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BRL-ENG-03 · Engineering & Design
Head of Grid & Substation Engineering
Transmission & Grid Pune (Head Office) · On-site 18–25 years · Leadership Board track
Build and lead BARREL's engineering function for EHV transmission lines, pooling substations and grid integration, from 66 kV to 765 kV. You are accountable for every interconnection BARREL designs and for the engineering quality behind its transmission bids and EPC contracts.
Scope of work
- Set the engineering strategy, standards and design manuals for AIS and GIS substations and overhead lines.
- Build and lead a team of substation, protection, line and power system study engineers in Pune.
- Approve basic and detailed engineering for pooling stations, switchyards and transmission lines on every project.
- Lead engineering for transmission bids, including route surveys, tower spotting, bills of quantity and risk registers.
- Own connectivity and GNA applications and the technical engagement with CTUIL, STUs and load despatch centres.
- Sign off protection philosophies, relay settings and coordination studies before energisation.
- Approve vendor drawings and type test evidence for power transformers, reactors, breakers, GIS and conductors.
- Resolve design-related site issues and approve design changes with their cost and schedule impact.
- Embed engineering checklists and approval workflows into BARREL OS and the Project Manager app.
- Represent BARREL's engineering position to lenders' engineers, utilities and the Board.
Technical description
- Substation design to the CBIP Manual on Substation Layout and the CEA Technical Standards for Construction of Electrical Plants and Electric Lines.
- Earthing design to IEEE 80 and IS 3043, and direct stroke lightning protection to IEEE 998.
- Overhead line design to IS 802 and IEC 60826, with PLS-CADD and PLS-TOWER for sag-tension and tower spotting.
- Substation automation and protection on IEC 61850 (station and process bus), including GOOSE-based interlocking.
- Load flow, short circuit, stability, insulation coordination and transient studies in PSS/E, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, ETAP and EMTP/PSCAD.
- Grid connectivity under the CEA connectivity standards, the CERC Connectivity and GNA Regulations 2022 and the IEGC 2023.
- Equipment specifications to IEC 62271 (switchgear), IEC 60076 (transformers) and IS 398 (conductors).
- 3D substation design in Revit or a substation-specific tool for clash detection and quantities.
Commercial description
- Own the engineering budget and headcount plan for the transmission and grid portfolio.
- Cut capital cost per MW of evacuation capacity through standardised designs and layouts.
- Reduce the risk priced into transmission bids by improving survey and quantity accuracy.
- Limit design-driven variation orders and protect projects from liquidated damages for late commissioning.
- Manage engineering consultants and design partners against scope, quality and fee.
- Report engineering KPIs, risk and capability to the CEO and the Board.
Skills required
- EHV substation and transmission line engineering leadership.
- Protection and control philosophy for 220 kV to 765 kV.
- Power system studies and grid code compliance.
- Transmission bid engineering and risk estimation.
- Engagement with CTUIL, STUs and load despatch centres.
- Building and leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Design review and approval governance.
- Vendor and consultant management.
- Board-level reporting of technical risk.
Talent we look for
- You build institutions, not just designs.
- You hire people better than yourself in their specialism.
- You make firm technical calls and own the consequences.
- You earn the respect of utilities through precision and honesty.
- You develop the next generation of Indian grid engineers deliberately.
Qualifications
- B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering; M.Tech in Power Systems strongly preferred.
- Eighteen or more years in EHV transmission and substation engineering, with at least five leading a design function.
- Engineering responsibility for 400 kV or higher substations or lines taken to energisation.
- Chartered Engineer (IEI) or equivalent professional standing is an advantage.
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