Principal Engineer II Electrical

The Principal Engineer is part of the hierarchical organization reporting directly to the Head of the Department as direct discipline superior. Principal Engineer is having strong ability in technical matters with profound knowledge of applicable Engineering principles and processes with an emphasis on safe compliant reliable efficient and practical solutions required for the engineering design and execution of proposals and projects. Principal Engineer acts as the discipline lead engineer for various proposals and projects and is responsible to deliver the work within contractual framework quality and schedule and overall cost effectiveness in order to meet the overall project desired results.

General:
Participates in the development and implementation of engineering practices workflows and procedures; recommends and implements resulting specs and procedures.
Participates in reviews of work activities and projects; monitors workflow.

Consults with and makes recommendations to SME and Project Management Teams.
Controls key parameters (KPIs) benchmarks and efficiency figures to be applied in estimating equipment material and man-hours.
Contributes to optimization of engineering practices workflows and procedures based on collected KPIs.
Coordinates and participates in the training programs for Engineers and Designers in the department.
Project execution
Ensures compliance to Discipline Manual and Job Manual during project execution to ensure that all contractual requirements are implemented and fulfilled.
Ensures good quality of the deliverables for the design work.
Ensures completion of WBS elements within allotted man-hours and schedule dates.
Contributes to implementation of safety relevant principles standards rules and procedures.
Manages the technical procurement activities for various types of equipment.
Reviews and approves Vendor documents applicable for the Discipline.
Attends to inspections as per requirement of the inspection department
Site assistance through replying to site queries.
Able to perform MHRS calculations using Discipline calculation tool.
Technical Community
Participates in the development of Discipline related technical standards specifications and design criteria.
HSE QA/QC
Executes applicable scope of work in compliance with the requirements of the HSE Management System and IMS for the discipline/project.
Ensures that the documentation is prepared checked and approved according to Project Quality Plan and ready to be released.
DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE
Leads & coordinates Electrical Engineering for Projects. Has wide discipline knowledge; good coordination skill with all the other Engineering disciplines engineering sub-contractors vendors and construction teams.
Review of client ITB and provide clarifications / deviations for such proposals Prepare of estimates wrt Cost Man-hours
Technical Strength in Various Electrical Calculations such as Power Balance Cable Sizing Earthing Calculations Lighting Calculations Lightning Protection Calculations using various tools such as excel based & ETAP DIALUX etc.
Electrical System studies in ETAP for Short Circuit Load Flow & Motor Starting
Protection Relay coordination study
Experience in preparation of Cable list & interconnection schedule
Technical Strength in Layout engineering - Hazardous Area Layouts Cable Routing (above &underground) Conduit & Tray Sizing Earthing/Grounding Layouts Lighting Layouts & Circuiting Lightning Protection Layouts
Experience in working & Co-ordinating with International Vendor
Inquiry & Purchase requisition Equipment data sheet Technical bid evaluation for Electrical equipment

• Experience - 15- 18 Years of experience in EPC or Detail design engineering company in the engineering discipline for execution of projects in various sectors like Oil & Gas Air Separation Energy Refining Petrochemicals
• Education: MTech /ME BTech / BE - Electrical Engineering
• Experience in Inspections of Various Electrical Items ex Motors Switchgears UPS DC systems etc.
• Vendor Drawing Review of Transformer MV & LV switchgears Capacitor Bank UPS & DC system Soft Starter LV VFD MV & LV Motor Heater DG Cable
• Familiar with International Standards like NFPA NEC IEEE ANSI IEC IS .
• Anticipation and Identification of risks and opportunities and recommend mitigations during execution
• Effective Communication skills with proactive coordination to manage interdiscipline workflow.
• Ability to identify cost optimization opportunities during project execution .
• Tool proficiency - ETAP DIALux Auto-CAD
• Experience in VSI & LCI Soft Starter LV VFD
• Experience in working on Large Machines 5 MW and above Induction Synchronous Motors & Turbines

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