Classical results from the theory of finite soluble groups state that Carter subgroups, i.e. self-normalizing nilpotent subgroups, coincide with nilpotent projectors and with nilpotent covering subgroups, and they form a non-empty conjugacy class of subgroups, in soluble groups. This paper presents an extension of these facts to $$\pi $$
π
-separable groups, for sets of primes $$\pi $$
π
, by proving the existence of a conjugacy class of subgroups in $$\pi $$
π
-separable groups, which specialize to Carter subgroups within the universe of soluble groups. The approach runs parallel to the extension of Hall theory from soluble to $$\pi $$
π
-separable groups by Čunihin, regarding existence and properties of Hall subgroups.