Senior Electrical Engineer

Application deadline

30 July 2026

Recruitment type

Full-Time, Permanent

Country

India

Location

Gurgaon

Req. ID

61347

Do you want to work with a global team of experts working on some of the most challenging projects? Do you have experience in engineering design on electrical systems of Heavy Civil infrastructure? Then join us and we can be outstanding together!

Create the solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

We belong to the COWI's Infrastructure sector, specializing in Heavy Civil. As an integrated multi-disciplinary team of enthusiastic colleagues from India, Denmark, UK and North America, we have a track record of delivering robust, sustainable, and future-ready infrastructure for both public and private sector clients including mass transit tunnels, utility networks, and fixed-link structures. We embrace cultural diversity and highly value our social and friendly environment.

COWI's Tunnels and Underground Structures team in India is rapidly growing and to support the growth we are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer.

Your key responsibilities will be:

Leading the development of electrical designs from feasibility and proposal stages through FEED and detailed design to project completion, ensuring technical excellence and alignment with client requirements.

Making informed electrical engineering design decisions and provide technical leadership to project teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Developing, implementing, and promoting electrical engineering best practices while ensuring compliance with applicable codes, standards, regulations, and client specifications.

Building and maintaining strong working relationships with clients, contractors, vendors, and other key project stakeholders.

Preparing, reviewing, and approving key electrical engineering deliverables, including Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), Cable Block Diagrams, Load Schedules, Power Distribution Layouts, Earthing and Bonding Designs, Lightning Protection System designs, and equipment specifications and datasheets.

Performing and reviewing electrical engineering calculations and power system studies, including load flow analysis, short-circuit studies, motor starting analysis, cable sizing, voltage drop calculations, equipment sizing, protection coordination studies, and arc flash assessments where applicable.

Proficient in the use of industry-standard electrical engineering software and design tools, including ETAP, SKM, and AMTECH for power system analysis and electrical studies, as well as Dialux and Relux for lighting design, simulation, and calculations.

Ensuring designs comply with relevant international and local standards, including IEC, NFPA, BS/EN, DS/EN, and project-specific requirements, including tunnel and infrastructure-related standards where applicable.

Your Skills, Our Team. Together we design the future

The first step to success in this role is that you are willing to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

You have a Bachelors/Master's degree in Electrical engineering and have 10 - 15 years of relevant experience preferably in Heavy civil Infrastructure. Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or eligibility for Chartered Engineer membership through a recognized professional institution is highly preferred.

On top of that, you will have:

Experience in managing electrical interfaces across multidisciplinary infrastructure projects and resolve technical issues throughout the project lifecycle

Experience applying company QA/QC procedures and conduct thorough reviews of engineering deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, constructability, and reliability.

Experience in supporting project planning, resource management, technical risk assessments, and proposal activities as required.

Experience in mentoring and supporting junior engineers and designers, fostering technical development and knowledge sharing within the team

In-depth knowledge of appropriate electrical systems

Good interpersonal skills and self-motivated

Good oral and written English language is desired.

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

Got more questions?

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Before you apply

All you need to include in your application is your CV – no photo or application letter. At an interview, you can tell us everything we need to know about why you’re interested in joining COWI. As for the photo, we prefer to form our first impression in person rather than from a picture.

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