Senior Engineer (HV Plant)

We are looking for Electrical Engineers with Substation plant experience (up to 400kV) to undertake engineering design roles for projects in the Transmission and Distribution sector primarily in the UK and Middle East. The candidate shall have experience in Air Insulated Substation (AIS) and Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) experience. This is a great opportunity for a suitably qualified person with an engineering consultancy or energy sector background to gain further experience within an internationally renowned consultancy.

This position is for the Networks team within the infrastructure vertical at Bangalore.

Essential Criteria:-

Delivering Work: Using your experience and knowledge, you will be leading the delivery of a variety of projects drawing upon the wider team for the technical engineering requirements and building a strong relationship with our clients. You will be client-facing, responsible for the delivery of our work and making sure it meets our client’s expectations.

• Experience of undertaking FEED or Detailed design of EHV (above 220kV) substation
• Preparation of equipment layout, elevations for both AIS / GIS buildings
• Preparation of Specifications and Data sheets for Primary and Secondary Equipment
• Bus Bar Loading Calculations
• Lightning Protections assessment and layouts
• Earthing Calculations and Earthing Layout
• HV cable sizing calculation
• Design of auxiliary systems
• CT/VT Sizing calculations
• DC battery and LVAC systems
• AC/DC Cable list
• Provide engineering support and solve queries during construction, testing and commissioning, attend site meetings and inspections.
• Willingness to work as part of a team.
• Maintain existing and develop new client relationships.
• Capability to work under tight deadlines while achieving objectives with the ability to deal with competing priorities and manage time appropriately.
• Report Writing Skills

Personal Qualities:-

• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Contribute to maintaining existing and developing new client relationships
• Flexibility to travel to client sites when required
• Capability to work under tight deadlines while achieving objectives with the ability to deal with competing priorities and manage time appropriately
• Mentoring and Development: You will provide support and advice to members the team, this may also include line management responsibilities. Atkins focus is on developing our staff to realise their full potential, with development plans geared to individual needs and abilities.

Mandatory Requirements:-

• Masters / Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with around 10 years of relevant industrial experience.

Desirable Requirements:-

• IEng / CEng or working towards chartership with the IET.
• Experience of working UK National Grid / SSEN substation projects
• Experience on software such as CDEGS, Furse, CYMCAP
• Experience as Commissioning engineer will be added advantage
• HVDC design experience (optional)
• OHL design experience. (optional)
• Experience of Working Groups and Technical committees such as CIGRE and IEEE.
• The willingness to travel as projects or clients dictate.
• Travel to other company sites may be required.

Location:-

• Bangalore, India.

Company Overview:-

Atkins is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. Atkins has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the globe for more than 50 years. Atkins has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.