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Manager - ALLETE Security and Emergency Management

Location Duluth, MN

Application Close Date 8/13/2025

Business Unit ALLETE, Inc.

Employment Type:

ALLETE - Non-Union

FLSA Status:

Exempt: Salary, not eligible for over time

ALLETE is headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, on beautiful Lake Superior, and has operations throughout the United States. We invest in energy-centric businesses and transmission infrastructure. Our companies include clean-energy producers and developers, and regulated utilities that already deliver more than 50% renewable energy. Each of our businesses—Minnesota Power; Superior Water, Light & Power; ALLETE Clean Energy; New Energy Equity; ALLETE Renewable Resources; and BNI Energy—plays 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.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Provide overall leadership and direction for organization-wide security and emergency management policy and programs.

+ Lead the development and execution of a clear protective security and emergency preparedness strategy to manage organization security and emergency management risks.

+ Oversee the creation and maintenance of all security and emergency management standards ensuring the preparedness, prevention, mitigation and response to threats and all-hazard situations.

+ Provide expertise on security and emergency management practices and methodologies.

+ Lead both organization threat and all-hazards monitoring, investigation and analysis.

+ Ensure the integration and upgrading of emerging technology into organization enterprise systems, while ensuring departmental personnel readiness and qualifications.

+ Ensure compliance with a wide variety of required security standards and regulations.

+ Responsible to ensure employees, contractors, vendors, and visitors complete training on applicable security and emergency management policies, practices and procedures.

+ Establish effective relationships with security and emergency management leaders from public and private agencies and proactively engage in applicable forums, committees and commissions.

+ High level of interpersonal and communication skills required to establish and maintain positive working relationships inside and outside the company.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

+ Bachelor’s degree required.

+ Degree in Security Administration, Criminal Justice, Law preferred

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

+ Seven years or more specific job-related work experience in the areas mentioned above.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

+ This position may be considered for a hybrid work arrangement based on ALLETE’s needs. A Hybrid work arrangement means the employee's position will be a blend of work performed both in-person and at an offsite location such as an employee's home office. This position will report to Duluth, MN

+ The following professional certifications are preferred:

+ CPP (Certified Protection Professional)

+ PSP (Physical Security Professional)

+ PCI (Professional Certified Investigator)

+ 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 $105,000 - $139,000. 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 218-723-7553.

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