsibilities

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• Coordinate with other discipline leads, project management team and client for execution of EPC type power projects;
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• Train younger Engineers on technical topics related to electrical power plant engineering design.
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• Train younger Engineers on standard electrical engineering software tools like ETAP, SKM, CDEGS, etc;
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• Electrical system modeling including grounding, load flow, short-circuit, and arc-flash analysis;
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• Protective relay setting development, calculation, and coordination studies;
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• Developing scope of work, conceptual design, and execution plans;
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• Developing equipment specifications, procuring, reviewing vendor drawings and factory acceptance testing electrical equipment;
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• Preparing engineering cost and man-hour estimates and schedules;
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• Preparing/creating electrical deliverables like one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, schematics, interconnection drawings, equipment layouts, cable schedules, panel schedules, power, grounding and lighting layouts for constructing/installation of new or modifications of existing power generating facility electrical systems;
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• Regularly meeting and corresponding with clients or outside personnel.;
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• Travel to the United States as required and requested to support assignments on projects and overall office needs
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• Good communication skills and team management skills;
• *Qualifications**
• Work experience which demonstrates progressive design and project management responsibilities.
• Has experience with design scope development, budget preparation and project execution meeting schedule requirements and maintaining established budgets.
• This position requires an individual capable of applying intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
• Must be capable of interpreting and developing solutions to complex problems.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from accredited program.
• Minimum 11-15 years of related experience.
• Experience leading team for execution of mid to large size Electrical Detail Design/EPC projects for Industrial, petrochemical or power plant type projects.
• Experience of executing projects based on ANSI/NEMA, NFPA, NERC, IEEE, CSA and other international codes and standards;
• Excellent written & verbal communications as well as strong analytical & problem solving skills are required.
• This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.
• *Job** Engineering
• *Primary Location** India-Maharashtra-Mumbai
• *Schedule:** Full-time
• *Travel:** No
• *Req ID:** 252982
• *Job Hire Type** Experienced Not Applicable #BMI N/A

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Experience in power generating facilities, process facilities, and/or large industrial facilities including the following design types, is strongly preferred: medium voltage, low voltage, lighting, grounding, electrical equipment control, protective relaying and associated systems design and construction administration.
• Software experience utilizing SKM Power Tools, ETAP, SmartPlant, CDEGS or similar software is preferred.
• Field construction and commissioning experience is preferred.
• Previous consulting engineering experience preferred.

Employment details

• Location: Mumbai [IND]

About the employer

• Burns & McDonnell India (BMI) Power Division is looking for a well-rounded and driven Electrical Engineer in the Mumbai Office.
• Position will require extensive interface with equipment suppliers/vendors, and with Burns & McDonnell project managers, other engineering disciplines, modelers, designers, and detailers locally in the Mumbai office as well as remotely in various offices in the United States.

Additional role details

• *Description**
• The Power Division focuses on power generating facilities which offer a wide range of design and project execution experiences.
• Designs include the electrical interconnect to the bulk power grid and all associated power generating facility auxiliary power equipment.
• Equipment includes rotating machines, such as generators and motors, large power transformers, generator circuit breakers, isolated phase bus duct, non-segregated phase bus duct, switchgear, motor control centers, small power transformers, and variable frequency drives.
• The wide range of projects provide opportunities on both multi-discipline and electrical only projects.
• Multi-disciplined power generation projects require engineers to work in a diverse project team environment and exhibit the ability to develop consensus in identifying the optimum solution to complex problems.
• These complex assignments require the application of advanced techniques, resulting in the development of new or improved processes, equipment and/or technological methods.
• For a Senior Electrical Engineer, following are some specific duties &