Job Description

Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company, is an electric utility headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota. We provide electricity in a 26,000-square-mile service area in northeastern Minnesota to 150,000 customers, including 14 municipal systems and some of the nation’s largest industrial customers. Minnesota Power is committed to a sustainable future for the climate, our customers and our communities while delivering safe and reliable energy. We play 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.

Are you highly organized, an excellent communicator, and a master of power supply contracts processes and details? Shape the future of clean energy in northeastern Minnesota at an industry leader with a diverse mix of customers. Given increasing demand for electricity in the region, meeting sustainability targets, plus major transformation of the system in process, Minnesota Power is adding new renewables and emerging technologies such as energy storage to our growing project portfolio, now is the time to join our team!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the full lifecycle of power supply contracting, by assisting in development of commercial terms, preparing RFPs, evaluating bids, facilitating contracts and negotiations, resolving issues, guiding contract selection, and onboarding agreements.
• Ensure consistent terminology, documentation, and processes for complex power supply agreements—covering wind, solar, battery storage, natural gas resources, and other power supply resources as needed.
• Secure the best economic value for power supply resources while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies. Assist with preparing regulatory filings and support onboarding, monitoring, and reporting on agreement performance.
• Monitor supplier performance to ensure compliance with power supply agreements by collecting and validating key data. Work with suppliers and internal teams to address issues, make necessary contract changes, and negotiate fair solutions when problems arise.
• Contribute to market sensing to identify potential suppliers and projects for Minnesota Power.
• Operate with minimal supervision, providing guidance to colleagues across departments as needed.
• Demonstrate strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills, while upholding honesty, integrity, and respectful collaboration. Be visible and accessible to users of the power supply agreements, including management.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in business administration, accounting, economics, finance, engineering or equivalent AND eight years of related experience required.

  • Experience in power supply contracting preferred.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Proficiency in power supply contract key terms

• This position may be subject to assessment of skills, job match and/or aptitude.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

• The expected annual compensation range for this position is $88,000 - $110,000. 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 without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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.

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