Protection & Controls Engineering Manager

Electric Power Engineers • Austin, TX

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About The Position

The Protection & Controls Engineering Manager provides technical leadership for protection and control engineering across EPC and private-client projects, including substations, generation facilities, battery energy storage systems (BESS), data centers, industrial facilities, and other large-load interconnections. The manager leads the development and review of P&C designs from conceptual engineering through detailed design, construction, and commissioning. The role works with multidisciplinary engineering teams, EPC contractors, equipment vendors, clients, and interconnecting utilities to deliver practical, constructible, and reliable solutions. It also includes mentoring and supervising P&C engineers and designers, developing team capability and standards, supporting project planning and proposals, and contributing P&C expertise to client and business-development activities. The position is located in the United States, with occasional travel of 10% or less.

Requirements

• Licensed Professional Engineer.
• 10 or more years of experience in protection and control engineering, preferably in consulting, EPC, or detailed-design environments.
• Strong technical background in substation P&C design and protective relaying for medium- and high-voltage systems.
• Experience with industry-standard protection tools and relay software such as ASPEN, CAPE, ETAP, Powerbase, SEL Quickset, and GE Enervista.
• Experience developing and reviewing complete P&C design packages from conceptual design through IFC.
• Strong knowledge of protective relay applications, settings, and coordination.
• Experience coordinating P&C design across multidisciplinary EPC projects.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop engineers and designers.
• Strong client-facing communication, technical leadership, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities.
• Familiarity with applicable IEEE, ANSI, NERC, and utility P&C requirements.
• Experience leveraging AI and automation tools responsibly to improve quality, productivity, and innovation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with data centers, BESS, generation, or other large-load/industrial facilities.
• Experience with inverter-based power plants.
• Experience supporting construction, testing, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Lead P&C engineering and design for EPC and private-client projects, including substations, data centers, generation, BESS, and other large-load facilities.
• Develop and review P&C drawing packages, including one-lines, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, relay logic, wiring diagrams, interconnection diagrams, and panel drawings.
• Develop and review protection philosophies and schemes for transformers, buses, feeders, transmission lines, capacitor and reactor banks, generators, and other electrical equipment.
• Develop and review protective relay settings and coordination, including overcurrent, differential, distance, breaker-failure, and communications-assisted protection.
• Perform and review short-circuit, equipment-duty, and protection-coordination studies required to support project design.
• Coordinate P&C design with substation physical design, electrical studies, SCADA/communications, metering, civil/structural, and other engineering disciplines.
• Lead technical coordination with EPC contractors, equipment vendors, clients, and interconnecting utilities to resolve interfaces and design requirements.
• Ensure designs meet applicable client and utility requirements and relevant IEEE, ANSI, and NERC requirements.
• Review vendor drawings and equipment documentation for relays, control panels, switchgear, transformers, and other protection-related equipment.
• Support projects through construction, testing, commissioning, and energization, including resolving field issues and reviewing testing documentation.
• Provide technical QA/QC and senior-level review of P&C engineering deliverables.
• Develop and maintain P&C engineering standards, design practices, templates, and calculation methodologies.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and supervision to P&C engineers and designers and help build the department's P&C capability.
• Support proposal development and project planning, including scopes of work, engineering estimates, schedules, and identification of technical risks.
• Work directly with clients to understand requirements and develop practical, constructible, and cost-effective engineering solutions.
• Support business development through P&C expertise in client discussions, proposal development, and project scoping.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering quality and efficiency through standardization, automation, and responsible use of AI tools.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% premium coverage for the employee.
• Generous paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• MyShare Employee Ownership Program.
• 401(k) with up to a 4% match, 100% vested from day one.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed