Job Title: PLS-CADD Engineer
Location: Noida
Qualification : B.E/B.TECH in electrical/ Civil engineering.
Experience: 8+ years
Employment Type: Permanent
Client overview :
The client is a leading infrastructure organization in India, specializing in end-to-end turnkey Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) solutions. With a strong legacy under the Jakson Group, the client has delivered high-impact projects across Power Transmission, Power Distribution, Metro Electrification, Water Infrastructure, and Civil Infrastructure. Known for engineering excellence and a commitment to nation-building, the client executes complex infrastructure developments for government, private, and international clients. Their marquee work includes projects under Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL), the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), and major Metro Electrification projects in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai.
Job Description: To support Projects and TBCB pre-bid transmission-line engineering by developing preliminary PLS-CADD models, tower spotting, clearance checks, route optimization, tower schedules and technical inputs for bid estimation.
Key Responsibilities: - Study RfP, technical specifications, route alignment, KML/KMZ, conductor, OPGW, tower and clearance requirements.
- Develop and verify preliminary PLS-CADD models using survey, LiDAR/DTM and terrain data.
- Carry out preliminary tower spotting considering span, angle, terrain and statutory clearances.
- Prepare tower spotting schedule, tower types and required extensions.
- Check ground, road, railway, river and powerline crossing clearances.
- Input and verify conductor, bundle configuration, sag-tension and temperature cases.
- Prepare/check sag templates and critical-span requirements.
- Provide span, wind span, weight span and uplift/downlead inputs to the tower design team.
- Evaluate alternative routes and optimize tower locations to reduce tower quantity and project cost.
- Identify terrain errors, critical spans, RoW constraints and problematic locations.
- Prepare preliminary tower quantities, extensions and special tower requirements for estimation.
- Generate and manage KML/KMZ outputs and coordinate with Survey/GIS teams.
- Prepare PLS-CADD outputs, critical-span lists and preliminary tower schedules for bid submission.
- Coordinate with Survey, Tower Design, Foundation, Electrical and Estimation teams.
Required Skills and qualifications :
- Strong working knowledge of PLS-CADD and transmission-line tower spotting.
- Good understanding of EHV transmission-line clearances, sag-tension and conductor parameters.
- Experience with KML/KMZ, Google Earth, AutoCAD/Civil 3D and GIS data.
- Ability to interpret survey/DTM/LiDAR data and transmission-line route profiles.
- Good understanding of transmission-line crossings, RoW and preliminary tower requirements.
- Experience in TBCB/ISTS pre-bid transmission-line projects, 400/765 kV lines, HVDC projects, route optimization and bid-cost support will be an added advantage.
- Having experience in PLS-CADD, AutoCAD, ArcGIS / QGIS, Global Mapper, Google Earth Pro, MS Excel
- Qualification: B.E./B. Tech in Civil Engineering / Electrical Engineering