Engineer
Work Location: Butte preferred; Major office locations within Montana negotiable
Pay range: $64,800 to $139,300
Employment Status: Regular Full-time
External candidates apply at northwesternenergy.com
Internal candidates apply through iConnect.
About this position:
As a System Integrity Engineer within the Asset Management team, you will be at the forefront of driving innovation and ensuring the integrity of data critical to operational planning, field implementation, and senior executive decision-making. Your role will utilize data analysis and create insightful reports and dashboards in data visualization software to identify and implement innovative approaches, effectively monitor system integrity, track trends, optimize asset life, reliability, and risk, and make data-driven decisions to support our company's wildfire mitigation program. Your contributions will be instrumental in facilitating processes for determining and implementing future system improvements, positioning our company as a leader in innovative data-driven solutions within the energy sector.
We offer great benefits:
NorthWestern Energy is a fully regulated electric and natural gas utility serving Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. We employ over 1,600 amazing people and serve over 800,000 customers who are our neighbors in our communities. We are a top employer and offer competitive benefits, including:
•401K with company match up to 4% and non-elective contribution up to 7%
•Healthcare and wellbeing programs, including dental and vision for you, your spouse and dependents, Health Savings Account (HSA), healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
•Employee Assistance Programs (Offering up to six free counseling sessions, per person, per issue, per year for employees, spouses and dependents to include financial heath)
•Life Insurance (Company pays basic employee policy; spouse, dependent insurance also available)
•Competitive pay (Scheduled performance-based wage increases and annual incentive opportunities.)
•Paid company endorsed volunteer opportunities
•Paid training opportunities
•Paid time off starting on your first day, plus 11 paid holidays
Benefits may vary by position or as negotiated as part of a collective bargaining agreement.
About this job:
•Drive data quality and innovation across the organization; develop best practices and frameworks for providing high quality work.
•Identify, design, and implement innovative internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-design data processes for greater scalability, etc.
•Read, analyze, and interpret operation and maintenance guidelines and procedures
•Be familiar with data management systems and related systems
•Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists and business leaders to develop and deploy data driven analytical models
•Apply advanced mathematical concepts and analyze and manipulate data
•Research industry best practices around Wildfire Mitigation, include engineering and material solutions
•Develop, write, maintain, and evaluate standards or working documents for Wildfire Mitigation
•Responsible for developing program benefit reports and economic evaluations
•Produce queries, reports, and analytics for internal and external stakeholders
•Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement
•Conduct work meetings to facilitate discussions and document processes
•Establish and maintain effective working relationships
•All NorthWestern Energy employees are required to adhere to company safety standards and the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics
•Ensure all actions are consistent with NorthWestern Energy's values, mission, and strategic business objectives
•Overnight travel as required for business up to 20% of the time
Am I right for this job? Here's the success profile:
•Demonstrate and maintain a good safety record
•Results-driven, analytical and creative thinker, innovative problem solver, self-motivated and proactive, highly organized and have the ability to handle multiple and simultaneous tasks to meet aggressive deadlines
•BS in Engineering is required
•General knowledge of the engineering, construction and operation of natural gas and/or electric systems a plus
•Ability to obtain a Professional Engineer's License is desired.
•Knowledge of Power BI, Azure Synapse Analytics or other analytical tools preferred
•Experience with Python and SQL a plus
•Experience creating dashboards in Tableau or similar program
•Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment
•Must possess strong interpersonal communication skills
•Practical working knowledge of Microsoft applications
•A valid driver's license or the ability to obtain one
Requisition #4790
Posting Dates: July 3, 2025 through July 25, 2025
Department/Division: Asset Management
Employment Physical: Not required
Drug Test: Not required
Background Check: Required
Relocation Benefit: Negotiable
Telecommuting: Part-time Negotiable within NorthWestern Energy Service Territory
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal or state laws and statutes. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act, should you have a disability that requires assistance and/or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human Resources department at 1-800-245-6977 or at job.inquiries@northwestern.com.