Electrical P&C Manager for Renewables (HV/MV)

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel to project sites

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager - Protection & Controls to lead the high voltage P&C function for our renewable portfolio, including collector systems and substations.

You will own the strategy, oversee detailed design and studies, and ensure safe, reliable interconnections with utilities and ISOs/RTOs. This full-time role requires a track record in MV/HV protection, relay settings, and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across project

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (power systems preferred).
• Minimum 5 years in power systems engineering with MV/HV protection focus.
• Experience delivering P&C designs for HV/MV substations and collector systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of protection and control philosophies for renewable plants and collector systems.
• Oversee P&C design deliverables (SLDs, schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts).
• Direct or review protection schemes and relay settings (SEL, GE, Siemens/Schneider).
• Plan and review power system studies for short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, grounding.
• Ensure designs meet NEC, NESC, IEEE/IEC standards and interconnection requirements.
• Establish QA/QC procedures for P&C designs, models, and settings.
• Coordinate with utilities, ISOs/RTOs, vendors, and SCADA teams on protection schemes.
• Support pursuits, estimating, and preconstruction by defining P&C scope and milestones.
• Provide field engineering and commissioning support including energization plans and troubleshooting.
• Hire and mentor P&C engineers; set expectations for technical depth and schedule performance.

Skills

Power systems

MV/HV protection

Relay settings

Mentoring engineers

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ASPEN

ETAP

CAPE

SKM

SCADA

IEC 61850

DNP3

Job description

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager - Protection & Controls to lead the high voltage P&C function for our renewable portfolio, including collector systems and substations.

You will own the strategy, oversee detailed design and studies, and ensure safe, reliable interconnections with utilities and ISOs/RTOs. This full-time role requires a track record in MV/HV protection, relay settings, and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across project