Senior / Principal Engineer Electrical - "High-rise & Complex
Ramboll · Chennai, India (On-site)
- Company
- Ramboll
- Location
- Chennai, India (On-site)
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 10-12 years
- Listed on FindJobsIndia
- 2026-09-24
Applicants for this opportunity in Chennai, India, will find that Ramboll expects around ten or more years of prior expertise.
Responsibilities
The core responsibilities for this opening break down as follows:
- Directing electrical engineering design phases to guarantee full compliance with established technical specifications and client criteria
- Mentoring junior team members within the engineering department
- Coordinating closely with project managers, clients, external consultants, and structural and architectural teammates
- Formulating initial design concepts and supporting all phases from preliminary studies through to construction documents
- Validating documentation thoroughness and interdisciplinary coordination via quality assurance checks
- Supplying technical input for client proposals, RFPs, and prequalification packets
- Communicating technical details clearly in both written and spoken formats
Requirements
- Experience: 10-12 years
- Skills: Electrical, High, Power Distribution, BIM, AutoCAD, Revit
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Headquartered in Ørestad, Ramboll is active in the engineering sector. Company records place Ramboll's presence here from 1945.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Experience: 10-12 years
- Technical Skills:
- Electrical
- High
- Power Distribution
- BIM
- AutoCAD
- Revit
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INTERVIEW PREPARATION
Interviews for this role tend to probe how you actually apply the skills below. Questions worth rehearsing:
- Electrical — “How do you approach solving unexpected electrical design bottlenecks on tight deadlines?”
- High-rise — “What design challenges have you faced when integrating complex MEP systems in tall structures?”
- Power Distribution — “Can you describe a major power distribution scheme you oversaw from concept to commissioning?”
This posting calls for a decade-plus professional background, so the strongest answers here are specific, not general — a real project, a real number, a real outcome.
Pick the example you're least sure counts as impressive enough -- those are usually the most specific ones, and specificity is what actually lands here, not the size of the result.
At this level, at least one interviewer will likely probe design-level judgment, not just execution — be ready to reason through trade-offs in how Electrical, High-rise and Power Distribution fit together at a system level, not just how each is used individually.
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- [Interview Questions And Answers For A Senior Electrical Engineer ...](https://in.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/senior-electrical-engineer-interview-questions) — via Indeed
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EMPLOYER REVIEWS
Ramboll holds a 4.6 star rating on Google across 124 public reviews. That score is collected by Google from customers and staff, not verified by this site and not submitted by the employer, and it reflects the company overall rather than this specific role. No individual review text is published here.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the working arrangement for this opening at Ramboll?
Work mode for this one is on-site, out of Chennai, India.
Who is eligible to apply for this role at Ramboll?
You'll need 10-12 years of relevant experience for this one, plus skills such as electrical, high, power distribution and BIM.
What's the pay range for this opening at Ramboll?
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