Lead - SCADA

Actively Reviewing the Applications

Larsen & Toubro

India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai Full-Time On-site

Posted 3 hours ago • Apply by June 13, 2026

Job Description

BU : EDRC - (Renewables)

Job Role : Design Lead – Solar (SCADA & Telecom)

Reports to (Job – Role) : Section Head - Solar

Reportee (Job – Role) : Design Engineer, Draughts Person

Minimum Qualification : BE Electronics Instrumentation Engineering / ICE (Instrumentation and Control Engineering) or M. Tech. (Instrumentation or Automation)

Experience : Experience : 7–10 years (Must have experience in design aspects of Wind/Solar PV/BESS Power Plants / Power Distribution Projects)

Objective : As Design Lead (Instrumentation), the person shall be capable of reviewing & executing Engineering Activities of instrumentation /Automation of Solar PV Power Plants. He shall facilitate the modellers in development of BIM 3D Model for Wind/Solar PV/BESS Power plants. In addition, she / he has to coordinate with other departments including Inter-departmental checks covering Civil/ Structural, Electrical, MEP and others. The Design Lead (Instrumentation) 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.

She / He shall lead a team of Design Engineers and Draughts Persons 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
Review drawings by Design Engineers & Draughts Persons. Checking of design & sizing calculations of engineering electrical equipment and obtaining approvals from the client
Review of Vendor deliverables pertaining to 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 vendors (w.r.t. technical specifications requirement of the client) and forward the validation document to Supply Chain Management
Inspect equipment from the finalized vendor after submission of validation document of the vendor
Clarify issues w.r.t. the design & requirements of the client to the Site Execution Team
Collect inputs for project details from client & Project Engineering Manager
Coordinating with Operations team and informing Design specifications for obtaining approval
Collect inputs for project details (General Arrangement Drawings) from Vendors
Check deliverables such as Instrumentation and JB Location Layout, Control Room Layout, F&G Location Layout, CCTV Location Layout, Earthing Layout, Cable Tray routing Layout, Access Control System Layout, EPAX System Layout
Provide support to Electrical AC/DC, Civil /Structural for reviewing Vendor drawings
Submit requirement of man-hours for undertaking & reviewing of design & drawings of the project

Technical Expertise

The Design Lead (SCADA/Telecom) is required to have an overall knowledge of Wind/Solar/BESS plant Design of Control, Monitoring System including, equipment layouts and necessary calculations. Expertise in PLC/SCADA system, Cyber Security requirement, Wind Turbine Generator control interface, Power Plant Controller, Wind/Solar Plant integration with National Grid network, Met station system, cable selections, Telecom system, CCTV systems, ACS (Access Control system), System Integration, third party equipment integration system. Well versed in all the protocols of communication systems, Tracker control system etc. He / She is also required to have knowledge in Electrical and Mechanical Equipment.

The Design Lead (SCADA) should also have detailed knowledge of Wind/Solar PV/BESS Power Plants operation & control system. The Design Lead is required to have knowledge on National and International Codes and Standards.

The Design Lead (SCADA/Telecom) is required to understand and interpret the contractual technical requirements and facilitate the Project Teams as and when required.

Operating Network

Internally: Head of Engineering, Section Heads, Design Engineers, Draughts Person, Operations Team, Site Execution team & Supply Chain Management team

Externally: Clients (Site Execution & Engineering team), Consultants & Vendors

Key Performance Indicators