Senior Engineer - E-BoP Specialist

About Company

Founded in 2011, ReNew, is one of the largest renewable energy companies globally, with a leadership position in India. Listed on Nasdaq under the ticker RNW, ReNew develops, builds, owns, and operates utility-scale wind energy projects, utility-scale solar energy projects, utility-scale firm power projects, and distributed solar energy projects. In addition to being a major independent power producer in India, ReNew is evolving to become an end-to-end decarbonization partner providing solutions in a just and inclusive manner in the areas of clean energy, green hydrogen, value-added energy offerings through digitalisation, storage, and carbon markets that increasingly are integral to addressing climate change. With a total capacity of more than 13.4 GW (including projects in pipeline), ReNew’s solar and wind energy projects are spread across 150+ sites, with a presence spanning 18 states in India, contributing to 1.9 % of India’s power capacity. Consequently, this has helped to avoid 0.5% of India’s total carbon emissions and 1.1% India’s total power sector emissions. In the over 10 years of its operation, ReNew has generated almost 1.3 lakh jobs, directly and indirectly. ReNew has achieved market leadership in the Indian renewable energy industry against the backdrop of the Government of India’s policies to promote growth of this sector. ReNew’s current group of stockholders contains several marquee investors including CPP Investments, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Goldman Sachs, GEF SACEF and JERA. Its mission is to play a pivotal role in meeting India’s growing energy needs in an efficient, sustainable, and socially responsible manner. ReNew stands committed to providing clean, safe, affordable, and sustainable energy for all and has been at the forefront of leading climate action in India.

Job Description

Role Purpose: To lead BoP O&M activities of the solar plant with responsibility for substation systems, HV transmission line infrastructure, grid coordination with NRLDC/SLDC, and safe and reliable plant evacuation. 

Key Responsibilities: 

1. Operate and maintain BoP electrical systems including EHV/HV substation equipment, transformers, breakers, isolators, CT/PT, protection and control panels, batteries, and auxiliary systems. 

2. Ensure preventive maintenance, inspection, testing, and reliable operation of the substation and plant evacuation system as per OEM guidelines, SOPs, and statutory requirements. 

3. Manage patrolling, inspection, and maintenance of HV transmission line / tower line infrastructure including towers, conductors, insulators, jumpers, OPGW/earth wire, and tower earthing. 

4. Coordinate with NRLDC / RLDC / SLDC / CTU / STU for shutdowns, line charging, synchronization, outage planning, restoration, and compliance with grid instructions. 

5. Carry out troubleshooting of substation and line equipment faults and support quick restoration of plant evacuation systems. 

6. Understand and interpret SLDs, protection schemes, relay indications, control schematics, and switching procedures for safe operation and fault analysis. 

7. Monitor transformer health, breaker performance, protection system operation, and transmission line condition to ensure availability and reliability and report accordingly in DGR.

8. Maintain switching records, outage logs, relay indications, shutdown reports, line patrolling reports, and maintenance history in the reporting system. 

9. Ensure safe O&M execution through PTW, LOTO, electrical isolation, PPE compliance, and adherence to site safety standards. 

10. Report UA, UC, NM, FAC, MTC, and LTI in the system and ensure timely closure of safety observations and abnormalities. 

11. Coordinate with SCADA, operations, maintenance teams, OEMs, and contractors for shutdowns, testing, emergency restoration, and reliability improvement. 

12. Participate in root cause analysis of trips, transformer / line faults, protection operations, and repeated BoP failures, and implement corrective actions. 

13. Manage spares and material requirement for substation and transmission line equipment. 

14. Ensure proper housekeeping, safety signage, fire protection readiness, and discipline in switchyard and BoP areas. 

15. Perform any other BoP O&M activity related to substation reliability, transmission line integrity, and safe plant operation as assigned by management. 

Desired Skills / Additional Requirements: 

1. Experience in solar plant BoP O&M with exposure to substations and transmission line systems. 

2. Knowledge of EHV/HV equipment, switching operations, relay and protection systems, and transformer maintenance. 

3. Ability to coordinate with NRLDC / RLDC / SLDC and comply with grid discipline and shutdown procedures. 

4. Good understanding of SLDs, relay schemes, control diagrams, and statutory safety requirements. 

5. Strong documentation, reporting, communication, and team coordination skills. 

Key Performance Indicators (Optional): 

1. Substation and evacuation system availability 

2. Transmission line health and outage reduction 

3. Breakdown response and restoration time 

4. Preventive maintenance compliance 

5. Timely safety and incident reporting