Technical Leader – Electrical Distribution & E-house | REP APAC

We are looking for Technical Leader – Electrical Distribution (ED) & E-House (EH) | Regional Engineering Platform (REP) Delhi

Mission:-

 As part of a project team:-

• Act as the leader of the technical content of the project, and be the single point of contact regarding all project technical topics
• Make sure customer technical requirements are fulfilled (in terms of performance, quality, costs and time), in compliance with the contract, and based on the Architecture & Technical specifications defined during the tendering phase
• Lead a technical team composed of “customer project technical designers and engineers” and ensure technical coordination of all projects stakeholders
• Lead all technical aspects of customer integrated projects, starts from Tendering -to- Execution, such as: design, implementation, testing, FAT
• Manage technical risks and interfaces between the project team stakeholders and the customer; and get final customer approval of the overall technical solution designed and delivered.

Scope and Environment:-

•  Part of a customer project execution/application center
• Project technical teams located spread among one or several sites/countries, requiring international collaboration with other functional teams/stakeholders.

Key Activities and Responsibilities:-

Technical team coordination & management:-

• Lead & approve basic and detailed design of all technical aspects of an integrated solution, in line with customer and contract requirements (technical performance)
• Make sure the project technical team delivers according to the project planning
• Monitor technical costs, make sure budget for the technical part is under control
• Coordinate all technical implementation activities done at factories or supplier premises and testing facilities until project closure.

Technical coordination of project stakeholders:-

• Work in close collaboration with PM & other technical designers and engineers who take care of part of the technical scope
• Identifies whether specific expertise support is needed and coordinate the expertise actions if any
• Lead and coordinate all technical aspects of the sub-contracted parts of the project, in strong coordination with procurement team
• Act as a single point of contact for all project stakeholders regarding the technical content of the project; and ensure technical coordination among the project team.

Design & Implementation: according to her/his field of knowledge:-

• Perform, review some design and specification activities, by leveraging Schneider Electric portfolio of products & systems in an optimized manner, in order to maximize profitability and limit technical risks; May perform some implementation/test activities (testing, FAT, etc).
• Perform basic design calculations & engineering, and detailed engineering if required.

Risk & Opportunity management, Change management, Alert:-

• Identify any potential changes versus contract or already-agreed design
• Work closely with PM to specify the changes and their implications for Schneider Electric (including cost impact evaluation), until getting a variation order
• Alert PM of any substantial issue that could affect the project performance or customer satisfaction.

Customer interactions:-

• Lead technical discussions and clarifications with customer
• Act as the key and trusty contact person for all technical topics related to the project.

Quality process, Methods, Tools:-

• Support PM to ensure full compliance with Schneider-Electric processes (especially CPP & TDP), and with quality instructions, safety requirements and governance principles;
• Lead the technical team to correct any technical deviations or quality issues occurring during project execution.

Community of practices & Coaching:-

• Take part of Technical Leaders’ Community of Practice within her/his Execution Center, or globally within Technical Excellence Community network
• Identify, get, formalize, share and promote lessons learned and best practices
• Act as role model and/or coach junior technical engineers and designers
• Be connected with LoBs and stay tuned on the last technical evolutions of equipment & systems (in her/his field of engineering, acting then as a referent in the Community).

Qualifications:-
Education:-

• Minimum- B.E. or equivalent in Electrical Power Engineering or Electrical, electronics & communication engineering. Masters level is desirable.

Experience:-

• Minimum 7 years in leading technical scope of projects
• Electrical / Power electrical engineering overview & background in MV/ LV Electrical Distribution networks
• Good knowledge of IEC standard in the field of LV & MV Switchgears, Power & Distribution Transformers, Power converters (UPS/VFD), UPS, Busways generally for low & medium voltage networks
• Experience in LV & MV motor controls
• Sound Knowledge in MV/LV network control & protection design
• Experience in LV & MV drives, power factor improvement and harmonic mitigation equipment.
• Solid understanding of Power System studies; desirable to have some expertise and practical experience.
• Knowledge in digital solution using IEC 61850, Modbus, DNP, Ethernet Protocols on electrical distribution network.
• Experience in substation engineering: Layouts & sections, cable engineering (cable sizing & schedules, cable routing and supporting technologies, termination kits, control cable termination diagrams), Lighting design, Lightning protection, installation of Switchgears and Transformers, MV & LV busways, heat load estimation, auxiliary load estimation, AC & DC UPS systems, Battery Sizing, knowledge on integration with HVAC, F&G, BMS,VESDA, etc.,
• Technical experience in a specific market segment (O&G, Utilities, Datacenter, Transport, etc.,) or in a customer application/process

Skills:-

• Ability to lead functional and remote technical teams
• Ability to communicate (written, verbal) in concise and synthetic manner on technical issues/topics
• Ability to read and understand applicable standards
• Ability to learn from others, share her/his knowledge, coach others and collaborate efficiently.
• Ability to work and cooperate in international and inter-cultural environment
• Software tools literacy: MS Office, Acrobat, AutoCAD, eTap

Other Requirements:-

• Willingness to travel up to 30%

Languages:-

• English language level min B2 / C1 (fluent communication)
• Other languages are a plus.

Location:-

• Gurgaon, Haryana.

Company Overview:-

Schneider’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. At Schneider, we call this Life Is On.

We believe access to energy and digital is a basic human right. Our generation is facing a tectonic shift in energy transition and industrial revolution catalysed by accelerated digitisation in a more electric world. Electricity is the most efficient and best vector for decarbonisation; combined with a circular economy approach, we will achieve a climate-positive impact as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.