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Current openings
Project Manager
Location
Fergus Falls, MN
Responsibilities
At Otter Tail Power Company, our employees support the communities we serve by producing reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible electricity. The Project Manager will:
- Manage and lead all aspects of projects ranging from 1-5 year timelines and $5 million - $100 million budgets including preparing estimates and budgetary forecasts, managing consultants and contractor and track costs and progress
- Identify and mitigate project risks
- Manage projects portfolio for successful completion and ensure preparedness for future projects
- Collaborate with the internal teams to ensure projects will achieve unimpeded and complete cost recovery
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.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship as you partner with various internal and external teams and stakeholders.
- Must be capable of managing multiple projects at one time and be able to apply OTP safety rules and understand risk mitigation
- Bachelor's degree in project management, engineering or equivalent work experience is required.
- A minimum of 2 years of project management experience or equivalent experience is required. Preference for experience leading a team.
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.
- The expected base compensation for this role is $82,000 - $103,000 annually. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
- Incentive plans
- Employee Stock Ownership options
- Retirement Savings Fund with employer match
- 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
March 16, 2025GIS Intern
Location
Fergus Falls, MN
Responsibilities
Assist in data analysis, programming, and data management
- Using ESRI GIS software for data analysis
- Creating custom programming to analyze outage data, using Java, Python, etc.
- Assist in managing datasets for various processes
Qualifications
Applicants must be a full-time student or recent graduate having a background in data analysis, programming, GIS or related program. This internship will be temporary from approximately mid-May 2025 through mid-August 2025. The expected base compensation for this role is $17-$24 hourly.
Resume deadline
March 15, 2025Construction Worker Intern
Location
Fergus Falls, MN
Responsibilities
Otter Tail Power Company is offering an Internship opportunity to a qualified student in Fergus Falls, MN. Successful applicant will assist the Construction crew in building substations. Applicant will be doing a variety of construction applications including building construction, building forms, pouring concrete, tying rebar and various duties as needed.
Qualifications
Applicant must be a full-time student having completed first year in the Construction Management, Construction Technology or a related program. This internship will be temporary from approximately mid-May 2025 through mid-August 2025. The expected base compensation for this role is $25.30 per hour.
Resume deadline
March 21, 2025Facility Maintenance Intern
Location
Fergus Falls, MN
Responsibilities
Otter Tail Power Company is offering a temporary job opportunity to a qualified student in Fergus Falls, MN. Successful applicant will assist the Facility Maintenance Department in maintaining the building and grounds in the Fergus Falls area. Applicant will be doing a variety of maintenance application, including lawn mowing, yard maintenance, painting, general maintenance, and various duties as needed.
Qualifications
Applicant should be a full-time student. This temporary position will be from approximately mid-May 2025 through mid-August 2025. The expected base compensation for this role is $19.71 per hour.
Resume deadline
March 21, 2025Temporary Summer Hire at Coyote Station
Location
Beulah, ND
Responsibilities
Otter Tail Power Company has an opening for a temporary hire at Coyote Station, a 420 MW coal-fired electric generating station near Beulah, ND.
Qualifications
Job duties include mowing, trimming, painting, lifting, cleaning, and other responsibilities.
The applicant must be 18 at time of application, a 2025 high school graduate or currently enrolled in college, able to lift 40-50 pounds, operate a tractor mower and have a current valid driver’s license. The expected base compensation for this role is $17.00 per hour.
Resume deadline
April 01, 2025Customer Service Representative in Jamestown, ND
Location
Jamestown, ND
Responsibilities
We have an opening for a Customer Service Representative at our Customer Service Center in Jamestown, ND. As a company, we continue to be innovative as we modernize our energy grid, enhance customers’ experiences, and work toward a cleaner energy future.
Qualifications
This position requires good organizational, excellent written and verbal communication, and customer service skills. Should be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, and related computer programs. Experience in customer service, accounting, and marketing would be beneficial. Selected candidates will be required to complete a pre-interview assessment.
Successful applicant will provide complete, accurate, and timely customer service and marketing service to all external and internal telephone and web customers. We offer a competitive wage and benefit package. The expected base compensation for this role is $35,000 - $48,000 annually. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
Resume deadline
March 21, 2025Business Specialist
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. Everyone has an important role in accomplishing these objectives! In the Business Specialist role, you will lead and support various processes across a variety of projects.
Some examples of those activities include:
- Updating and maintaining project-related records, costs, databases, and systems.
- Support contract management by tracking deliverables and change orders and appropriately taking action to keep the project moving.
- Lead and organize meetings to sustain project controls and ensure projects meet quality, budget, and timing expectations.
- Produce written reports and presentations regarding project progress.
- Coordinates with internal and external project stakeholders to communicate progress and potentially raise risk concerns as appropriate.
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.
- Must have demonstrated experience with typical office software such as Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- 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 preferred but we’d be excited to hear about any relevant work experience.
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 drive their career experience and goals.
- Competitive wage & benefit package.
- The expected base compensation for this role is $59,000 - $88,000 annually. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
- Incentive plans
- Employee Stock Ownership options
- Retirement Savings Fund with employer match
- Health, disability and life insurance plan options
- Training – our employees are provided training and development opportunities each year! This includes safety – one of our 5 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!
- Access to mental health support from the experts at SupportLinc.
Resume deadline
March 24, 2025Journeyman or Apprentice Electrical Line Worker
Location
Oakes, ND
Responsibilities
The strength of our grid lies in the strength of our teams and our Line Workers are everyday heroes who ensure that our customers can depend on Otter Tail Power for their modern lifestyles. OTP is seeking a full-time Journeymen or Apprentice Electrical Line Worker to be temporarily located in Oakes, ND.
Line Workers’ days vary, and some duties will include maintaining or repairing overhead and underground electrical distribution and transmission systems and substations. They’ll also frame and erect poles and attach necessary fixtures and equipment. They’ll string, sag, and splice conductors (wires) and connect transformers and other equipment, trim trees, replace such equipment as broken insulators, split crossarms, cutouts, ties, faulty clamps, or braces, and perform similar replacement or repair work as necessary to clear up storm damage.
Qualifications
We’re seeking candidates who have a diploma from an accredited line worker program and a valid, unrestricted interstate commercial driver's license. Candidates must have knowledge of electric line construction, maintenance, and repair, be able to work outdoors in any weather, be able to climb, have complete knowledge of safety rules and can get along well with others. The selected candidates will be expected to learn to use electrical instruments, to operate hydraulic equipment and to work out of an aerial basket. We also have a comprehensive apprenticeship program designed to develop great journeymen line workers. Any candidate selected will be expected to reside within 25 miles from the headquarters in Oakes, ND.
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 is $53,000 - $88,000 USD annually. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
Resume deadline
March 24, 2025
