NERC PRC Protection & Controls Engineer

Leeward Renewable Energy; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeward Renewable Energy in Dallas is seeking a P&C Engineer (P3) to provide electrical engineering support for operating plants. Lead design, scheduling, and issue resolution to enhance safety and reliability across wind, solar, and BESS assets.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager - Electrical, you will develop protection schemes, perform coordination studies, and ensure PRC compliance while communicating effectively with engineering and operations teams.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in protection and control engineering, preferably in a NERC-regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of NERC PRC standards is highly preferred.
• Experience with protection system coordination studies and relay settings validation.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills for fault and short-circuit analyses.
• Strong communication skills for audit reports and stakeholder collaboration.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet regulatory deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain NERC PRC deliverables for regulatory compliance.
• Perform protection system coordination studies and validate relay settings.
• Design and review protection schemes for transmission, distribution, and generation assets.
• Conduct fault studies and short-circuit analyses.
• Monitor compliance with NERC PRC standards and prepare audit-ready documentation.
• Investigate protection system misoperations and implement corrective actions per PRC-004.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external utilities for inter-entity studies.
• Prepare technical reports and evidence packages for NERC audits.

Skills

Protection & Control

NERC PRC Standards

Relays & Settings

Protection Studies

Project Management

Communication

HV Substations

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree a plus

Tools

SEL relays

Job description

Leeward Renewable Energy in Dallas is seeking a P&C Engineer (P3) to provide electrical engineering support for operating plants. Lead design, scheduling, and issue resolution to enhance safety and reliability across wind, solar, and BESS assets.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager - Electrical, you will develop protection schemes, perform coordination studies, and ensure PRC compliance while communicating effectively with engineering and operations teams.