Description

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 Contract Specialist will be a highly involved and critical team member in completing business agreements and regulatory filings for projects to allow Otter Tail Power Company to continue to meet its mission.

You’ll love this role if you enjoy:

• Collaborating with internal stakeholders and external industry peers to coordinate duties, tasks, and timelines to complete business agreements and regulatory filings for projects.

• Developing agreements, regulatory filings, reports, and presentations for various projects.

• Managing and guiding interconnection projects through the necessary processes and advising personnel on processes required.

• Leading continuous improvement strategy to improve processes and build efficiencies.

• Evaluating risks, leading strategies, and tracking accountabilities of interconnecting projects, agreements and regulatory filings.

Qualifications:

We’re seeking candidates with a wide range of skills who love managing structure, details and inter-departmental collaboration while aligning with our values: Integrity, Safety, Community, Resourcefulness, Customer Service and People. Some examples of what we’re looking for include:

• There’s a lot of change in our industry so a positive, can-do attitude and a continuous improvement mindset is important to support the various projects and teams you’ll work with.

• Excellent communication, including writing, collaboration, and interpersonal skills to interact with internal stakeholders, external industry peers, and customers.

• Attention to details and the ability to define accountabilities, resources, and deadlines are required for success.

• Experience in developing and managing multiple processes, procedures and documentation will help you launch into the role.

• A B.S. degree in business, engineering, legal studies, or relevant 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.

• Employee stock ownership options

• Retirement savings fund with employer match

• Health insurance plan options

• Training – our average employee has access to hours in training and development 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 The Village Family Service Center.

If this sounds like a great fit for you, apply today. Don’t wait too long though! To apply, visit our careers page at www.otpco.com. We’ll accept applications through August 26, 2024. Successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-interview assessment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)