Project Lead Engineer- HVDC Service

Business Information:

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Hitachi Energy HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) and HVDC Light® are highly efficient alternatives for transmitting bulk power and for special purpose applications. The classic HVDC technology is used to transmit electric power over long distances by overhead transmission lines or submarine cables. It is also used to interconnect separate power systems, where traditional alternating current (AC) connections cannot be used. HVDC Light® is an underground and submarine cable power transmission technology developed by Hitachi Energy that offers additional benefits compared to HVDC Classic.

Our Indian Operations Centre (INOPC) is a competence Centre with around 2600+ skilled engineers who focus on tendering, engineering, planning, procurement, functional system testing, installation supervision, and commissioning. Over the last decade, INOPC has evolved to become the largest engineering hub serving more than 40 countries across different energy sectors. The team caters to the four business units—Transformers, Grid Integration, Grid Automation, High Voltage and has successfully executed engineering and commissioning for projects in more than 80 countries.

Mission Statement:

The Lead engineer for HVDC Service is overall responsible for the technical solution, the line organization has full responsibility of their delivery. Lead engineer shall ensure that the solution is accepted in the line organization and that it is in line with the HVDC conceptual design, where applicable. LE shall also ensure that the delivery is in line with client’s specifications. However, the LE role does not include management of engineering resources.

Your responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for the overall design of the HVDC Service Project.

• You will be responsible for all marketing activities prior tendering starts.

• Discussion with client regarding Technical Requirements and the evaluation.

• Identify tender evaluation criteria needed to motivate a tender with performance that is above the client’s minimum requirement.

• Support with technical information that is needed in the clients work to develop the project and interface with others (including regulators, TSO’s and local authorities).

• You will be technical responsible for the total tender scope. The market department decides if a capture team should be set up for a specific project LE shall be involved in defining the tender strategy.

• The tender process starts when the marketing department decides to start the tender process. The tender ends when HVDC Service management decides that a project shall start or that the tender work shall stop.

• Identify deviations from the existing concept design.

• Identify R&D and initiate TSA, Temporary Sales Approval.

• Identify and document technical deviations and clarifications.

• Review the existing HW overview diagram, propose suitable changes.

• Lead engineer shall update Host the risk assessment meeting & Log all changes in the tender phase that impact technical concept and budget.

• You will be responsible that all technical changes from negotiations with client are forwarded and logged to the respective line organizations within the sub suppliers, or that the line organization takes responsibility and accept the change.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• You have an academic degree in Engineering (for example Electrical engineering or another similar area). 

• 10+ years of experience in HVDC Greenfield or Brownfield Project execution.

• As a person, you are communicative, collaborative, and not afraid to take on difficult conversations.  

• Ability to take a leading role and deliver quality results.

• Fluency in English, both verbally and in writing, is required. Other languages are a great advantage.