http://www.jobshq.com/feeds/rss.cfm/employer/2763/ Employment listings for Minnesota Power brought to you by JobsHQ Database Administrator IDepartment: ITS SystemsDuluth, MNClose Date: 6/27/2013General Purpose:• Under the direction of the supervisor, documents, installs, tests, and modifies computer products, such as databases, utilities, and related software systems with minimal impact on existing activities.• Assists programmers and users to assure appropriate utilization of resources in applications.• Investigate, analyze and resolve technical problems with databases and software utilizing all available resources; evaluates alternatives and implements the best solution.• Maintains software at supported levels by testing new releases and coordinating installation with intra-departmental staff.• Maintains up-to-date knowledge through professional reading and conference and seminar attendance.Education:• Must have completed or will be completing by July 2013 Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or related field.Desirable Certifications• Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Associate• Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Applications Database Administrator Certified Professional• MCSA: Microsoft SQL ServerExperience:• Less than one year of related job experience in system administration or as DBA.• Related job experience includes:o Installing, patching, maintaining and backing up Oracle/SQL Server Databases.o Familiarity with shell scripting and SQL.   Experience in one or more of the following desired but not required:o Oracle Applications eBusiness Suite R12o Oracle RAC(Real Application Clusters)o Oracle Exadatao Oracle Exalogico SQL Server ClusteringSpecial Requirements:• This position may be subject to assessment of skills, job match and/or aptitude.• Excellent interpersonal skills are required to establish and maintain positive working relationships. • Strong analytical and problem solving skills.• Maintain data integrity, security and availability.• Posted internal and external.Job Location:General Office Building, Duluth, MNCompetitive market-based salary with full benefits package.Qualified applicants must complete a job profile and apply at www.allete.com/careers.     ALLETE is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance. 

]]> Manager, Accounting General Office Building – Duluth, MNNon-Union PositionClose Date: Open Until FilledGeneral Purpose• Provides advanced technical accounting expertise in support of the Company's strategic initiatives, various business segments, and new business growth and development objectives. • Provides accounting guidance related to proposed transactions to support due diligence, tax analysis, and acquisition related accounting needs. • Researches the effects of proposed accounting rule changes on financial statements. • Develops, implements, and communicates policies and processes to comply with newly issued accounting standards. • Responsible for providing assessment and recommendations of complex accounting and financial transactions, advanced risk and opportunity research and analysis, and compliance with rules and regulations. • Makes proposed recommendations on investment opportunities related to accounting structure decisions. • Serves as a financial and educational resource to management and staff, on accounting for complex transactions and provides analysis and recommendations on proposed accounting alternatives and impact on company results. • Requires excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to establish and maintain relationships.Required Education• A bachelor's degree in accounting or a degree in an equivalent field is required for this position. • A master's degree and/or CPA is preferred.Required Experience• This position requires a minimum of 6 years working with complex accounting transactions under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This experience will include:o Experience leading others through direct supervision or in an advanced technical accounting advisory role.o Experience with due diligence, merger/acquisition and business integration accounting analysis.o Experience with researching and interpreting complex financial transactions and evaluating business impact.o Experience communicating technical accounting concepts and issues in written and presentation form.o Understanding of basic corporate income tax rules, and regulations.• External audit experience is preferred.Special Requirements• Candidates may be subject to assessment of skills, job match and / or aptitude.This position has been posted both internally and externally. To apply, external candidates must visit www.allete.com/careers. Internal candidates must apply through the intranet homepage and notify their current supervisor of the intent to apply.ALLETE is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance. 

]]> Manager, Accounting Strategic InitiativesAre you looking for a Boundless career?Join ALLETE, Inc., a publicly traded company in Northern Minnesota with a unique and diverse cultural environment. ALLETE's size & corporate structure offers career-minded Accounting professionals at all levels outstanding opportunities to work on a variety of projects, see change in action, experience executive and cross-corporate exposure at a big company with a small town atmosphere. ALLETE is seeking a Manager, Accounting Strategic Initiatives to provide advanced technical accounting expertise in support of the Company's strategic initiatives, business segments, and new business growth and development objectives.Explore your career opportunities with ALLETE today at www.allete.com/careersEOE 

]]> Manager, Accounting Strategic Initiatives General Office Building – Duluth, MNNon-Union PositionClose Date: Open Until FilledGeneral Purpose• Provides advanced technical accounting expertise in support of the Company's strategic initiatives, various business segments, and new business growth and development objectives. • Provides accounting guidance related to proposed transactions to support due diligence, tax analysis, and acquisition related accounting needs. • Researches the effects of proposed accounting rule changes on financial statements. • Develops, implements, and communicates policies and processes to comply with newly issued accounting standards. • Responsible for providing assessment and recommendations of complex accounting and financial transactions, advanced risk and opportunity research and analysis, and compliance with rules and regulations. • Makes proposed recommendations on investment opportunities related to accounting structure decisions. • Serves as a financial and educational resource to management and staff, on accounting for complex transactions and provides analysis and recommendations on proposed accounting alternatives and impact on company results. • Requires excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to establish and maintain relationships.Required Education• A bachelor's degree in accounting or a degree in an equivalent field is required for this position. • A master's degree and/or CPA is preferred.Required Experience• This position requires a minimum of 6 years working with complex accounting transactions under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This experience will include:o Experience leading others through direct supervision or in an advanced technical accounting advisory role.o Experience with due diligence, merger/acquisition and business integration accounting analysis.o Experience with researching and interpreting complex financial transactions and evaluating business impact.o Experience communicating technical accounting concepts and issues in written and presentation form.o Understanding of basic corporate income tax rules, and regulations.• External audit experience is preferred.Special Requirements• Candidates may be subject to assessment of skills, job match and / or aptitude.This position has been posted both internally and externally. To apply, external candidates must visit www.allete.com/careers. Internal candidates must apply through the intranet homepage and notify their current supervisor of the intent to apply.ALLETE is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance. 

]]> Supervising Engineer- Relay & Maintenance Engineering (2012382)Hiring Manager: Rob SandstromDepartment: 0603 – Power Delivery EngineeringClose Date: 06/23/2013General Purpose•This position provides supervisory leadership and engineering expertise to the relay and maintenance engineering group, which offers technical services to the Company, customers, and industry organizations. Additional duties of this group include: ? Protective Relaying: This group handles all protective relaying from Generation, Transmission, and Distribution. ? NERC Compliance: The group is a key part of the Company's NERC compliance program, and owns several NERC standards. The group is also involved with various MRO sub-committees that work with NERC compliance.? Maintenance engineering: Provides engineering for maintenance change-outs of existing infrastructure. Doble testing of generators and transformers is also managed by the Group.? Capital Projects: This group is involved in all phases of new capital projects, from conceptual design through initial energization.? System Operations Support: This group supports real time operating issues and provides engineering support to operations by attending weekly meetings.? Large Power Customer Support: The group has established working relationships with most of our large power customers, who rely on support from Relay and Maintenance engineering for operational and maintenance issues.? Training: The group provides training to Relay Technicians at tech sessions and in support of their apprenticeship program. Training is also provided on relaying topics to support the System Operations training requirements.? Arc Flash: This group is the technical lead and driver for the Company's Arc Flash Program.•Studies and analyzes existing systems to provide basis for operating decisions and guidelines as well as future needs. •Works closely with system operations and engineering groups to ensure efficient and reliable electric system operation•Identifies and applies new and emerging technologies to improve and/or optimize systems. •Performs conceptual design and feasibility studies which serve as basis for project justification decision. •Ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, based on electric system operation and reliability requirements. •High level of interpersonal and communication skills required to establish and maintain positive working relationships inside and outside Company.Education: A bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering AND a Professional engineer (PE) license are required for this position. Power option is a preferred.Experience: This position requires over eight years of directly related experience in relay engineering.Special Requirements•This position may be subject to assessment of skills, job match and/or aptitude. •The ideal candidate will possess an excellent understanding of electric power systems and superb written and verbal communication skills.Location: Rowe Energy Control Center, Duluth, MNCompetitive market based salary with full benefitsThis position has been posted both external and internal. External candidates must apply online at www.allete.com. Internal candidates must submit their applications through the intranet homepage, and notify their current supervisor of the intent to apply.ALLETE is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected class. 

]]> Supervising Engineer- Substation Engineering (2012381)Hiring Manager: Rob SandstromDepartment: 0603 – Power Delivery EngineeringClose Date: 06/23/2013General Purpose•This position provides supervisory leadership and engineering expertise to the Substation Engineering group, critical to the design of safe, reliable, and efficient electric substations. Additional duties of this group include: ? Key interconnection points with our large industrial customers and neighboring utilities. ? Planning, budgeting, engineering, and implementation of new projects as well as refurbishing and expanding existing substation sites. ? Provides support for construction, key customer projects, operations and maintenance support, standards development, and procurement activities for MP's electrical apparatus.? Employees within this group serve as subject matter experts in compliance with NERC CIP and FAC standards.? The Substation Engineering team consists of multiple engineering disciplines including Civil/Structural, Control, Physical Electrical and SCADA.•Ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, based on electric system operation and reliability requirements. •High level of interpersonal and communication skills required to establish and maintain positive working relationships inside and outside Company.Education: A bachelor's or master's degree in Civil or Electrical engineering AND a Professional engineer (PE) license are required for this position. Power option is a preferred.Experience: This position requires over eight years of applicable experience in substation engineering and design.Special Requirements•This position may be subject to assessment of skills, job match and/or aptitude. •The ideal candidate will possess an excellent understanding of electric power systems and superb written and verbal communication skills.Location: Rowe Energy Control Center, Duluth, MNCompetitive market based salary with full benefitsThis position has been posted both external and internal. External candidates must apply online at www.allete.com. Internal candidates must submit their applications through the intranet homepage, and notify their current supervisor of the intent to apply.ALLETE is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected class. 

]]> Natural Gas Sourcing & Delivery - ManagerGeneral Office Building – Duluth, MNNon-UnionClose Date: Open Until FilledGeneral Purpose Develops and implements comprehensive natural gas sourcing and cost optimization strategies for power generation. Structures gas value chain contractual elements (ie: gas supply and transportation agreements), and leads and/or supports natural gas procurement contract negotiations. Provides gas supply and related electric market inputs, market intelligence and pricing information. Analyzes and determines best pricing mechanism for physical purchase of natural gas and aligns strategy with Risk Management. Develops and administers gas supply and transportation contracts; seeks to preserve and maximize their value. Develops strategic supplier relationships aimed at cost reduction, improved quality, safety, and supplier diversity. Maintains up-to-date knowledge to ensure Company is positioned to take advantage of fuel-related initiatives. Builds and maintains relationships with potential gas supply and gas transportation counterparties. Analyzes electric and natural gas market linkages and insights to create value and manage risk. Develops gas generation bidding, nominating, and hedging strategies to support delivery of least cost supply to customers. Employs strong interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.Required Education This position requires a bachelor's degree in business, finance, marketing, engineering or a related area.Required Experience This position requires five years or more of industry experience, including: o Knowledge of gas sales agreements, transportation agreements and pricing formulas.o Knowledge of North American natural gas market supply and demand fundamentals.o Strong working knowledge and experience with commodity markets and hedging.o Experience in gas generation fuel supply portfolio management o Experience with planning, managing and applying detailed quantitative analyses, such as: total cost modeling, forecasting or production planning.o Excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ideal candidate would also possess the following qualifications:o Strong skills in financial management and analysis.o Natural gas generation project development and contracting experience.Special Requirements  The position will require the chosen candidate to travel up to 25% othe time.  This position may be subject to assessment of skills, job match and/or aptitude.  This position will be based out of Duluth, MN.This position has been posted both internally and externally. External candidates must visit www.allete.com to apply.  Internal candidates must apply through the intranet homepage, and notify their current supervisor.ALLETE is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance. 

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