WSP

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Senior Planning Advisor - Dry Utilities Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead dry utilities planning for large-scale developments in India, overseeing electrical and telecom infrastructure planning from feasibility to concept design, including substations, distribution networks, and grid interfaces; coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and clients across Middle East advisory projects, delivering indicative layouts and policy-aligned strategic guidance.

Location: Bengaluru, Noida, Mumbai

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Provide strategic advisory leadership on dry utilities planning across power and telecommunication systems, supporting master planning, vision plans, and development frameworks from early feasibility through concept and pre-design stages
•Translate land use, density, development mix, and phasing into high-level power and telecom infrastructure strategies, spatial reservations, and servicing principles that enable master plan outcomes
•Define planning-level network architectures, including grid interface strategies, primary and secondary substation allocation, HV corridors, MV routing/looping concepts, LV distribution principles, and district-level infrastructure reservations, supported by indicative layout plans and corridor alignments appropriate to master planning and framework plan stages
•Assess and advise on grid connection options, reinforcement requirements, and interface risks, aligning utility strategy with developmental sequencing, authority constraints, and long-term capacity needs
•Lead demand forecasting and capacity planning using land-use-driven methodologies, diversity assumptions, and scenario-based growth trajectories, translate results into staged infrastructure investment and delivery pathways

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Master’s preferred)
•10+ years’ experience in electrical spatial planning and utility master planning, including city-scale or large development programs (mixed-use, industrial, infrastructure corridors)
•Demonstrated capability across HV/MV/LV planning and design, including substations, distribution networks, and grid interfaces
•Experience preparing and reviewing master planning level utility layouts, spatial diagrams, and concept schematics to support master planning and early design decision making
•Proven experience delivering feasibility studies, demand forecasting, and planning-level assessments
•Strong client-facing track record and experience leading multidisciplinary teams/workstreams
•Middle East experience is preferred

Experience:10+ yearsElectricityPlanningMaster planningSubstationsGrid interfacesDemand forecasting

Education:Master's

Tech Stack:HV planningMV planningLV planningSubstationsDistribution networksGrid interfaces

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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