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Job Description

Team Lead PSS & Transmission Line PMC

The Team Lead PSS & Transmission Line PMC will lead package-level Project Management Consultancy (PMC) monitoring, coordination, governance, and interface management activities for Pooling Substations (PSS) and EHV/UHV Transmission Line systems associated with renewable energy evacuation infrastructure. The role is responsible for monitoring project progress, quality, HSE compliance, interface management, commissioning readiness, energization activities, and Handover to Operations (HOTO) requirements while providing independent recommendations to the Client and PMO leadership.

Key Responsibilities

PMC Leadership & Package Coordination

- Lead PSS and EHV/UHV Transmission Line PMC monitoring activities, site coordination, governance reviews, and package-level reporting.
- Coordinate contractors, Client representatives, utilities, PMO teams, and discipline engineers for effective project execution monitoring.
- Drive package priorities and support resolution of multidisciplinary project interface issues.

Progress, Planning & Interface Management





- Review project schedules, milestone achievement, resource deployment, and construction progress across substation and transmission line packages.
- Monitor interfaces between PSS, transmission line systems, renewable generation facilities, CTU/STU networks, and utility stakeholders.
- Track critical constraints, delays, recovery plans, and risks affecting contractual milestones and project delivery.

Quality, HSE & Commissioning Readiness

- Monitor compliance with quality requirements, approved procedures, safety standards, and project specifications.
- Review construction completion status, punch points, testing activities, and rectification progress.
- Assess readiness for back-charging, line charging, energization, commissioning, and HOTO activities.

Reporting & Governance

- Consolidate planning, technical, quality, HSE, commercial, SCM, and document control inputs into package recommendations.
- Escalate unresolved issues affecting grid connectivity, commissioning, energization, or contractual obligations.
- Provide verified package status updates and readiness recommendations to the Program Director, PMO leadership, and Client representatives.

Qualifications

Education

- B.E. / B.Tech in Electrical, Civil, Power Systems, or related Engineering discipline.




- Project Management qualification preferred.

Experience

- 15+ years of experience in EHV/UHV Pooling Substations, Transmission Line, Grid Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, or Power Transmission projects.
- Proven leadership experience in PMC, Owner's Engineer, EPC Management, or Project Governance roles.
- Experience in CTU/STU coordination, energization, commissioning, grid interface management, and HOTO activities.

Certifications

- PMP or Construction Management Certification preferred.
- Training in EHV Substation and Transmission Line Construction preferred.
- CEA/Grid Code, HSE Leadership, and Commissioning Readiness Training desirable.

Technical Skills

- EHV/UHV Pooling Substation Projects
- Transmission Line Project Monitoring
- PMC Governance & Coordination
- CTU/STU Interface Management
- Project Planning & Progress Monitoring
- Risk & Constraint Management
- Commissioning & Energization Readiness
- HOTO & Operational Handover Management
- Quality & HSE Governance
- Stakeholder & Utility Coordination

Principal Client-Facing Deliverables

- PSS & Transmission Line Weekly and Monthly Status Reports
- Critical Constraint, Interface & Escalation Register
- Back-Charging & Line Charging Readiness Reports
- Commissioning & Energization Readiness Recommendations
- HOTO Readiness & Package Close-Out Recommendations

Department: Transmission & Grid Infrastructure PMC
Function: Renewable Energy Evacuation Projects | PSS & Transmission Line PMC Services
Reports To: Senior Design Coordinator / Program Director – PMO
Role Category: Project Leadership / PMC Monitoring & Governance

📌 Team Lead (PSS and Transmission Line PMC) (Ahmedabad)
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