Black Hills Corporation Careers, Benefits, Review

Message from CEO, Linn Evans

We are focused on diversity at Black Hills Energy to ensure that employees from all backgrounds are successful, with a committed approach for groups that are underrepresented today. By doing so, we will fulfill move toward our vision of creating a thriving workforce, which is best able to support our communities, our customers and our shareholders. We acknowledge and believe in the transformative power of diversity, inclusion, and belonging. By actively engaging different perspectives, we challenge and stretch our thinking which enriches the experiences of our employees and customers, while adding shareholder value.

Be the place where all talent thrives

At Black Hills Energy, we strive to create a workplace where similarities, differences, and complexities are valued. By harnessing the power of diversity and inclusion, we’re able to create a workplace where each employee can personally thrive while contributing to better business outcomes. When we engage employees and listen to unique perspectives, we all benefit.

Retain and develop top talent

Employee resource groups (ERGs) are a vital part of our culture. They create community for underrepresented groups, foster belonging, and help us stay focused on how to best support employees across our company. We are proud of our women’s resource group, Aspire and our veteran and military resource group, VET and appreciate and value all of the great work they are doing in our company. Visit our Veterans in Energy and Women in Energy pages to learn more about our programs.

Where we are going

We are modernizing our electric generating fleet by retiring aging coal plants, and constructing new natural gas and renewable energy resources, including wind facilities. Our values guide our business, and being good stewards of the environment is fundamental to everything we do. 

We are committed to serving our customers with safe, reliable and affordable energy in a manner that safeguards our natural resources. We do this because it’s the right thing to do - for generations to come. 

Who we are today

We are privileged to provide electricity and natural gas to more than 1.27 million customers in eight states - across hundreds of miles - in the small towns, rural communities and growing cities we call home. We are community members in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. 

Building on our legacy of service, we remain focused on meeting our customers’ needs while being mindful of the broader economic, social and environmental impacts of our business.

Our history

We're proud of our more than 135-year history. Beginning with the Black Hills Gold Rush, generations of families have relied on us. Our history starts in the Black Hills, supplying electricity to Deadwood, SD when it was a rough-and-tumble gold mining town, back in the days of Calamity Jane and Wild Bill.

We helped fuel a changing economy and experienced how the modern miracle of energy can change how we live. Since 1883 energy has moved us forward. And it will continue to shape our future.

At Black Hills Corporation, we emphasize the traits that have contributed to our success in the past, and will be critical to our success in the future.

Vision: We strive to “be the energy partner of choice.” Whether our customers are served by our regulated or non-regulated businesses, we want them to value our service and business relationship.

Mission: Every day, we want to be “improving life with energy.” We produce, market and deliver the vital electricity, coal, oil and natural gas that our customers need. Through our efforts, products and services, we also share our personal energy to strengthen our communities and support growth and development.

Values: We are proud of our employees, and feel they represent what we as a company stand for. There are several key values that have been fundamental to our success, and there are others that will be vital to our future success. These are the values we feel align us to our vision and are demonstrated by Black Hills employees.

Message from CEO, Linn Evans

We are focused on diversity and inclusion to ensure that employees from all backgrounds are successful. By doing so, we move toward our vision of creating a thriving workforce, which is best able to support our communities, our customers and our shareholders. We believe in the transformative power of diversity, inclusion and belonging. By actively engaging different perspectives, we challenge and stretch our thinking, which enriches the experiences of our employees and customers.

Be the place where all talent thrives

At Black Hills Energy, we strive to create a workplace where similarities, differences, and complexities are valued. By harnessing the power of diversity and inclusion, we’re able to create a workplace where each employee can personally thrive while contributing to better business outcomes. When we engage employees and listen to unique perspectives, we all benefit.

Belonging at Black Hills Energy

Employee resource groups (ERGs) are a vital part of our culture. They create community for underrepresented groups, foster belonging, and help us stay focused on how to best support employees across our company. We are proud of our women’s resource group, Aspire, and our veteran and military resource group, VET. We appreciate and value all of the great work they are doing in our company.

Come be part of our family

As a utility and energy company, at our core we are members of and partners with our communities in all eight states we operate in.

Prior utility experience is not required, but a great attitude is! If you have a technical aptitude, construction or mechanical experience, or leadership, customer service, or project management skills, we may have the perfect job for you.

Not everyone is a lineman

We have positions ranging from customer service (supporting our customers), field resource center (scheduling field technicians and services), utility line locators (marking utilities so people dig safely), operations and service technicians (build, install, and maintain equipment), operations management (people and processes), mine and power plant positions (maintaining our facilities and equipment), leadership roles (supervisors up to senior vice presidents), and of course, linemen!

This is more than a job, it's a journey.

We are focused on providing you the resources, support, and guidance you need to build your career and grow within our company. We provide the job-related and safety training you'll need to thrive. Recognition programs are in place to celebrate your successes.
 
We are so focused on safety that we start each meeting with a safety share. Safety is not just a word here. We live it in our culture and in all of our actions. We do this so that everyone - including you - will go home safely every day.

Black Hills Energy is committed to providing a comprehensive total rewards package that is competitive and fits the needs of our employees and their families. Our total rewards package was built to fit the needs of our diverse workforce to insure our team members and their families have access to tools and resources to help them feel their best.

Health & Wellness

• Flexible options for medical, dental and vision coverage, including Health Savings Account (HSA), healthcare flexible spending and dependent care accounts
• Mail Order Prescription Savings Option
• Supplemental Health Insurance Options
• Company Paid Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Life Insurance (plus employee supplemental, spouse and dependent)
• Annual bio-metric screenings
• Access to additional well-being programs and online technology that promotes employee engagement and well-being (safety, fitness, nutrition, personal health assistants, etc.)
• Long-Term Care Insurance

Financial Well-being

• Competitive base pay
• Performance based financial incentives
• 401(k) / Retirement Plan
  • 100% Employer Match up to 6%
  • Additional employer contribution up to 9% (based on age and years of service)
• Retiree Medical Savings Account (RMSA) that holds annual deposits of credits which can be used to offset the cost of BHC retiree medical coverage
• Financial Wellbeing tools available on the 401(k) provider site and employee assistance site
• Periodic on-site financial well-being seminars and meetings

Time Away

• Paid Time Off (vacation / sick days) – front loaded at the start of each year
• 11 Paid Holidays
• United Way Day (paid day off for fair share pledge)
• Paid Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave
• Paid Time Off to care for a critically ill family member
• Additional funeral leave for death of an immediate family member

Employee Assistance Program

• We offer a caring and confidential Employee Assistance Program to help you take charge of life’s challenges. You and your dependents can independently contact your EAP provider to receive support from licensed counselors and psychologists.

Training & Development

• Training and education through on-the-job, classroom, and online environments
• Tuition Assistance (reimbursement up to 100% of eligible tuition)
• Special projects and rotational assignments for current and future positions
• Involvement in events and engagement councils and other opportunities that allow for knowledge building and networking

Rewards & Recognition

• Energize is our custom-made internal rewards and recognition site available to employees every day, everywhere.
• The CEO Summit Award is an annual award honoring a handful of employees who live our mission and embody our values.

Community Involvement

• We provide a wealth of opportunities to enhance the quality of life in our communities through volunteerism and participation in cultural and service-oriented activities.