Designer / Senior Designer - Electrical - Power systems - Revit

Are you an experienced Designer or Senior Electrical Substation Designer (onshore & offshore) Industry and handled both brownfield and green field projects extensively? Are you a technical expert in AutoCAD, MicroStation & Revit 3D Model (BIM 360) tool? Then this is the right job for you.

Ramboll in India

With over 1,000 experts across five offices in India, Ramboll delivers innovative solutions across diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, and Energy. Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a people-first organization committed to creating sustainable impact through collaboration and innovation.

Inviting bright minds

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative, and empowering culture? At Ramboll, we work to create a sustainable future through inspiring projects and innovative solutions that set the standard across industries.

Great responsibility and professional growth

In Ramboll, you will perform versatile and exciting tasks for large international clients. You will work independently, take ownership of your areas of responsibility, and collaborate with talented and committed colleagues in a highly professional environment. Ramboll is a knowledge-based company where your strong technical skills will contribute to valuable solutions, professional sparring, and close collaboration with colleagues and clients.

Your technical expertise and personal development goals will shape your role and responsibilities, allowing you to build an engaging and rewarding career.

1. Ability to handle all design activities of a project independently with minimum support from engineers.
2. Lead the group of Designers & Draughtsman. Technically guide and train them for timely completion of the project.
3. Understand scope and battery limit and bring it up with lead if client requirement is more than what is required in the scope.
4. Develop design drawings in 2D and 3D models for MV, HV & EHV outdoor and indoor substations (AIS, GIS and Hybrid)
5. To make use of intelligent tools like automation of AutoCAD using excel, etc.
6. As a Senior Electrical Substation Designer, you will be working in a project team environment with engineers and other designers involved in medium, high and extra high voltage substation design. Responsibilities will include the preparation of the following substation drawings: 

• Key Single Line Diagram
• Metering & Protection Single Line Diagram
• Overall General Arrangement plan & section views
• Electrical Equipment Plans & arrangement drawings
• Detailed Bill of Materials
• Lightning Stroke Shielding Plan
• Grounding / Earthing Plan
• Civil input drawings like floor and wall cutout details, tile arrangement drawing, panel base frame fixing details. Also, Substation layout part shall include, fence, road, buildings part (high level)
• Coordination for building foundation and equipment structure design
• Typical installation drawings for earthing, lightning protection, cables and cable trays
• MV & HV cable routing drawing
• Power and Control cable schedule
• Cable trench / duct bank layouts, cable tray routing layouts
• Illumination or Lighting layouts (Indoor and Outdoor)
• Control Building Equipment and basement room layout and sections
• Erection key diagram
• Control and protection logic diagram
• Interfacing block diagram
• Drafting assistance in control and protection schematics
• Equipment vendor drawing review from primary design perspective

1. Take responsibility for the quality and accuracy of all your deliverables
2. Basic understanding and application of major equipment, such as power transformers, power circuit breakers, disconnect switches, VT/CT’s, surge arrestors, control house, and other high-voltage substation related materials
3. Prepare/create construction documents for the installation of new, or modifications of existing, electrical high voltage substations.
4. Provide drafting support for various type of substation project including conceptual, feasibility study, FEED and detailed design
5. Utilize end user’s requirement specification and their standard practices and/or Engineering direction to produce new drawings and update existing drawings utilizing AutoCAD and MicroStation
6. Maintain document management system with quality data.
7. Check and QA/QC of the drawings / documents.
8. Multi-discipline coordination including civil and MEP inputs and coordination
9. Provides status reports. Perform other duties as required.
10. Travel to job site, if required.

1. Diploma in Electrical or equivalent degree from recognised authority / university
2. Must have
   1. 8+ years for a designer role
   2. 10 to 15 years for a senior designer role
   3. experience in similar role, which includes HV & EHV outdoor and indoor substation design
3. Well familiar with International Codes and Standards like IEEE, ANSI, IEC and BS EN, Materials, Specifications, Calculations and Datasheets
4. Must have hands on experience in drafting and designing of complete outdoor and indoor substations up to 745kV.
5. Having experience in offshore substation, HVDC substation, Battery Energy storage system (BESS) design will be an added advantage.
6. Tool hands-on experience mandatory:
   1. AutoCAD
   2. MicroStation
   3. Revit (BIM360) – expert level
7. Tool hands-on experience preferable:
   1. Aveva Engineering
   2. Aveva E3D
   3. AutoCAD Construction Cloud (ACC) / BIM 360
   4. CADDY++
   5. AutoCAD Electrical
   6. Lighting calculation – Dialux, Dialux EVO or other software
   7. Earthing

Your new colleagues

You will be part of Ramboll Chennai, Electrical department consists of 25+ highly skilled colleagues, typically supporting Ramboll’s projects in other countries. (Denmark & USA, etc.).

Welcome to our Energy division

Ramboll is at the forefront of addressing the green transition and offers a holistic approach to energy that supports the sector on the journey towards more sustainable solutions. With 1,500 bright minds across 46 offices in 14 countries covering the full spectrum of technologies and all parts of the value chain from production through transmission and distribution, we plan, design and implement energy solutions all over the world



How to Apply

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through our online recruitment system by clicking the Apply link below. Attach your CV, cover letter, and relevant documents showcasing your fit for the role and your availability to join.

We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming you to Ramboll.