Job Description

Executive Assistant

$32.20 - $40.40 Hourly | On Site

Partner with leaders across the organization, influence key initiatives, and play an integral part in keeping business operations running smoothly. Your organizational expertise, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities will make a meaningful impact every day.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a trusted partner to department leaders, company executives, and/or the Board of Directors by providing high-level administrative support that requires a strong understanding of company operations, organizational goals, and business priorities.
• Manage complex calendars, coordinate meetings, schedule appointments, arrange travel, and facilitate conference calls to ensure leaders remain organized and focused on strategic objectives.
• Act as a key point of contact by professionally handling incoming calls, visitors, mail, and email communications while delivering exceptional customer service.
• Create, edit, and maintain professional correspondence, reports, presentations, agendas, meeting materials, and minutes using a variety of business software applications.
• Track expenses, prepare purchase requests, and support budget planning and administration to help ensure efficient department operations.
• Coordinate departmental initiatives, events, and projects, managing details from planning through execution to ensure successful outcomes.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion, professionalism, and a commitment to maintaining trust and integrity.
• Build strong working relationships across the organization and provide guidance, training, and support to team members as needed.
• Anticipate needs, solve problems proactively, and help drive operational excellence in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

What You'll Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent PLUS specialized clerical courses (or equivalent) AND six years or more related experience.
• OR
• Associate’s degree PLUS four years or more related experience.
• OR
• Bachelor’s degree PLUS two years or more related experience.

How to Stand Out

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, multi-tasking and skillfully balancing competing priorities while staying organized and delivering high-quality results.
• Build strong relationships through exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, fostering collaboration, maintaining productivity, and representing the company with professionalism.

Special Requirements

• Maintaining a valid Driver's License is required.
• Must be able to work flexible hours as needed.
• Occasional travel to other company locations or for business needs required.
• Position is subject to skills assessment based on position responsibilities.

About Us

ALLETE has operations throughout the United States. We invest in energy-centric businesses and transmission infrastructure. Our companies include clean-energy producers and developers, and regulated utilities that already deliver more than 50% renewable energy. Each of our businesses—Minnesota Power; Superior Water, Light & Power; ALLETE Clean Energy; New Energy Equity; ALLETE Renewable Resources; and BNI Energy—plays a unique and significant role in ALLETE’s sustainability-in-action strategy. Our culture drives excellence through our shared values of integrity, safety, people, and the planet.

We are headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, which is located on the scenic shores of Lake Superior. Duluth offers a unique combination of professional opportunity and outdoor adventure and is a welcoming place to live and build your career.

The expected hourly compensation range for this position is $32.20 - $40.40. Compensation offered to the selected candidate will vary depending on relevant knowledge, skills, training, experience, and market conditions.

• Compensation Incentive Program
• Retirement Benefits
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance, Disability & Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Community Engagement, and more

Employer will not sponsor Visas for position.

External applicants must apply online via www.allete.com/careers.

This job posting will be available for application until the position has been filled OR the posting close date noted herein, whichever date is earlier.

ALLETE is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on business need without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability, or any other status otherwise protected by law.

If you are an individual with disabilities who needs accommodation or you are having difficulty using our website to apply for employment, please contact our Human Resources department at 218-723-3921.

EEO/AA/F/M/Vet/Disabled