ROLE DESCRIPTION (POSITION SUMMARY)

The design lead is responsible for overseeing and driving end-to-end design processes for PT&D projects. The role involves design approvals, technical leadership, mentoring the design team, ensuring compliance with industry standards, resolving escalations, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality designs, while fostering technical competency, value engineering and innovation. For now, this role will also serve as a Design Coordinator /BP for the BU, managing all design aspects, ensuring that the designs are in line with project specifications, client requirements, and industry standards.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Design Leadership and Coordination

- Oversee all design submissions across PT&D, for components such as power generators, substations, transmission lines, ropeway systems including cables, towers, and stations

- Validate and approve layout plans, detailed electrical schematics, and civil BOQs for PT&D projects

- Facilitate thorough reviews of consultant-submitted designs, ensuring compliance with technical and regulatory guidelines

Vendor Oversight and Validation

- Facilitate thorough reviews of consultant-submitted designs, ensuring compliance with technical, regulatory, and project-specific guidelines

- Coordinate with external consultants for all projects of PT&D.

- Maintain centralized documentation of design revisions, approvals, and deliverables

Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams:

- Coordinate with the Project Controls team to integrate design requirements into planning, budgeting, and monitoring efforts

- Support layout preparation, tower placement, and alignment for PT&D projects, ensuring operational feasibility

Regulatory Compliance

- Ensure all designs comply with safety, environmental, and legal standards, mitigating risks proactively

- Maintain updated knowledge of codes, certifications, and emerging regulatory requirements impacting design

Innovation and Knowledge Management

- Drive innovation in design practices, focusing on the adoption of new technologies, materials, and methodologies to enhance design efficiency

- Contribute to the development of design standards and best practices for PT&D projects across the organization

- Promote knowledge sharing frameworks to document design processes, lessons learned, and best practices within the design team and across Bus.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's preferred)

Experience: 20+ years of experience in PT&D engineering.