MEP Engineer (Electrical Design) Campus Development

About IIHS Campus Development

The IIHS Campus is located on a 54-acre site at Kengeri, Bengaluru, located between a 525 acre reserve forest and an 800-year old 150-acre lake. Its digitally augmented buildings and facilities will enable interdisciplinary teaching-learning, research and practice, and demonstrate the best examples of Indian design and crafts. The Campus will provide faculty, students and researchers with the opportunity to immerse themselves in and innovate around India's core urban challenges.

The Campus features a robust integrated digital infrastructure and services network supported by various sensors and IoT devices to enable cost-effective monitoring of high performance and sustainability. This will be enabled via an intelligent digital twin to integrate all building and campus-wide services to assist in predictive operations and maintenance.

The IIHS Campus Development team focuses on design, procurement, execution, and

documentation of the development of the IIHS Kengeri Campus. Joining the Campus Development team at IIHS offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of building one of India's most ambitious, sustainable and climate-resilient campuses. Situated in the upcoming Kengeri area of Bengaluru, it is deeply rooted in principles of net neutrality and long-term environmental stewardship targeting Factor Two to Four infrastructure and services and ecological conservation.

As part of this fast-paced and dynamic team, you will gain hands-on experience and

unparalleled exposure to interdisciplinary planning, design and implementation spanning various technology domains, architecture, urban design, planning, ecological and environmental design, ICT and IoT. The role is designed to accelerate your professional development, offering meaningful engagement with cutting-edge practices in sustainable and climate-resilient development, and biodiversity conservation. We are looking for candidates passionate about building a better future and eager to shape a living, learning campus from the ground up. Join this team if you are interested in a purpose-driven career.

Job Description

IIHS is looking to hire an external consultant as an Electrical MEPF Designer who will be responsible for developing and coordinating electrical and MEPF design drawings, layouts, calculations and documentation for the IIHS campus at Kengeri, Bengaluru. The candidate will work closely with the MEPF team, consultants, architects and site engineers to develop coordinated, constructible and specification-compliant designs and provide technical support during execution.

The candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the design is implemented on site with minimum deviation and for providing feedback on all deviations.

This will be a contractual position for an initial term of 11 months, renewable on mutual consent.

Activities and Tasks

Responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Preparing and developing electrical design drawings and layouts based on project requirements and approved design criteria;
• Developing and reviewing Electrical SLDs, load schedules, DB schedules, Electrical (HT/LT) layouts and ELV layouts;
• Assisting in electrical load calculations, cable sizing, voltage-drop calculations, short-circuit calculations and equipment selection;
• Preparing electrical equipment schedules, cable schedules and other design documentation;
• Developing coordinated MEPF drawings in coordination with mechanical, plumbing, firefighting, ELV, BMS, architectural and structural teams;
• Identifying and resolving clashes between electrical and other building services;
• Preparing and reviewing detailed construction/shop drawings suitable for site execution;
• Visiting the site periodically to understand execution requirements, verify site conditions and resolve design-related issues;
• Maintaining drawing registers, design calculations, technical submissions and other design documentation;
• Supporting testing, commissioning and troubleshooting by providing relevant drawings, schedules and technical information;
• Assisting in the preparation of as-built drawings based on site inputs and approved changes;
• Ensuring that the designs comply with applicable codes, standards, project specifications and statutory requirements;
• Ensuring daily project monitoring and regular progress reporting, including identifying potential risks and constraints and developing a mitigation mechanism; supporting the Project Manager and ensuring that project contractual deliverables are addressed in a timely manner;
• Coordinating with other project personnel to ensure that deadlines, procedures, and other project requirements are met;
• Providing support to other IIHS activities including academics, research, training, practice, operations and others;
• Participating in all activities of Institution-Building at IIHS; carrying out tasks as assigned by IIHS; and traveling on IIHS work within or outside the country as and when needed.

Structure and Reporting

The MEP engineer will be an External Consultant coordinating with the Senior Manager-Campus Development at IIHS and will be required to collaborate effectively with a diverse group of internal teams and external individuals/ organisations.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate should have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering;
• 4-6 years of relevant experience; prior experience as an electrical designer on large-scale building and infrastructure projects will be an advantage;
• Strong knowledge of building electrical systems and MEPF coordination;
• A good understanding of HT/LT distribution systems;
• Proficiency in AutoCAD;
• Working knowledge of Revit MEP/BIM will be an advantage;
• A good understanding of electrical load calculations and equipment sizing;
• The ability to develop and interpret SLDs, layouts and schedules;
• An understanding of cable sizing, voltage drop, short-circuit levels and protection coordination;
• An understanding of electrical requirements of HVAC and other MEPF equipment;
• Good knowledge of MS Excel and the preparation of engineering schedules/BOQs; effective verbal and written communication skills;
• Flexibility and the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment;
• Competency in handling simultaneously occurring tasks and smaller projects;
• Excellent organisational and team-working skills; the ability and willingness to work in close collaboration with other teams to meet common institutional goals;
• Experience of working with BIM tools will be an added advantage.
• Software skills:
• AutoCAD;
• MS Office;
• MS Project;
• REVIT MEP;
• ETAP (desirable).

This is a contractual engagement for an initial term of 11 months, renewable on mutual consent. This offer is on an exclusive basis, which implies that other professional assignments (whether compensated or not) that bear a potential conflict of interest with IIHS cannot be undertaken.

The search will remain open until the position is filled.

Location

This position is based in Kengeri, Bengaluru and may entail travel to other locations in India.

Review and Assessment

The role and performance of the incumbent shall be subject to normal review and assessment systems at IIHS.

Diversity Policy

IIHS is an equal opportunity employer that encourages women, people with disabilities and those from economically and socially excluded communities with the requisite skills and qualifications to apply for positions.

Contact

Please write to us at [Confidential Information] if you need any clarifications while filling the online application form.