
Job Title: Secondary Electrical Design Engineer (HV Substation)
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Job Type: Permanent
We are seeking an experienced Senior Secondary Electrical Engineer – HV Substations to join our engineering team and support the design and delivery of high-voltage substation projects. The successful candidate will have strong expertise in secondary engineering and protection/control systems for HV substations, with experience across indoor and outdoor AIS/GIS substations up to 220kV
Experience in the renewable energy sector will be considered a strong advantage. The role requires a technically strong engineer who can work effectively with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, and project stakeholders while producing high-quality engineering documentation and technical deliverables.
Secondary Engineering and Design of HV Indoor/Outdoor, AIS/GIS Substations up to 220kV.
Design of secondary basic documents, including SLD, Protection Logics Diagrams, and Interlocking Logic Diagrams
Preparation of Signal Lists for SAS/SCADA, Protection, Alarm, Event & Fault recording signals.
Checking & Interfacing of Supplier Drawings. (e.g. GIS/AIS Drawings, AC/DC System Drawings, Transformer Drawings, etc).
CT and VT sizing calculations and DC battery sizing calculations.
Cable Planning, schedules, and preparation of Interface documents (Termination Details) to integrate the substation equipment.
Supporting the project team to prepare BOQ and technical proposals.
BSc/MSc in Electrical Engineering.
5+ years of relevant post-qualification experience.
Proficient in AutoCAD, Etap.
Fully conversant with the latest IFC and IFFE standards and technologies on Secondary Engineering / Design of HV Substations (experience in Renewable sector would be a plus).
Strong technical reporting & teamwork skills.
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