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_**If you are a current Idaho Power employee, please apply through the_** **_Employee Portal (https://www.myworkday.com/idahopowercompany/d/task/12709$9.htmld) ._

Application Deadline:

05/13/2025 at 11:59 pm Mountain Time

\# of Positions:

1

Job Type:

Regular

Job End Date:

Exemption Status:

Exempt

Pay Range:

$104,332.80 - $125,673.60 Annually

Minimum Age Requirement:

Job Description:

Idaho Power — located in vibrant Boise, Idaho — is looking for an _Event Management and Wildfire Mitigation Specialist_ to join our Customer Operations 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 safely provide our customers with the reliable, affordable, clean energy they depend on. While this position is based at Idaho Power’s downtown Boise location, we offer both flexible schedules and the opportunity to work up to 40% remote.

What does a Wildfire Event Management Specialist do for us?

This position will be responsible for designing, implementing, and testing strategies that ensure a coordinated response to customer outages caused by wildfire or public safety power shut off events. To ensure preparedness this requires coordinating pre-season preparation activities, real-time event management, and post-incident reviews. A primary function of this role is to ensure procedure adherence during events by the internal incident command team.

Key responsibilities include planning and conducting functional exercises, identifying and tracking action items, and refining procedures to enhance organizational readiness and resilience. This role also develops and supports customer programs such as battery deployment across the Idaho Power service territory and provides training to internal teams to ensure role assignments are trained and prepared to support wildfire or public safety power shut off events. By centralizing these efforts, the role streamlines event response, allowing operational teams to focus on grid safety, restoration, and wildfire mitigation.

Job Duties:

+ Develops, coordinates, and proposes the company major event response program considering regulations and industry practices. Reviews, evaluates, and recommends changes based on regulatory requirements or event after actions learnings.

+ During events acts as a backup for the event manager role monitoring event management procedures adherence to ensure compliance with internal procedures and regulatory requirements.

+ Coordinates annual tabletop and functional exercises.

+ Coordinates after action reports for internal learning and external reporting with high attention to details and facts

+ May represent the company in after action reporting with executives or regulatory stakeholders.

+ Must be prepared to work weekends, after business hours to facilitate major event response.

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.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Knowledge of:

+ Common software programs such as Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

+ Energy efficiency terms and products and utility company operations

Preferred:

+ Wildfire hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities

+ Data management

+ Wildfire risk assessment theory and risk mitigation strategy development

Skills in:

+ Strong project management, managing all facets of large, complex projects

+ Interpersonal communication

+ Clear and concise writing

+ Organization

+ Customer service

+ In depth data analysis and reporting knowledge, including the ability to present program information effectively to internal and external audiences

+ Program planning and development

+ Product marketing campaigns and tactics

+ Issue resolution

Preferred:

+ Event Management specific to public safety power shutoff or other large customer outage events

+ Identifying new and innovative approaches to incident management

Ability to:

+ Manage multiple projects

+ Work effectively in a team environment

+ Prepare written and oral reports

+ Work effectively with a diverse group of people

+ Work independently/self-starter

Preferred:

+ Comprehend technical issues and opportunities

+ Negotiate complex issues

+ Analyze data to produce key performance indicators

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:

+ Bachelor's degree

OR

+ An equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred:

+ Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, business, engineering, accounting, public administration, law, mathematics, or a related field

Experience:

+ 5 years of experience in utility operations, wildfire mitigation projects, or program management

Preferred:

+ Oversight and training of various incident commander roles and procedures related to public safety power shutoff or other large customer outage events

+ Working knowledge of National Incident Management Systems

Licenses & Certifications:

+ Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record based on driving requirements for the position

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This position requires both office work and field work. The office work requires working at a desk/computer. It also 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 field work consists of meeting at outdoor worksites and off-site meeting areas. Driving is performed frequently. Lifts no greater than 10lbs are performed occasionally and occasional walking is required on sometimes rough, uneven ground. Stooping, bending, and standing is performed occasionally. 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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Competencies:

Adaptability, Building Partnerships, Communication, Customer Orientation, Decision Making, Influencing, Planning and Organizing, Work Standards

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_Need Assistance Completing Your Application?_

_Please contact our Recruiting Office if you have questions, require assistance or accommodation while applying for employment with Idaho Power Company:_ **_Phone_** _: 208-388-2965 or_ **_Email_** _:_ [email protected]_

_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._

Please note: Idaho Power will not provide sponsorship for obtaining an employment visa, such as an H-1B visa.

About Us

With 17 hydroelectric power plants along the Snake River and its tributaries, Idaho Power is proud to provide reliable, affordable, clean energy to customers in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon.

Our nearly 2,000 employees serve more than 600,000 customers in a service area spanning an estimated 24,000 square miles. They live, work and play in some of the most beautiful and rugged landscapes in the West.

We’re working toward our goal of providing 100% clean energy by 2045 (https://www.idahopower.com/energy-environment/energy/clean-today-cleaner-tomorrow/) . We hope you’ll join us.

Contact Information

Phone: 208-388-2965

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 208-388-6695

Idaho Power Company

Recruiting Office

Boise, ID 83707

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