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Design Lead (Civil) - Substation

Date Posted: Sep 16, 2026

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    Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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    Job Type: Full Time/Permanent
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    Apply Before: Nov 14, 2026

Job Description

The Lead Engineer - Civil - SS - should be capable of understanding Local Authority , Ministry of Construction & Client requirement and carry out the complete Analysis & design of Civil & Structural works for a AIS Substation project (132kV to 500kV). He should be also well versed in doing design alteration and required changes as per site and manufacture requirement. The Lead Engineer - Civil - SS prepares the design documents and reviews the drawings for a project or a set of smaller projects including co-ordination with other disciplines viz., Electrical, Instrumentation and Mechanical. Design Engineers shall work with a team of Draughtsperson to manage the Engineering activities within budget, deliver on time and maintaining a high quality of engineering.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Preparation of design documents.
  • Review of Detailed Engineering Drawings from Steel Manufacture & pre-cast manufacture 
  • Submission of Structural drawings & design document and to client for seeking approval
  • Preparation of EDDR &VDDR. 
  • Coordination with Site Team and Client to meet the requirements of design and drawings
  • Preparing & checking BOQ and material with respect to previous projects
  • Preparation of Design Basis Report for seeking approval from client regarding SOW.
  • Interaction with Client for Drawing Approval and Clarification
  • Interaction with Site for Clarification on drawing
  • Optimize the structural quantities limiting the quantity with bidding quantity & at the same time meet the client requirement.
  • Communication with interdisciplinary for getting civil inputs. 
  • Preparing mark up for drafting. 
  • Checking of drawings submitted by Draughtsperson. 
  • Preparation of pre-bid queries, Rising technical Query with client , Solving issue with Client & Sub -Contractor with design. 
  • Study of clarifications & amendments, Soil investigation report (SIR), Tender drawings.


Software Skills Required:

  • Day to day Analysis & design: STAAD, ETABS CONCISE BEAM ,LIRA SAPR..
  • Drawing: AUTOCAD & REVIT (not mandatory for working)
  • Structural Detailing: TEKLA 
  • Proficient in MS Office 


Technical Expertise: 

  • The Lead Engineer - Civil - SS shall be capable of performing the analysis & design, drawings of structural & civil elements covering the following with local design (KMK, GOST SHNK) & international standards. 
  • Site Grading & Embankment Design
  • Tower & Girder Design along with Foundation
  • Outdoor equipment Supporting Structure Design & Foundations, 
  • Substation Control room buildings, 
  • FFPH & Water tank Design
  • Transformer foundations & firewall, 
  • Guard house, 
  • Warehouse & O&M Buildings 
  • Roads and drainage, 
  • Miscellaneous works like Cable trench, Boundary wall etc related to the substations and cabling works. 
  • Design Engineer - Civil shall be able to review Vendor engineering documents with respect to Civil & Structural design. 
  • Able to review of fabrication / detailed drawings for steel supporting structures. 
  • The Engineer should be proficient in Steel structures, RCC structures & Geotech aspects. Knowledge of Site conditions, Topographic Conditions, environmental conditions for design calculations.


Qualification & Experience : 

  • B. Tech. in Civil / M. Tech. in Structural Engineering / Geotech Engineering / Environmental Engineering
  • 10+ years, (Preferable Experience in Substation Switch Yard & Power Transmission industry, PV & BESS Plant.

Job details

  • Business: Renewables IC
  • Location: Chennai Head Qrs., Tamil Nadu
  • Experience: 10-12 years
  • CTC range: ₹19,00,000 – ₹24,00,000 a year
  • Skills: Engineering

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Larsen & Toubro
Larsen & Toubro · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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