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J&T Business Consulting

Substation Engineer - Electrical

Boise, USOn-sitePermanentFull-time

Posted Aug 23, 2026

The Physical Substation Engineer works within a multi-discipline team to develop efficient and reliable preliminary design of electrical systems and components for Substation Facilities. This Engineer is accountable for developing preliminary substation electrical drawings in accordance with RFQ scope of work, ensuring constructability of design. This individual provides leadership, mentorship, and/or guidance to less experienced engineers within the department.


Who You Are:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university

  • Experience with ETAP, WinIGS, IEEE 88/998

  • Experience using Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Bentley MicroStation and/or Bentley Substation software to develop 2D drawings or 3D models are a plus.

  • EIT Certification preferred (not required)

  • FE Certified

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Deliver accurate designs of high voltage electrical substation components that meet industry and client standards and applicable codes.

  • Perform quality reviews of electrical engineering work for both peers/sub-contractors on assigned projects.

  • Act as lead Engineer and Engineer of Record for projects.

  • Design substation systems and components to include general arrangement, equipment, and electrical layout, grounding, bills of material, etc.

  • Prepare construction drawing preliminary packages for bids and review incoming proposals for alignment with design and constructability of methods.

  • Manage the development of project proposals, bid preparation, project schedules, etc. for assigned Substation projects.

  • Assist project team during construction on electrical substation issues.

  • Travel to client sites/field as necessary.



Role snapshot

Job type

Full-time

Required skills

Preliminary substation electrical system designETAP power system analysisWinIGS software usageKnowledge of IEEE 88/998 standardsAutodesk AutoCAD (2D drafting)Autodesk Inventor (3D modeling)Bentley MicroStation / Bentley Substation softwareSubstation grounding designPreparation of construction drawings and bills of material (BOM)Constructability review and design-for-constructionProject proposal and bid preparation, including project schedulingQuality review and peer review of electrical engineering deliverablesTeam leadership and mentorship of less-experienced engineersConstruction support and field coordination (site visits)

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