Design Lead – Substation (Civil & Structural)

Assystem Stup is a full-service design, engineering and project delivery consultancy created following Assystem’s acquisition of Stup Consultants Pvt Ltd in July 2021. Assystem Stup combines Assystem’s internationally recognised expertise in low-carbon technologies and complex project management with Stup’s extensive experience. Stup has 5 decades expertise in the urban and territorial infrastructures, civil engineering, complex buildings, transportation infrastructures as well as its strong footprint and reputation in India. Founded in 1963 by two disciples of the renowned French engineer Eugène Freyssinet, Yves Guyon and C.R. Alimchandani, the father of Stup’s last chairman, Stup became one of India’s leading providers of infrastructure engineering services. 

Assystem is an international company of more than 6000 experts spread across 10 countries and with more than 55 years’ experiencing of supporting the world’s most challenging energy and complex infrastructure projects. 

Assystem is playing a leading role in the fight against climate change, helping governments and clients meet their energy transition aspirations. In Europe, Asia and the Middle East, our experts are working on new nuclear power stations, harnessing the power of hydrogen, wind and solar, and helping developing economies to upgrade and optimise their existing grid infrastructures. 

Assystem also helps its clients meet their operational performance challenges through its ‘engineering powered by digital’ philosophy, merging the strength of engineering and the power of datas, to improve project traceability, reduce projects costs and delivery time as well as optimising infrastructure performance. 

Objective: As the Design Lead – Civil & Structural, the person is required to strictly adhere to the schedule of the ongoing projects. He shall also be responsible for adherence to the resource allocated, for self & subordinates, for the project (man-hours) for smooth & timely completion by checking of the designs, drawings and other deliverables for the projects. In addition, he shall be directly responsible for ensuring submission of deliverables, on time, to the clients. The Design Lead shall be required to provide support for the engineering activities covering the full cycle of works from pre-bid engineering to support during commissioning and warranty periods and to extend support to site team.

She / He shall lead a team of Engineers and draftspersons to manage the Engineering activities within budget, deliver on time and maintaining a high quality of engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collecting inputs for project details (plot details, feeder arrangements etc.) from client & Project Engineering Manager
• Collecting inputs for project details (General Arrangement Drawings) from Vendors
• Preparing civil & structural deliverables such as buildings, Gantry, equipment structures, drainage systems, Cable trenches, roads etc.
• Submission of requirement of man-hours for undertaking & reviewing of design & drawings of the project
• Reviewing of BOQ and submission to contracts team and providing technical clarifications
• Reviewing of design & drawings, made by Design Engineers & Draughts person & checking of design & calculations and obtaining approvals from the client
• Coordination with multiple disciplines for ensuring inter-departmental checks
• Providing support & clarifications to the Site Execution team
• Checking of pre-award evaluation of vendors (w.r.t. technical specifications requirement of the client) and forwarding the validation document to Supply Chain Management
• Clarification of conflict w.r.t. the design & requirements of the client to the Site Execution Team

Technical Expertise:

• The Design Lead is required to have an overall knowledge of RCC & Steel Structures, Outdoor Gantry & equipment Structures, Transformers, Site grading, other outdoor services like drainage system, roads, cable trenches, etc. She / He is also required to have hands on experience of design Software viz. STAAD Pro., ETABs, AUTOCAD, REVITT & TEKLA.
• The Design Lead should also have detailed knowledge of Substation equipment and their Layouts. Furthermore, she / he should have the basic and detailed understanding of civil & structural drawings, GA drawings of equipment & gantry towers, foundation for transformers & other electrical equipment in Substation & Transmission Lines.

Minimum Qualification: B.E. / B. Tech. / M. Tech. in Civil Engineering

Experience: 7 – 10 years (Experience in Civil & structural design aspects in Substation / Power Distribution Projects)

Software Skills Required: Proficient in STAAD Pro., Awareness ETABs, SAP, AUTOCAD, REVITT & TEKLA

• Should have good understanding work commitments
• Preferred immediate joiner  

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