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Electrical Engineering Manager - Protection & Controls - Renewable Energy

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. · Dallas, TX · 1 mo ago
Information TechnologyFull-time

About the role

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is America's premier, 100% employee-owned commercial construction company. With offices nationwide, we specialize in a wide range of project types that are as diverse and wide-ranging as the communities in which we build. Our innovative teams collaborate with clients and industry partners throughout the project life cycle, starting in the earliest stages of design, throughout construction and beyond project completion.

McCarthy’s reputation for tackling the toughest building challenges starts with our focus on developing high-performing individuals and teams. We do this through our award-winning training programs, a best-in-class Total Rewards benefits program, and a focus on equipping diverse teams of employee owners through a connected and inclusive culture aligned with our core values of: Genuine. We, Not I. All In.

We are seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager - Protection & Controls to lead the high voltage protection and control (P&C) function for McCarthy’s renewable portfolio, including collector systems, substations, and gen-tie lines. This role owns the P&C strategy, oversees detailed design and studies, and ensures safe, reliable, and compliant interconnections with utilities and ISOs/RTOs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and application of the protection and control philosophy for renewable plants, MV/HV collector systems, substations, and gen-tie lines, including grounding and lightning protection interfaces.
  • Oversee P&C design deliverables (ex: SLDs/three-lines, AC/DC schematics, P&C schematics, wiring/logic diagrams, panel layouts, I/O lists, cable/conduit schedules) produced by internal teams and external EORs.
  • Direct or review protection and controls schemes and relay settings (e.g., SEL, GE, Siemens/Schneider), including trip logic, coordination, metering, alarming, SCADA points lists, and RTU/PLC/RTAC logic.
  • Plan, coordinate, and review power system studies that support P&C and interconnection (short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, grounding grid, and where applicable EMT/PSCAD, ETAP, and ASPEN OneLiner studies), leveraging internal and partner resources.
  • Ensure designs, studies, and settings comply with applicable codes and standards (NEC, NESC, IEEE/IEC, NFPA 70E), utility/ISO interconnection requirements, and project specific NERC PRC/modeling expectations where in scope.
  • Establish and enforce QA/QC procedures for P&C designs, models, and relay settings, including structured peer review, version control, and as-built documentation.
  • Lead technical coordination with utilities, ISOs/RTOs, owners, inverter/BESS vendors, and SCADA/telecom teams on protection schemes, ride through and reactive requirements, metering, communications, and OT network topology.
  • Support pursuits, estimating, and preconstruction by defining P&C scope, staffing and study assumptions, key risks, and design/study milestones.
  • Provide field engineering and commissioning support, including energization plans, relay/FAT/SAT review, setting management, and troubleshooting of P&C, SCADA, and communication issues.
  • Hire, mentor, and develop P&C and substation engineers; set expectations for technical depth (e.g., PSCAD/ASPEN/ETAP, grounding, NERC awareness), quality, and schedule performance.

Qualifications

  • Required Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (power systems focus preferred) or closely related discipline.
  • Minimum 5 years of power systems engineering experience, including a minimum of 3 years focused on MV/HV protection and control for utility, industrial, or generation/substation projects.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering P&C designs for HV/MV substations and collector systems (one lines/threelines, P&C schematics, panel layouts).
  • Strong working knowledge of protection applications for transformers, lines, buses, feeders, and breaker failure schemes, including relay settings review.
  • Experience with at least one major relay platform (e.g., SEL, GE, Schneider) and common communication/SCADA protocols (e.g., IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus).
  • Proficiency with power system analysis tools (e.g., ASPEN, CAPE, ETAP, SKM or similar) for short circuit and protection coordination studies.
  • Familiarity with NEC, NESC, IEEE standards, and typical utility interconnection requirements for renewable generation.
  • Proven ability to lead and mentor engineers and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Direct experience with P&C for utility scale solar, and BESS projects, including inverter based resources and plant level controls.
  • Experience in an EPC, owner’s engineer, or utility environment leading multidiscipline design or serving as a P&C subject matter expert.
  • Working knowledge of NERC PRC and related reliability considerations for protection and control (where applicable to project scope).
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), Electrical, or ability to obtain within a reasonable timeframe; multi-state registration a plus.
  • Experience supporting or overseeing FAT/SAT and field testing with NETA or other testing organizations.

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