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Current openings
Land Specialist
Location
Jamestown, ND
Responsibilities
At Otter Tail Power, our employees help us serve the communities we support by producing reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible electricity. Our employees’ impact can take many forms. In this role, the Land Specialist will lead land and land rights acquisition and disposal. Our successful employees ensure that our customers and communities have the power they need for modern life.
Some examples of those activities include:
• Secure land rights through permits, licenses, easements, purchases, and other agreements
• Conduct title research to determine which parties must be included in various project discussions.
• Collaborate with various teams to determine line route selection.
• Lead settlements of damage claims as applicable.
• Our service territory includes ND and MN and travel, sometimes overnight, to various locations within those states will be necessary to be successful.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, we’re looking for candidates who possess the following skills and traits:
• There’s a lot of innovation in our industry and we want positive, can-do people who are resilient through the challenges that sometimes come with change.
• This role is heavily collaborative, so someone who is team-oriented with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills is most likely to succeed and enjoy the role.
• You’ll love this role if you’re detail-oriented while able to see the big picture.
• Project and contract management experience utilizing tools and/or techniques in developing, managing, and implementing multiple projects and contracts concurrently.
• A bachelor’s degree in business or accounting or equivalent work experience.
Offering:
We believe employment is a partnership and we expect excellence from our talented employees. To support our employees and help drive their career experience and goals.
• Competitive wage & benefit package.
o The expected base compensation for this role is $57,000 - $72,000 annually. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
o Incentive plans
o Employee Stock Ownership options
o Retirement Savings Fund with employer match
o Health, disability and life insurance plan options
• Training – our employees are provided training and development opportunities each year, including education reimbursement! This includes safety – one of our values and key to our success – technical, compliance and developmental training.
• Career development is critical to our long-term success. Otter Tail Power employees have opportunities to participate in various leadership development programs, gain access to an a la carte online leadership course catalog, receive mentorship from current leaders and more!
• Mental health support from the experts at SupportLinc as well as competitive vacation and sick leave to ensure employees are at their best when they’re working.
Resume deadline
May 16, 2025Customer Service Manager
Location
Fergus Falls, MN
Responsibilities
At Otter Tail Power, our employees help us to serve the communities we support by producing reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible electricity. Our employees’ impact can take many forms. In this role, the Customer Service Manager will serve and lead both customers and employees. By leading employees well, the Customer Service Manager will not only help to develop employees’ careers but also ensure an excellent customer service experience.
Some examples of those activities will include:
• Enhance community relationships by working with local governments to obtain franchise agreements.
• Lead and develop a team of direct reports to maximize their skills and career growth.
• Support our Field employees to ensure accurate and efficient customer billing.
• Ensure optimum customer service via timely billing processes.
• Connect with customers to communicate electric technologies in order to improve their experience.
• Implement and lead strategies and initiatives to constantly improve the Customer Service department.
Qualifications
We’re seeking candidates with a wide range of skills who are obsessed with leading and developing teams and supporting and improving relationships and processes. Some examples of what we’re looking for include:
• The Manager, Customer Service wears many hats, so experience in budgeting, cost control, planning and leading people will all be a huge plus.
• This position is people-centric, so excellent communication and leadership skills are incredibly valued and preferred as we seek the next Manager, Customer Service.
• The electric utility industry can be unique in some ways and to navigate the intricacies of the various aspects of the industry, we’re seeking a candidate with experience or knowledge of Public Utilities Commission and Public Service Commission regulations.
• To be successful in this position, an associate degree in business or five years of experience in customer service and utility operations is required.
We believe employment is a partnership and we expect excellence from our talented employees. To support our employees and help drive their career experience and goals.
• Competitive wage & benefit package.
o The expected base compensation for this role is $69,000 to $87,000 annually. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
o Incentive plans
o Employee Stock Ownership options
o Retirement Savings Fund with employer match
o Health, disability and life insurance plan options
• Training – our employees are provided training and development opportunities each year, including education reimbursement! This includes safety – one of our values and key to our success – technical, compliance and developmental training.
• Career development is critical to our long-term success. Otter Tail Power employees have opportunities to participate in various leadership development programs, gain access to an a la carte online leadership course catalog, receive mentorship from current leaders and more!
• Mental health support from the experts at SupportLinc as well as competitive vacation and sick leave to ensure employees are at their best when they’re working.
Resume deadline
May 05, 2025Outage Management System Operator
Location
Fergus Falls, MN
Responsibilities
At Otter Tail Power, our employees help us serve the communities we support by producing reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible electricity. Our employees’ impact can take many forms. Our successful employees ensure that our customers and communities have the power they need for modern life. In this role, the Outage Management System Operator will be responsible for field dispatch for Otter Tail Power electrical system outages, internal and external communication leveraging the Company Outage Management System (OMS).
• Handle inbound and outbound calls for purposes of distribution system restoration (planned and unplanned outages).
• Initial entry, update, and completion of trouble tickets for emergency outage and non-outage conditions on the distribution system.
• Update outage prediction, which includes combining or splitting outages based on input from field employees or management.
• Coordinate field personnel to respond to outages or other issues on the Company distribution system and when requested by Power System Operators.
• Completing tasks related to customer requests and billing for electric services shall be fulfilled while not actively working planned or unplanned outages.
Qualifications
We’re seeking candidates with a wide range of skills who are motivated to deeply understand complex information and effectively communicate their findings while aligning with our core values: Integrity, Community, Safety, Resourcefulness, Customer Service and People. Some examples of what we’re looking for include:
• Associate degree or equivalent work experience in electric utility or office setting or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One or two years of experience in electrical utility dispatch and knowledge of electrical distribution switching devices and procedures is preferred.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Software.
• Requires the ability to work rotating shifts, irregular hours and overtime as assigned.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are required.
Selected candidates will be required to complete a pre-interview assessment.
Offering:
We believe employment is a partnership and we expect excellence from our talented employees. To support our employees and help them thrive in their career experience and goals, we offer:
• Competitive wage & benefit package.
o The expected base compensation for this role is $49,000 – $60,000 annually. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
o Incentive plans
o Employee Stock Ownership options
o Retirement Savings Fund with employer match
o Health, disability and life insurance plan options
• Training – our employees are provided training and development opportunities each year, including education reimbursement! This includes safety – one of our values and key to our success – technical, compliance and developmental training.
• Career development is critical to our long-term success. Otter Tail Power employees have opportunities to participate in various leadership development programs, gain access to an a la carte online leadership course catalog, receive mentorship from current leaders and more!
• Mental health support from the experts at SupportLinc as well as competitive vacation and sick leave to ensure employees are at their best when they’re working.
Resume deadline
May 09, 2025Well-Qualified Journeyman or Apprentice Service Representative
Location
Finley, ND
Responsibilities
Applicants must be sufficiently qualified as a Journeyman Lineman or Apprentice Lineman and be able to do necessary emergency repair work. Must have a diploma from an accredited line worker program or equivalent experience. Must have knowledge of electric line construction, maintenance, and repair. Must be able to assume responsibilities for area operations, maintain favorable public relations, and supervise and instruct assistants as necessary. Must have a valid unrestricted interstate commercial driver’s license. Successful applicant will be expected to reside within 25 miles of permanent headquarters in Finley, ND.
Qualifications
Serves as the Company representative in the designated group of towns. Installs, removes, or replaces meters in customer establishments. Installs and maintains service lines, receiving customer complaints and performing necessary repair work to overhead distribution or service facilities.
We offer a competitive wage and benefit package. We believe employment is a partnership and to support our talent, we offer competitive wage and benefit package including employee stock ownership options, retirement savings fund with employer match, health insurance plan options and more. The expected base compensation for this role begins at $76,000 annually. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
Resume deadline
May 16, 2025
