Objective:
As Design Lead (Primary), the person shall be capable of reviewing & executing Primary Engineering Activities for AIR INSULATED SUBSTATIONS (AIS) / GAS INSULATED SUBSTATIONS (GIS) Projects covering multiple geographical domains. They must have valuable knowledge of Layout Engineering in Substation Projects. They shall facilitate the modellers in the development of BIM 3D Model for Substations. In addition, they have to coordinate with other departments including Inter-departmental checks covering, Electrical, Civil/ Structural, MEP and others. The Design Lead (Primary) 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.
They shall lead a team of Design Engineers and Draughtspersons 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
Seek and obtain spatial requirements and details of cut-outs and openings from the Design Lead (Secondary) and incorporate into relevant Drawings
Review primary drawings prepared by Design Engineers & Draughtspersons & checking of design & sizing calculations of primary engineering electrical equipment and obtaining approvals from the client
Review of Vendor deliverables pertaining to Primary 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 vendor offers (with respect to technical specifications requirement of the Client) and forward the validation document to Sup

📌 Design Lead Chennai
🏢 LT-Larsen & Toubro
📍 Chennai