Engineering Manager

Requisite Talent Partners; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 158,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

401(k) with 4% match and immediatevest

Relocation support

Competitive PTO

Job summary

Requisite Talent Partners is representing a well-established power infrastructure engineering firm seeking a Substation Engineering Manager to lead the Boise office. You will guide a team of engineers, designers, and drafters, stay technically engaged, and help grow the regional office to meet client demand.

In this role you will own resource planning, performance management, and professional development, while driving technical excellence and collaboration across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from ABET-accredited university.
• 8+ years leading engineering teams.
• Hands-on substation engineering design experience with leadership responsibility.
• Willingness to relocate to Boise and work in a hybrid/in-person setting.
• Strong collaboration with clients and stakeholders.

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

Team leadership

Budgeting

Client coordination

Business planning

Growth mindset

Hybrid role

Education

ABET-accredited BSEE

Job description

Our client, a well-established and rapidly growing power infrastructure engineering firm serving utilities, developers, and asset owners nationwide, has retained 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: $158,000–$200,000+, 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