Engineering Manager

Requisite Talent Partners; Boise (ID); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

401(k) with 4% match and immediate v э

Competitive PTO

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Our client is seeking a Substation Engineering Manager to lead Boise's growing office. This department leadership role will grow the team, stay technically engaged, and help build out a regional presence with strong client demand.

You will oversee engineers, designers, and drafters on substation projects, drive resource planning, mentoring, and professional development, and participate in proposals and business strategy. This is a hybrid in-person role based in Boise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited).
• 8+ years of hands-on substation engineering design with team leadership.
• Ability to manage budgets, proposals, and schedules.
• Hybrid role requiring in-person work in Boise.
• Strong client-facing communication and team development.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of engineers, designers, and drafters delivering substation engineering design projects
• Own resource planning, performance management, and professional development for the team
• Build a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Contribute to proposal development, scope definition, cost estimates, schedules, and technical documentation
• Support the team's technical execution throughout project lifecycles
• Coordinate with clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate delivery
• Monitor project KPIs and quality, and support compliance with safety and operational standards
• Participate in business planning and strategy, including recruiting to grow the Boise team over time

Skills

Substation design leadership

Engineering team management

Client engagement

Budgeting & financial tracking

Mentoring & staff development

Hybrid Boise availability

Education

ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering

Job description

Our client, a well-established and rapidly growing power infrastructure engineering firm serving utilities, developers, and asset owners nationwide, has engaged Requisite Talent Partners to lead this search.

About the Role

Our client is adding a Substation Engineering Manager to lead their Boise office. This is a department leadership role with a real mandate to grow the team — not just manage what's already in place. You'll lead a group of substation design professionals, stay technically engaged with the work, and help build out a growing regional office with strong client demand behind it.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of engineers, designers, and drafters delivering substation engineering design projects
• Own resource planning, performance management, and professional development for the team
• Build a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Contribute to proposal development, scope definition, cost estimates, schedules, and technical documentation
• Support the team's technical execution throughout project lifecycles
• Coordinate with clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate delivery
• Monitor project KPIs and quality, and support compliance with safety and operational standards
• Participate in business planning and strategy, including recruiting to grow the Boise team over time

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering preferred, from an ABET-accredited university

Required Skills

• Direct, hands-on substation engineering design experience — candidates with only project management oversight or utility coordination experience will not be a fit
• Meaningful experience leading engineering teams and mentoring technical staff (generally 8+ years, including candidates ready to step into their first formal management role)
• Enough technical depth to lead a team through challenging projects and represent the work credibly with clients
• Comfort owning both technical and business responsibilities — budgets, business planning, financial tracking, interviewing, and team development
• An entrepreneurial, growth-oriented mindset — genuinely interested in building a team and scaling an office, not just maintaining one
• Based in or willing to relocate to Boise; this is a hybrid role with a strong in-person expectation, not a remote position

Preferred Skills

• PE license
• Prior experience managing an engineering department or group (though our client is open to a strong candidate ready to step up into their first management role)
• Experience supporting business development or client-facing proposals in the utility/substation space

Pay range and compensation package

• Base salary: dependent on experience, with flexibility for candidates who bring exceptional experience to the role
• Employee ownership
• 401(k) with 4% match and immediate vesting
• Competitive PTO
• Relocation support may be available for the right candidate