Grid Expert Electrical -Solar

Job Description

Grid Expert - ELECTRICAL-Solar , Pune

ORGANIZATION

He / She reports to the Head of Engineering. His/Her responsibilities cover all the activities of ENGIE in India and in each and every country where projects are developed and built.

Be the Subject Matter Expert for the business regarding grid connection of medium, high and Extra high voltage systems as well as medium-voltage lines, keeping abreast of policy changes and their applicability.

The position is based in Pune and business trips may be envisaged in India & overseas.

Missions And Responsibilities

The missions & responsibilities of the Electrical Grid Expert are :

• Review of Grid management ,PSS, GSS and Balance of Plant (BoP) design, drawing and document submissions from EPC contractors against industry best practice, law, international and local standards, in addition to Engie contractual and interfacing requirements from the perspective of grid connection compliance with advanced grid solutions;
• In charge of all aspects and documentation of the contractual negotiations during Business Development of all Technical-related agreements/bids etc.
• Ensure grid connection deliverables required to be submitted by Engie are provided in a timely, safe, and high-quality manner;
• Undertake and support the procurement, design, installation, commissioning, and testing of wind farm grid monitoring equipment, and control systems;
• Review tender specifications during the bid and align as per the requirement;
• Pro-actively and autonomously support large-scale solar PV projects/Wind project through development and construction with respect to all grid related matters;
• Review the Grid Codes for different operating entities/owners across the world and develop a product compliance matrix;
• Develop a technical understanding of the electrical characteristics of the Solar, Wind & Storage Solutions power electronics products and their integration into electrical grids;
• Support continuous development of transmission and distribution connected products based on evolving codes, standards and regulations through participation in industry standards groups and leading innovative approaches to power equipment design;
• Prepare complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
• Knowledge of various IS, IEC, IEEE and grid codes etc standards related to the Engineering deliverables.
• Review and support power system studies to define the plant generator performance standards and to develop the plant control system functional design specification and reactive plant requirements;
• Liaise with various stakeholders to technically optimize the grid connection arrangement to achieve the most efficient solution.
• Support in the commissioning of the equipment and coordination of the work of the network operator during processing;
• Establish relationships with grid stakeholders, public and private local grid network operators;
• Preparation and review of Solar PV Layouts/ SLD (PSS, GSS & BoP), engineering calculations like earthing, cable sizing, battery sizing etc, trench layouts, review of OEM vendors drawings (GTP, GA & QAP),SCADA documents etc.
• Work closely with the procurement and construction team in line with the procurement strategies and construction strategies.
• Prepare BOQ & comparison for the Project (Pre-Bid/Post-Bid) coordinating with BD, O&M & other departments input.
• Factory Visit for evaluating different OEM’s for major equipment’s of PSS, GSS and BoP.
• Site Visit for the upcoming and ongoing projects;
• Preparation of SOPs and Checklists for the methodology followed for various processes
• Support of Construction Managers of Project Companies or Plant Managers of O&M Companies, for punctual problems during construction, commissioning phase and during operations.
• Actively liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure grid connection issues are resolved on time.
• Perform technology watch and share knowledge within the ETSG team.
  
  

• Master/Bachelor degree in engineering BE/BTech or equivalent (Full time) AICTE recognised University.
• Minimum of 12-15 years of experience in the power generation sector (Ideally in Renewable/Solar & Wind sector) with specific knowledge, expertise and experience in Oversee grid operations , deep understanding of grid infrastructure, energy distribution developing or designing / review of GSS, PSS and BoP in solar PV projects (Experience in Wind project would be added advantage) including the ability to:
• Conduct technology configurations
• Determine construction strategies and operating philosophies
• Must have extensive experience with PSCAD, PSS/E, ETAP, DigSILENT:.
• General understanding/awareness of country/region technical regulations and standards
• Evaluate conceptual designs and knowledge
• General understanding/awareness of electrical grid code topics
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial and contractual agreements
• Have a significant background in undertaking grid connection studies using PSCAD, PSSE, and be able to interpret, comprehend, and communicate the simulation study performance and apply this to demonstrate compliance with the relevant performance standards and as applicable to the real-world performance
• Handling multidisciplinary projects are considered strong assets;
• A basic understanding of EHV/HV/MV/LV (DC & AC) electrical systems, including international practices on grid connection for centralized energy projects, as well as electrical system integration & optimization for industrial customers.
• Knowledge and experience working on competitive tenders in different regions (National & International) would be advantageous.
  
  

• Good people management skills;
• Flexible, meticulous, good planner, and organizer.
• Ability to work autonomously and be proactive.
• Stress resistant, results-focused, determined, decisive;
• You think outside the box and dare to challenge the status quo;
  
  

• Self and highly motivated and proactive
• Must have strong communication and organization skills
• Strong technical aptitude and the ability to thrive under pressure
• Focused on working at a high level and producing an excellent work product under changing priorities and deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to manage and interface effectively with cross-functional employee groups
• Process oriented with strong organization skills to manage multiple projects in parallel and prioritize competing demands