Protection and Controls Engineering Manager

AEP

Roanoke, VA

Full Time

Posted October 15, 2026

$137k - $178k

Utilities

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Source: Workday View original listing
Freshness: Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 16, 2026
Classification: Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Utilities
Pay provenance: Employer-provided pay

Job Description

10-26-2026

Key Responsibilities

Oversee, mentor, and provide career coaching for P&C engineering staff.
Accountable for P&C design team quality and deliverables for the assigned project portfolio; review and approve protection schematics, relay settings, wiring diagrams, and testing documentation, and bills of material.
Manage P&C-specific quality control issues; coordinate with stakeholders, construction, and protection technicians to resolve design and field issues.
Implement countermeasures to prevent recurring design and settings issues; maintain lessons‑learned and update standards.
Provide technical oversight for protection and control equipment on special all regional facilities with emphasis on protection schemes and interface requirements.
Represent P&C engineering on complex station technical matters and at stakeholder meetings; provide technical direction to P&C counterparts across regions.
Ensure consistent implementation of compliance policies and P&C standards for settings, drawings, and testing.
Scope P&C work and provide technical support across projects including generation, transmission, and substations.
Execute engineering, design, material specification, procurement for an assigned capital project portfolio.
Lead settings and coordination studies (relay settings, time-current coordination, breaker duty, reclosing, sensitive ground protection, etc.) and produce relay setting and configuration files.
Perform fault analysis and maintain ASPEN fault study cases across the NERC region; coordinate with system modeling teams to ensure accurate models.
Lead investigations of suspected relay misoperations and protection-related events; develop root-cause analyses and implement corrective actions.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience leading technical teams and managing engineering deliverables.
Proficiency with protection relay platforms, settings tools, and ASPEN (or equivalent) fault study software.
Strong knowledge of NERC reliability standards and practical implementation for protection systems.
Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
A minimum of ten (10) years of electric utility engineering experience including:
Six (years) experience in design, construction and operation of protection and control systems.

Benefits & Perks

$136,539 - $177,503
In addition to a competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees .