Lead Engineer - Plant Design Chennai

You will join our Plant Design Department in our Ramboll Engineering Center - Energy

As our new Deputy Team Lead you will be part of an exceptional technical environment with a large team of passionate colleagues located in Denmark and India. The department is highly experienced and delivers engineering and consultancy services on a global scale within the energy sector. You will be working with and leading a team of very skilled Plant Design / Layout engineers based in Chennai, India, with a wealth of experience, which together with great variety in tasks will give you a unique possibility for a steep learning curve. While the department on a broader scale both supports on- and offshore energy projects, this team mainly delivers consultancy, engineering, and design of offshore sub-stations  in all phases of a project.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

• Work as Lead for multidisciplinary projects depending on project complexity and size - Handle one or more Projects independently from REC as part of Global Engineering.
• Handle and guide a team of Designers and Engineers
• Responsible and Accountable for 100% quality of his / her project
• Responsible and Accountable for Schedule and Budget - positive SPI and CPI of his / her project scope - Analyses schedule and progress trends and take necessary corrective / preventive actions
• Participate / Facilitate / Organize / run meetings effectively with client, operator / end client, OEMs, other internal and external stake holders
• Develop and build relationships with internal stakeholders and disciplines and new and existing clients - Effective Coordination and cooperation
• Checking of Design Basis Report & Technical Specifications
• Participate / Guide the team during Layout studies, Routing studies, model reviews, etc.,
• Responsible and Accountable for 3D model starting from set-up through development, model reviews and hand over
• Checking of 3D model, Plot plans, equipment layouts, piping layouts, isometrics, MTO etc.,
• Supports selection and checking of support drawings
• Support Material Handling studies, escape routes, safety layouts, etc.,
• Checking of Piping Material Classes, Specifications and Datasheets
• Checking of Material Requisitions, vendor documents/drawings reviews, Technical Bid evaluations, etc.,
• Technical Issue Resolution – Provide effective, efficient and feasible solution for the problems that arise during the project
• Should be capable of foreseeing the future issues, flag them, provide effective resolution
• Have a strong commercial mind set with rigorous variation control and ensure that the interests of the project, team members, department are protected. Responsible for follow up and ensure variations are raised / claimed with client and added to the budget
• Sharing lessons learnt with all stake holders concerned
• Ensure his / her team is organized and follows Ramboll / client specific guidelines and strategies as applicable
• Efficient utilization of Manpower including relocation to other projects
• Ensures efficient utilization of software in his / her team
• Support the sales and tendering processes for the department - Preparation of Deliverable list & Schedule, Man-hour estimate and Resource requirement – Should be able to align with the market conditions. Improve competitiveness and winnability
• Implementing Lean in Projects – Should always aim for optimizing the manhours spent on various activities, come out with novel ideas, effectively utilize the technologies and human intelligence to continuously improve the delivery model
• Responds to and requests from Project Management related to Scheduling and Reporting, including development of progress metrics, and/or key performance indicators
• Support employees in the team in projects with coaching and guidance
• Support in developing the services of the department further to meet current and future market and client demands - Promote the full-service portfolio towards customers and partners
• Continuously develop employees in the team through Performance and Development Process
• Support and contribute to the strategy and business plan implementation in the department and team