Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative, Williston
Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative (MWEC) is seeking highly qualified applicants for the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), reporting directly to the General Manager (GM). Headquartered in Williston, ND, in the northwest corner of the state, Mountrail-Williams is a member-owned cooperative that exists to meet the changing needs of its membership, to provide them with personal, excellent service and to keep them fully informed about their cooperative.
A complete job description is available at https://www.mwec.com/careers.
Preferred Application Deadline: July 15, 2024
Operations Manager
Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power Association, Montevideo, Minn.
Job Specifications
Post High school education required. Specialized training in electric utility maintenance, construction, operations, and planning is highly desirable. Experience in the design, construction, operations and maintenance of distribution and transmission line and substations required. Must have knowledge of work planning and budgeting and electric utility construction and maintenance. Must be able to supervise and direct department personnel in constructing, operating and maintaining electric plant. Must have the ability to effectively cooperate and work with all employees and departments. Must be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Bachelor's degree in engineering, business management or other related disciplines preferred. Should have experience in supervision and management. At least 10 years’ experience in electric distribution, construction, operations, and maintenance is preferred.
Job Description
Coordinate work plans among line crews, engineering and management. Prepares an annual work plan and budget for the department. Supervise and coordinate the work required by the plan, evaluate the results, and takes corrective action as required.
Participates in the development of operating policies for the construction, operation and maintenance department and the cooperative. Participates in the review of such policies to make sure they met current operating conditions and to determine any revisions that may be required.
Participates as a member of the General Manager’s staff to confer on mutual problems and to develop plans.
Sees that written operating procedures are developed for the department and with other departments to assure a smooth workflow and sees that they are revised as necessary to meet changing operating conditions and needs.
Prepares daily, weekly, and monthly work plans to complete projects on a timely basis and with the best utilization of workforce and equipment.
Studies safety rules, regulations and practices and implements an effective loss control program.
Continually monitors safety practices and procedures to see if improvements can be made.
Schedules safety meetings and presents subjects relating to safety and job activities within the department.
Authorizes the purchase of materials and supplies for the operation of construction, operations and maintenance department and inventory control in accordance with the work plan and budget, including authorize repairs and other items for vehicles and work equipment.
Develops annual and long-range plans relating to construction and maintenance of the system and recommends them to the General Manager for approval.
Collaborates with the Engineering Consultant and provides information on the development of a four-year plan to be used for requesting loan funds from or preparing loan applications to RUS.
Collaborates with the Engineering Consultant in the development of a System Sectionalizing Study which includes coordination of transmission and distribution protection devices.
Evaluates construction practices and initiates changes that will speed up construction and make the best of personnel and equipment.
Sees that a materials management system is maintained to provide control over inventory and procurement of material, apparatus, and equipment.
Contributes data and other information to the engineering consultant for the preparation of the Long Range (10/20 year) Engineering Study. Participates in the review of the study before it is finalized.
Monitors supervisory control daily to determine the working status of supervisory equipment and takes remedial action, as necessary.
Reviews the results of the annual inventory and sees that any areas in the department requiring corrective action are taken care of.
Directs the inspection of the fleet condition and work equipment reports daily and determines any corrective action necessary to ensure that they are up to safety and operational standards.
Reviews monthly substation reports on power, energy, voltage, phase balance, voltage regulations, transmission losses, power factor, load factor to determine any corrective action required.
Monitors work accomplished by the department through daily, weekly, and monthly reports, time sheets, consumer complaints personal work inspection and personal interviews and personnel and takes remedial action when necessary.
Sees that the personnel reporting directly to him/her are trained to meet the requirements of their positions.
Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power Association is a transmission and distribution cooperative based out of Montevideo Minnesota. Check out the website mnvalleyrec.com for more information.
Information System Specialist
Upper Missouri Power Cooperative, Sidney, Mont.
Upper Missouri G. & T. Electric Cooperative, Inc (doing business as Upper Missouri Power Cooperative) was organized in 1957 to secure power delivery to rural electric cooperatives in eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Today, Upper Missouri is a large and fast-growing G&T, providing service to 11 distribution cooperatives, 6 in eastern Montana and 5 in western North Dakota. The 11 Member Systems serve 77,714 meters to farms, ranches, homes, oil, gas, and other industries in 37 counties, representing over 54,762 square miles.
Upper Missouri sources power from two major suppliers, Western Area Power Administration and Basin Electric Power Cooperative. The majority of the power (97%) is sourced from Basin.
The headquarters facility for Upper Missouri is located in Sidney, Montana, which is the county seat of Richland County. It ranks first in oil production offers great recreational opportunities to relax in the “great outdoors” with many activities such as hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, golf, and boating.
Increasing importance for system administration and multiple software platforms created an opening for a motivated Information System Specialist.
We are proud to offer:
- Competitive wage and benefit package
- National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA) Medical, prescription and dental insurance
- NRECA defined benefit pension plan
- NRECA 401(k)
- Life insurance
- Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave
In this key role within our cooperative, you will be responsible for the maintaining the integrity, security, administration, and design of the backbone systems behind Upper Missouri’s metering, communications, load monitoring, and MV90 meter data system.
One of Upper Missouri’s main priorities is the development and deployment of new OATI market demand response tools, peak prediction and future load management system, peak alerting and website portals/tools. These tools will help members save money on power costs as well as mitigating demand when usage and costs are high in our region. If this excites you, we want you on our team!
Qualifications Include:
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, electrical engineering or other related field. Closely related and progressive job experience may substitute for a portion of the educational requirements.
- Five years previous IT experience, electric cooperative or utility preferred. NISC, OATI, MV90 experience preferred.
- High level of technical expertise in computer and network technology in OT and IT environments. Knowledge of communication protocols and methods.
- Be available to handle after-hours problems when they arise as required, such as system outages.
- Valid driver’s license with clean driving record.
- Must pass a federal background check.
If you are looking for an opportunity with a cooperative where you will have a direct impact on the success of the membership, please email your cover letter, salary expectations, resume, and three professional references to jmahowald@uppermo.com and jboyer@uppermo.com.
Upper Missouri is an equal opportunity employer.