Underground Cable Senior Engineer – Power Transmission & Distribution

Responsibilities:

• Work with design teams of 5 to 10 engineers and designers.
• Prepare and develop distribution and transmission voltage design packages for underground projects, including manhole and equipment installation, conduit and duct bank design, feeder replacement, cable replacement, and new feeder design.
• Develop routing analysis for the design of low to high voltage distribution and transmission lines using CADD/GIS design and mapping software.
• Determine construction feasibility through route studies, conflict analysis, and constructor cost estimating.
• Perform measurements and calculations for underground electric facilities on public and private utility systems.
• Leverage commercially available simulation software and other tools to evaluate different scenarios and make informed recommendations to the client.
• Produce reports and visualizations to communicate technical results and interpretation of trends; effectively communicate findings and recommendations to all areas of the business.
• Work closely with the project team to ensure deliverables and services are being provided to client’s satisfaction.
• Work closely with the project team to ensure that projects are following internal QA/QC guidelines.
• Perform QA/QC reviews of studies, reports, and construction design packages.
• Prepare calculations and assist with equipment specifications, such as cable pulling calculations, voltage drop, , and ampacity calculations.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to less experienced staff members.

Requirements / Needs:-

• Experience leading a team of engineers and designers
  • Managing multiple projects, deadlines, and deliverables in parallel
  • Communicating with multiple teams and stakeholders
  • Priority management and schedule planning.
• Knowledge of Undergrounding / Underground Cables / Insulated conductors
  • System design parameters and constraints
  • Cable sizing methodology
  • Duct bank plan and profiles
  • Cable Grounding and Bonding Scheme
• ·Experience with CymCap and cable ampacity calculations
  • Calculation setup and running, determination of parameters.
  • Performance impacts and analysis
• Cable pulling calculations.
• Route analysis and planning
• Identify beginning and end points, along with key features and reference points along route.
• Identification of fatal flaws, keep out zones or cost drivers.
• Assessment of route options, planning, and performance criteria
• Project planning and cost estimating
• Understands the Electrical components and applicable of an underground transmission project (cable construction, terminations, splices, lightning arrestors)

Qualifications and Experience:-

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, civil or mechanical engineering, with 3-10 years of experience.
• Proven verbal and written communication and IT (office packages) skills
• Track record in finding solutions to complex problems within deadlines.
• Strong knowledge of underground and overhead powerlines construction methods and distribution system equipment.
• Familiarity with NESC code for electrical design and construction guidelines.
• Experience to review and understand underground field inspection data.
• Familiarity with topographic mapping & surveying, and subsurface utility engineering/utility locating procedures and practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Capable of devising new, more efficient approaches to solving problems and processes.
• Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously and to prioritize work.
• Knowledge of utility telecommunications, distributed energy resource integration, and advanced distribution technologies a plus.
• Flexibility to travel a plus.

Location:-

• Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Company Overview:-

Burns & McDonnell India is a full-service engineering company, with multi-discipline capabilities across oil & gas, chemical & petrochemical, transmission & distribution, energy/power, environmental, and food & consumer product sectors.

Located in Vikhroli (West), Mumbai, Burns & McDonnell India is a subsidiary of Burns & McDonnell, a global, full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm with more than 10,000 professionals.

Since being established in 2013, Burns & McDonnell India has been a vital branch of the Burns & McDonnell firm.

Burns & McDonnell India embodies the mission of Burns & McDonnell, which is to make our clients successful, and is committed to wellness, team building and giving back to the community.