Job Description

Assistant Manager (Electrical Design & Engineering)

Department: Design & Engineering
Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Reporting To: D&E Head

Job Objective

Lead the Electrical Design & Engineering activities for MW-scale Ground Mounted Solar Power Plants, Rooftop Solar Power Plants, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and Substation projects up to 220 kV.

Key Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Project Management, and Installation teams to ensure client requirements and internal deadlines are met.
• Ensure timely delivery of engineering drawings and documents.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are aligned with project schedules.
• Perform accurate system sizing calculations.
• Execute designs in compliance with grid codes and permitting requirements.
• Manage multiple tasks and deliverables simultaneously.
• Estimate and plan engineering man-hour requirements.
• Gather market feedback to improve product offerings.
• Provide technical sales support by educating prospective customers and building technical confidence.
• Coordinate with multiple disciplines to ensure inter-departmental reviews and checks.
• Provide technical support and clarifications to the Site Execution Team.
• Review pre-award vendor evaluations against client technical specifications and submit validation documents to SCM.
• Review equipment from finalized vendors after validation approval.
• Clarify design-related requirements and issues with the Site Execution Team.
• Collect project inputs such as plot details and feeder arrangements from clients and Project Engineering Managers.
• Review drawings prepared by Design Engineers and Draftspersons.
• Review design and sizing calculations for electrical equipment and obtain client approvals.
• Review vendor engineering deliverables.
• Coordinate with Operations teams for design approvals.
• Drive cost optimization initiatives.
• Drive design optimization initiatives.
• Conduct tender risk and cost analysis.
• Prepare pre-bid tender queries.
• Perform energy estimation and risk analysis.

Key Result Areas (KRAs) & KPIs

Project Engineering & Timely Deliverables

• 80% of engineering documents delivered on or before deadline.
• 50% of design documents approved on first submission.
• Maximum of 2 revisions per drawing/document.

Design Accuracy, Compliance & Optimization

• 100% compliance with grid code and permitting requirements.
• 40% of projects executed successfully without rework during first-time site execution.
• Achieve 5% cost reduction through design optimization.

Cross-Functional Coordination & Communication

• Resolve 20 inter-departmental design clarifications.
• Complete 70% of project engineering reviews on schedule.
• Respond to internal team queries within an average of 3 working days.

Technical Support & Vendor Evaluation

• Resolve 70% of technical sales queries within defined SLA.
• Complete 50 vendor technical validations on time.
• Maintain positive client satisfaction scores from technical evaluations and feedback.

Risk Analysis & Tender Support

• Support 20 tenders with energy estimation and risk analysis.
• Ensure 80% of bids are submitted with complete technical documentation.
• Contribute to achieving a 10% tender win rate through engineering and cost inputs.

Education

• B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech in Electrical Engineering.
• Working knowledge of Solar and Substation projects.

Experience

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Design & Engineering.

Technical Competencies

• Ability to design MW-scale ground-mounted Solar Power Plants and Substations up to 220 kV.
• Extensive experience in electrical project engineering.
• Good working knowledge of PVsyst, AutoCAD, and MS Office.
• Willingness to undertake field visits.
• Ability to perform project management responsibilities when required.
• Proficiency in English and Hindi (written and spoken).

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong team-working attitude.
• Good analytical skills.
• Polite and hardworking approach.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Internal Stakeholders

• Tendering & Estimation Team
• Business Development / Sales Team
• Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• Project Management Team
• Finance & Commercial Team

External Stakeholders

• Vendors & OEMs
• Clients / Consultants
• EPC Partners

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