Departmental Specialist

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Idaho Power, located in the vibrant community of Boise, Idaho, is seeking a motivated Departmental Specialist to join our Power Supply team. It’s an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we’re working hard to provide our customers with the safe, reliable, and affordable energy they depend on.

What does a Departmental Specialist do for us?

Under minimum direction and acting on own initiative and direction, they provide complex specialized support for one or more departments or administrative units. Typically, they support multiple senior or business unit managers and staff. Typical duties include maintenance of complicated data systems; research, compilation and analysis of data for reports/studies. Assignments involve work of a confidential nature and require knowledge of the practices and procedures of the function, company policies and programs. They act as the coordinator of departmental projects. May provide guidance or work leadership to lower-level staff.

This position serves as direct support to critical operational and compliance functions that enable Power Production Engineering and Resource Development to meet regulatory obligations, maintain documentation integrity, and execute projects efficiently. The Departmental Specialist also acts as a central control point for administrative processes and financial transactions, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and audit readiness across the department.

The Departmental Specialist is accountable for the following:

• Regulatory Compliance Management
  • Works with Dam Safety staff to administer Dam Safety documentation and coordinates FERC notifications, helping to ensure adherence to regulatory deadlines and full auditability of records.
• Financial and Operational Execution
  • Owns invoice processing, accrual support, contract payment authorization, and SOX-related reconciliation activities, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance.
• Data and Systems Governance
  • Maintains system integrity across SharePoint, Teams, and Asset Suite, including work order management, material requests, and reporting datasets.
• Process Ownership and Standardization
  • Establishes and governs administrative processes that improve efficiency, ensure consistency, and support data-driven decision-making.
• Project and Program Coordination
  • Assigns and tracks program and project tasks, maintains documentation, and ensures alignment with departmental and regulatory requirements.
• Departmental and Cross-Functional Support
  • Coordinates communication across internal teams and external stakeholders, ensuring timely and accurate information flow.
• Quality Control and Reporting
  • Ensures accuracy and completion of recurring deliverables, including monthly reporting, quarterly accruals, budget variance notes, and other operational updates.

In addition to the meaningful work we do, we offer work-life balance, competitive pay and benefits, an employee incentive plan, and both a 401k employer-match and a pension plan, making Idaho Power one of the best employers in the state.

A COMPETITIVE CANDIDATE WILL HAVE

Knowledge of:

• The department's functional areas and/or company policies & procedures
• Department-specific systems and software, e.g., Gatekeeper, MS Project, Teams, SharePoint, Asset Suite, etc.

Skills in:

• Proficient in the operation of systems and software
• Solid editing and proofreading skills to assist in composing the format and content of correspondence and technical documents
• Applies proper punctuation, spelling, and grammar when proofreading

Ability to:

• Understand and apply basic mathematical calculations and concepts involving fractions, decimals, percentages, etc.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• High school Diploma or GED

Experience:

• 3 or more years of related experience or equivalent combination of formal education and work experience

Preferred:

• 2 years of company experience
• 2 years of large construction project experience

Licenses & Certifications:

• Driver's License required for periodic travel to support thermal facility staff

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
This position requires working at a desk/computer for extended periods of time. It requires the use of office equipment, fine motor skills including typing on the computer, dialing phones, filing paper, and working in close proximity to other people. There may be occasional lifts of no more than 10 lbs. The above is a summary of the primary essential functions of the position. This job may require the performance of additional tasks assigned by company leaders or management. Questions regarding job requirements or accommodation requests should be directed to Human Resources.

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Idaho Power is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, physical or mental disability, marital status, and any other status protected by applicable federal and state laws.

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