Project Engineering Manager – Substation

Job Role: Project Engineering Manager – Substation 

Minimum Qualification: B.E. / B. Tech. in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering 

Experience: 12+ years (Must have experience predominantly in design aspects of Substation 

Construction and leading Engineers in execution of multiple projects) 

Objective: 

As a Project Engineering Manager, the person shall ensure that the engineering activities of the 

project takes place within stipulated time (w.r.t. both quality & cost). She / He shall ensure the 

adherence to L2 schedule during execution of the project. She / He shall work on optimizations / 

alternate proposals / solutions for quick delivery of the project with a positive margin. 

She / He shall perform inter-discipline coordination (Civil, Structural, MEP & Instrumentation). The 

PEM shall perform work allocation and man-hours allocation of different roles in the project. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate with Project Planning Manager and ensure deliveries are aligned to Project 
• Schedule 
• Conduct regular project review meetings and ensure adherence to schedule 
• Conduct internal review meetings for resource optimization, allocation and enhance 
• productivity 
• Review of designs, calculations & drawings and ensure their timely submissions after obtaining approvals from customer 
• Clarification of issues w.r.t. vendors and ensuring timely delivery of materials at project site 
• Capable of Multitasking and deliver multiple things on time 
• Clarification to inter – discipline Managers for sorting out issues w.r.t. design aspects of the equipment 
• Enable & review accurate estimation in terms of quantity for submission of Bill of Materials 
• Review critical issues and procedural delays w.r.t. design aspects of equipment and extend support to Site Execution teams 
• Ensure BIM implementation in the projects 
• Settle procurement issues and extend support to Supply Chain management for ensuring order finalization for Vendor Engineering 
• Extend support for BOQ, review of pre-bid offers and technical submissions & provide post tender clarifications (after clarification from vendors) to the contracts team 
• Lead and manage team of Design Leads, Design Engineers and Draughtss persons 
• Review Vendor evaluation (w.r.t. technical specification requirement of the client) 
• Extend support to Site Execution Teams for commercial issues & processing of bills 
• Ensure issuance of Manufacturing Clearance by undertaking and facilitating necessary 
• communication with suppliers 
• Communicate & clarify deliverable list from the client and obtaining resource requirement
• Extend support for BOQ, review of pre-bid offers and technical submissions & provide post tender clarifications (after clarification from vendors) to the contracts team 
• Lead and manage team of Design Leads, Design Engineers and Draughtss persons 
• Review Vendor evaluation (w.r.t. technical specification requirement of the client) 
• Extend support to Site Execution Teams for commercial issues & processing of bills 
• Ensure issuance of Manufacturing Clearance by undertaking and facilitating necessary 
• communication with suppliers 
• Communicate & clarify deliverable list from the client and obtaining resource requirement 

Technical Expertise: 

• The Project Engineering Manager shall have overall expertise in both primary engineering & 
• secondary engineering for substation projects. The Manager is required to have thorough 
• understanding in design aspects of GIS / AIS Substations up to 765 KV. 
• She / He is required to be proficient in selection of equipment such as Power Transformers, Reactors, 
• Circuit Breakers, Disconnectors, Instrument Transformer. He shall be well versed in Substation 
• Primary and Secondary Design including Earthing, Lighting, Lightning Protection, Cabling etc, 
• interfaces between Civil, MEP & Instrumentation and Secondary engineering activities like Schemes, 
• Wiring Diagrams, SCADA & Control System. 
• The PEM is required to have understanding of leading and execution of projects for different 
• geographies / clients / utilities. She / he should have detailed knowledge of the equipment to be 
• installed and the market conditions for vendor engineering. 
• The PEM is required to understand and interpret the contractual technical requirements and 
• facilitate the Project Teams as and when required. The PEM shall have good interviewing skills.

Software Skills Required:

• General awareness of MS Office. 
• Desirable awareness of ETAP, PSCAD & CYMGRD and Project Planning Tool