Job Description
Key responsibilities
- Responsible for maintenance at the time of equipment, sub stations, Gate, Administration building, staff colony, workstations, fire pump
- The engineer must have strong knowledge of HV safety, arcflash hazards, and electrical compliance standards
- Must know the Substation billing system and be able to be analyzed.
- Carry out routine checks and inspections and Analyse test results and recommend corrective measures of:
- Power transformers oil level, temperature, silica gel, OLTC operations, cooling fans, radiators.
- HV/MV circuit breakers VCB, ACB, SF6, GIS.
- CTs, PTs, surge arresters, isolators, bus systems.
- HV/LV switchgear, protection panels, and control wiring.
- Transformer IR, Tan delta, BDV, DGA (Dissolved Gas Analysis), winding resistance.
- Breaker timing tests, contact resistance, insulation resistance.
- Thermography for hotspots on cables, busbars, panels.
- Earth testing, Cable fault
- Fault Analysis, Troubleshooting & Repair. Respond to electrical breakdowns in substations and carry out rootcause analysis. Fault Analysis, Troubleshooting & Repair
- Diagnosed faults related to: Protection relay trips, Transformer alarms or abnormal conditions, Breaker malfunctions
Vendor Management & Spares
- Coordinate with OEMs for servicing major equipment.
- Maintain stock of relays, breaker spares, transformer accessories, and critical components.
- Verify HT Electricity bills thoroughly:
- Units consumed (kWh / kVAh)
- MD charges
- TOD slabs (if applicable)
- Power factor incentives/penalties
- Wheeling & cross-subsidy charges
- Electricity duty and taxes
- Good understanding of green power initiatives and Solar system .
- CEA Regulations (as applicable to operation & maintenance of electrical installations)
- Ensure all substation equipment, installations, and work practices comply with the CEA Regulations.
- Statutory norms from State Electricity Board
- IS/IEC/IEEE safety standards
- Implementing maintenance practices to achieve optimum equipment availability with minimum downtime while adhering strictly to safety standards and perform preventive maintenance when equipments are ideal
- Prioritizing the issues as per severity
- For Electrical Engineer Basic knowledge on PLC and Drive system
- Routine inspection and checks of Emergency Generators, Administration Building lift, Fire system and Yard Flood lights.
- Ensure that the company health, safety & environment policy and procedures are observed.
- To report any abnormality observed on equipment on priority to the Supervisor
