Senior Engineer - Renewables (Electrical)

Wood
Chennai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Energy & Utilities OperationsExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Relationship building","Troubleshooting","Time management","Organizational skills"]

Lead electrical design work for utility-scale renewable energy projects, supporting delivery from preliminary design through IFC, with a focus on solar. Review electrical design packages across independent engineering and owner scopes, perform electrical power system studies, and troubleshoot high-voltage system and protection relay issues. Prepare technical specifications and grid connection documentation, ensuring compliance with relevant codes, standards, and safety requirements.

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10 months ago

Senior Engineer - Renewables (Electrical)

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Job Summary

Lead electrical design work for utility-scale renewable energy projects, supporting delivery from preliminary design through IFC, with a focus on solar. Review electrical design packages across independent engineering and owner scopes, perform electrical power system studies, and troubleshoot high-voltage system and protection relay issues. Prepare technical specifications and grid connection documentation, ensuring compliance with relevant codes, standards, and safety requirements.
Location: Chennai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and manage review of electrical design packages across independent engineering and owner scopes of work.
  • •Lead and manage electrical design of renewable energy projects from preliminary design through IFC to meet budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
  • •Support electrical power system studies and calculations, including steady-state, dynamic, and transient stability simulations.
  • •Analyze and troubleshoot high-voltage transmission and distribution protective relay settings, transformer issues, and fault analysis.
  • •Develop protection, control, and metering system design for electrical switching substations (138kV, 240kV, 400kV) and ensure compliance with codes, standards, regulations, and procedures.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •B.E. / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech in Electrical or related field.
  • •7+ years of relevant technical experience in substation engineering and transmission line design.
  • •3+ years of experience working with high-voltage systems.
  • •Experience developing/reviewing equipment specifications and substation design, including substation equipment selection.
  • •Working knowledge of NESC, NEC, ANSI, and IEEE codes/standards, plus power system studies and simulations.
Experience:7+ yearsRenewable energyUtility-scale solarUtility-scale windPower systemsSubstation engineering
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical or related field
Skills:CommunicationRelationship buildingTroubleshootingTime managementOrganizational skills
Languages:EnglishSpanish
Tech Stack:ETAPPSSEPSCADEplanAutoCADCYMCAPWinIGSCDEGS

Company Brief

Wood
Provides engineering, project delivery and technical consultancy services across energy, built environment and industrial sectors, delivering integrated solutions for oil & gas, renewables, infrastructure and environmental projects worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Founded: 1982
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