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AtkinsRéalis

Engineering services for infrastructure and energy

Lead Engineer - Protection & Control

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A graduate or postgraduate degree in Electrical Engineering and around 15 or more years of experience designing Protection & Control Systems.
  • Hands-on experience designing protection systems for busbars, feeders, transformers, reactors, bus sections, bus couplers, and related equipment on 132 kV and above systems.
  • Understanding of current and voltage transformers, auto-reclose, circuit-breaker fail, and plant auto-switching arrangements.
  • Ability to produce single-line diagrams and protection single-line diagrams or key-line diagrams; circuit and wiring diagrams; general arrangement diagrams; cable schedules, cable block diagrams, and termination schedules.
  • Ability to produce design documentation, including design basis reports, case studies, and project design specifications.
  • Competence in reviewing and approving design drawings and documents produced by other engineers.
  • Membership in the IET and progress toward Chartered Engineer accreditation.
  • Strong English communication skills to coordinate with clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Ability to coordinate project needs with team members working in different locations.
  • Flexibility to travel to client sites when required.
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines, handle competing priorities, and manage time appropriately.
  • Ability to provide support and advice to team members; the role may include line-management responsibilities.
  • Experience with MS Office and AutoCAD 2D.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the delivery of a variety of projects, drawing on the wider team for technical engineering requirements and building strong client relationships.
  • Act as the client-facing lead for work delivery and ensure work meets client expectations.
  • Undertake front-end engineering design or detailed design of high-voltage and extra-high-voltage substations, including air-insulated, gas-insulated, and high-voltage direct-current substations.
  • Produce front-end engineering design drawings and documentation, including protection single-line or key-line diagrams, work specifications, and assessments of auxiliary-system requirements.
  • Complete detailed design deliverables, including circuit diagrams, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, cable block diagrams, general arrangement diagrams, and termination schedules.
  • Interface substation auxiliary systems and other equipment with Protection & Control Systems.
  • Complete design calculations, including low-voltage alternating-current and direct-current system sizing, current- and voltage-transformer adequacy checks, and cable sizing.
  • Undertake fault-current calculations, relay settings, and intelligent electronic device configuration as required by skills and project needs.
  • Prepare reports, bid documents, and bid evaluations.
  • Coordinate across disciplines.
  • Support tendering by preparing preliminary design documentation and drawings, bills of quantities, and engineering man-hour estimates.
  • Lead Protection & Control design on projects and engage with junior and graduate engineers.
  • Mentor other engineers and support their development.
  • Manage the team and identify engineering resource requirements and ways to fulfill them.
  • Provide engineering support and resolve queries during construction, testing, and commissioning; attend site meetings and inspections.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience as a commissioning engineer.
  • Experience working on UK National Grid or SSEN substation projects, or with an EPC contractor.
  • Experience with Trimble (Amtech), ETAP, or PSCAD.

About the Company

AtkinsRéalis

Engineering services for infrastructure and energy

AtkinsRéalis provides engineering services for infrastructure and nuclear projects, connecting people, data, and technology to plan, design, build, and manage systems worldwide. It delivers integrated services through consulting, design, engineering, and project management, using a global team and data-driven collaboration to move projects from concept to commissioning. The company’s global reach and end-to-end capability across conventional engineering and nuclear sectors enable coordinated delivery across multiple disciplines. Its goal is to transform infrastructure and energy systems worldwide by delivering safe, reliable, and efficient engineering solutions.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$2.8B
Headquarters
Epsom, United Kingdom
Founded
1938

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