Design Lead – Solar

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.    

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Objective: As Design Lead (Instrumentation), the person shall be capable of reviewing & executing Engineering Activities of instrumentation /Automation of Solar PV Power Plants. He shall facilitate the modellers in development of BIM 3D Model for PV Solar Power plants. In addition, she / he has to coordinate with other departments including Inter-departmental checks covering Civil/ Structural, Electrical, MEP and others. The Design Lead (Instrumentation) 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 Design Engineers and Draughts Persons to manage the Engineering activities within budget, deliver on time and maintaining a high quality of engineering.

Key Responsibilities:
• Timely Delivery of Engineering Drawings & Documents

• Ensure deliveries are aligned to Project Schedule

• Review drawings by Design Engineers & Draughts Persons. Checking of design & sizing calculations of engineering electrical equipment and obtaining approvals from the client

• Review of Vendor deliverables pertaining to Engineering

• Capable of Multitasking and deliver multiple things on time

• Estimate and Plan man-hour requirements

• Review BOQ and submit to contracts team and providing technical clarifications

• Coordinate with multiple disciplines for ensuring inter-departmental checks

• Provide support & clarifications to the Site Execution team

• Check pre-award evaluation of vendors (w.r.t. technical specifications requirement of the client) and forward the validation document to Supply Chain Management

• Inspect equipment from the finalized vendor after submission of validation document of the vendor

• Clarify issues w.r.t. the design & requirements of the client to the Site Execution Team

• Collect inputs for project details from client & Project Engineering Manager

• Coordinating with Operations team and informing Design specifications for obtaining approval

• Collect inputs for project details (General Arrangement Drawings) from Vendors

• Check deliverables such as Instrumentation and JB Location Layout, Control Room Layout, F&G Location Layout, CCTV Location Layout, Earthing Layout, Cable Tray routing Layout, Access Control System Layout, EPAX System Layout

• Provide support to Electrical AC/DC, Civil /Structural for reviewing Vendor drawings

• Submit requirement of man-hours for undertaking & reviewing of design & drawings of the project

BE Electronics Instrumentation Engineering / ICE (Instrumentation and Control Engineering) or M. Tech. (Instrumentation or Automation)

Experience: Experience : 7–10 years (Must have experience in design aspects of Solar PV Power Plants / Power Distribution Projects)

Software Skills Required:
• General awareness of SCADA Programming software(Preferable) and MS Office.

Technical Expertise

The Design Lead (Instrumentation) is required to have an overall knowledge of equipment layouts and necessary calculations. Expertise in PLC/SCADA system, Met station system, cable selections, Telecom, CCTV systems, ACS (Access Control system), System Integration, third party equipment integration system. Well versed in all the protocols of communication systems, Tracker control system. He / She is also required to have knowledge in Electrical and Mechanical Equipment. The Design Lead (Instrumentation) should also have detailed knowledge of Solar PV Power Plants. The Design Lead (Instrumentation) is required to have knowledge on National and International Codes and Standards. The Design Lead (Instrumentation) is required to understand and interpret the contractual technical requirements and facilitate the Project Teams as and when required.

Operating Network

Internally: Head of Engineering, Section Heads, Design Engineers, Draughts Person, Operations Team, Site Execution team & Supply Chain Management team

Externally: Clients (Site Execution & Engineering team), Consultants & Vendors

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people's ability to dare are the only things that matter . Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.