The posting
Responsibilities
Engineering Review and Finalization:
- Review engineering schemes related to the switchyard, ensuring they meet technical and operational standards.
- Finalize engineering schemes after thorough review, making necessary adjustments and optimizations.
- Collaborate with the Quality department to assist in quality inspections of the finalized schemes, ensuring they adhere to required standards.
Project Support:
- Provide detailed technical specifications to the engineering team to ensure proper equipment sizing and compatibility with system requirements.
- Support the tendering process by addressing technical queries during discussions and conducting comprehensive technical evaluations of potential vendors.
- Review submitted schemes from Adani's side after contract awards, ensuring they align with project goals and standards.
- Oversee the entire product preparation process, ensuring all technical requirements and specifications are met.
- Conduct Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) to verify that the product meets all operational and safety standards before deployment.
- Witness the commissioning of products at the site, ensuring proper installation, integration, and functionality.
- Provide technical support to the project team during the commissioning of protection systems, ensuring all procedures are followed correctly.
- Assist in the system charging process, verifying that all protection systems are operational and meet regulatory standards.
- Review commissioning documents required for regulatory approvals, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and submit them to the appropriate authorities.
OEM and Maintenance Support:
- Conduct Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to evaluate potential failure points and their impacts on the system.
- Provide technical recommendations and corrective actions from an electrical system perspective to address identified issues.
- Support Annual Overhaul (AOH) and Capital Overhaul (COH) processes by providing technical expertise and ensuring all protection systems are maintained and upgraded as necessary.
- Conduct annual internal protection audits to evaluate the effectiveness of current systems and identify areas for improvement.
- Coordinate external protection audits every five years, working with third-party auditors to ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Manage regular system upgrades, including identifying needs, budgeting, collaborating with OEMs, and overseeing the completion of upgrades.
- Coordinate relay settings reviews and provide recommendations based on changes in grid conditions to ensure optimal system performance.
Regulatory and System Studies:
- Participate in monthly meetings with government regulators, such as regional power committees.
- Prepare and present detailed data on system health and any grid occurrences to the Team Lead Protection for submission to authorities.
- Conduct comprehensive power systems studies, including load flow, short circuit, transient stability, and electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies for new plant power evacuation.
Training and Development:
- Provide protection-related training to internal and external site engineers to enhance their knowledge and skills.
- Develop detailed training materials and conduct workshops to ensure all team members are well-versed in protection systems and procedures.
- Conduct technical audits to ensure compliance with standards and identify areas for improvement, providing detailed reports and action plans.
Root Cause Analysis (RCA):
- Conduct Root Cause Analyses for equipment failures and ensure implementation across all sites.
- Provide recommendations and ensure RCA findings are integrated into maintenance plans.
- Investigate recurring failures across units and propose solutions under the guidance of the Head of Department (HOD).
Management of Change (MOC):
- Propose and approve Management of Change (MOC) initiatives to enhance performance, reliability, and safety.
- Evaluate and approve all MOC proposals related to switchyard protection systems.
Engineering Review and Finalization:
- Review engineering schemes related to the switchyard, ensuring they meet technical and operational standards.
- Finalize engineering schemes after thorough review, making necessary adjustments and optimizations.
- Collaborate with the Quality department to assist in quality inspections of the finalized schemes, ensuring they adhere to required standards.
Project Support:
- Provide detailed technical specifications to the engineering team to ensure proper equipment sizing and compatibility with system requirements.
- Support the tendering process by addressing technical queries during discussions and conducting comprehensive technical evaluations of potential vendors.
- Review submitted schemes from Adani's side after contract awards, ensuring they align with project goals and standards.
- Oversee the entire product preparation process, ensuring all technical requirements and specifications are met.
- Conduct Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) to verify that the product meets all operational and safety standards before deployment.
- Witness the commissioning of products at the site, ensuring proper installation, integration, and functionality.
- Provide technical support to the project team during the commissioning of protection systems, ensuring all procedures are followed correctly.
- Assist in the system charging process, verifying that all protection systems are operational and meet regulatory standards.
- Review commissioning documents required for regulatory approvals, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and submit them to the appropriate authorities.
OEM and Maintenance Support:
- Conduct Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to evaluate potential failure points and their impacts on the system.
- Provide technical recommendations and corrective actions from an electrical system perspective to address identified issues.
- Support Annual Overhaul (AOH) and Capital Overhaul (COH) processes by providing technical expertise and ensuring all protection systems are maintained and upgraded as necessary.
- Conduct annual internal protection audits to evaluate the effectiveness of current systems and identify areas for improvement.
- Coordinate external protection audits every five years, working with third-party auditors to ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Manage regular system upgrades, including identifying needs, budgeting, collaborating with OEMs, and overseeing the completion of upgrades.
- Coordinate relay settings reviews and provide recommendations based on changes in grid conditions to ensure optimal system performance.
Regulatory and System Studies:
- Participate in monthly meetings with government regulators, such as regional power committees.
- Prepare and present detailed data on system health and any grid occurrences to the Team Lead Protection for submission to authorities.
- Conduct comprehensive power systems studies, including load flow, short circuit, transient stability, and electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies for new plant power evacuation.
Training and Development:
- Provide protection-related training to internal and external site engineers to enhance their knowledge and skills.
- Develop detailed training materials and conduct workshops to ensure all team members are well-versed in protection systems and procedures.
- Conduct technical audits to ensure compliance with standards and identify areas for improvement, providing detailed reports and action plans.
Root Cause Analysis (RCA):
- Conduct Root Cause Analyses for equipment failures and ensure implementation across all sites.
- Provide recommendations and ensure RCA findings are integrated into maintenance plans.
- Investigate recurring failures across units and propose solutions under the guidance of the Head of Department (HOD).
Management of Change (MOC):
- Propose and approve Management of Change (MOC) initiatives to enhance performance, reliability, and safety.
- Evaluate and approve all MOC proposals related to switchyard protection systems.
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A):
- Conduct technical due diligence for switchyard protection systems-related aspects in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activities.
- Review equipment designs, site operations, and provide red flags and cost implications.
- Assess ongoing disputes, equipment issues, and contracting terms.
- Provide comprehensive due diligence report and cost estimates to the Business Development (BD) team.
Digitization and Automation:
- Execute comprehensive digitization strategies to optimize operational efficiency.
- Implement automation solutions to support overall organizational goals/strategy.
- Implement process and system improvements, adopting newer technologies and innovative ideas.
People and Team Engagement:
- Participate in the recruitment process to attract and retain skilled personnel for the team.
- Enhance employee engagement across the team to sustain a positive workplace culture.
- Lead, inspire, and mentor the team to foster a high-performance culture and ensure cross-skilling through job rotation, technical, and behavioral training.
- Ensure proper succession planning in the team.
- Foster a conducive environment for high employee retention by ensuring team satisfaction and professional development."
Qualifications
Qualification:
B.E / B.TECH (Power System / Electrical Engineering)
Exp - 12+ years of relevant experience
