Careers
Our Values
Safety First
We are committed to the safety of our employees, our customers and the communities we serve.
Integrity Always
Customers, shareholders and employees can count on us to be fair and ethical.
Respect for All
We treat our customers, partners, employees and the environment with care and dignity.
Explore Careers
Our hardworking, skilled and dedicated lineworkers have been at the core of our business for over 100 years. Their safety is our top priority. Many of our lineworkers got their start through our apprenticeship program and have stayed for rewarding, engaging and diverse careers.
Want to work in Idaho and Oregon’s beautiful outdoors, provide critical services for our homes and communities, and join a team of people who are like family? Become an Idaho Power lineman.
If you’re looking for a job that’s fun, innovative, and serves as a steppingstone to a rewarding career – consider an apprenticeship! An Idaho Power apprenticeship provides not only the training you need to learn a trade and be successful in your career, but also excellent pay and benefits, stability, career advancement, and an opportunity to provide a valued, critical service for our community and clean energy future. Basically–get paid to learn!
From electrical, to civil, to mechanical and more, Idaho Power offers exciting opportunities for engineers to innovate and find creative solutions for delivering energy to our customers.
Whether you get your start through one of our internships or come to us looking for new challenges, stability and a chance to solve complex problems, we have a career path for you!
IT is one of our fastest growing fields, as providing energy requires technological solutions to deliver the reliable power our customers depend on. IT is also at the core of keeping our business running strong. We rely on our diverse set of IT employees to find innovative, secure ways to improve how we do business, both internally and with the customers we serve.
Whether you’re interested in developing an app, managing customer data sets or supporting our 2,100 employees and their technology needs, we have a place for you!
Idaho Power has a rich history of environmental stewardship and recreation management. With 17 hydroelectric facilities on the Snake River and its tributaries, we have a lot of area to cover. Our Environmental department employs the biologists, archaeologists, hydrologists, analysts and park staff to ensure the river and our communities are healthy and secure for future generations.
Idaho Power relies on its skilled trade and craft workers to keep our company running safely and efficiently. They repair and maintain our equipment and handle company materials big and small. Our trades and craft workers are provided with all the tools they need to be successful, plus the time to learn and a safe working environment to create and innovate.
It’s an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our Corporate Headquarters, located in beautiful and vibrant downtown Boise, houses a variety of professionals who play a critical role in our customers’ lives and in the communities we serve. From Human Resources and Communications to Finance and Engineering, these employees represent diverse fields, all on a campus perfectly situated between the Boise Foothills and the Greenbelt.
Join us and help work toward our goal of 100% clean energy by 2045!
Our customer service representatives quickly become Idaho Power experts while providing invaluable services to our customers. They set up new customer accounts, solve payment issues and work with customers on everything in between. It’s your chance to be part of a dynamic team where every day you can show off your computer software and communication skills while playing a critical role in helping our customers.
Each summer, Idaho Power offers paid internships for college students in groups like engineering, IT, environmental and energy efficiency. Interns work alongside their mentors to get hands-on experience with concepts they’ve learned in class. They learn a lot about the energy industry through field trips, cross-team training and opportunities to job shadow.
An internship can be the beginning of a long and rewarding career at Idaho Power. Look for opportunities each fall.
Benefits
Health Benefits
- We offer extensive medical, dental and vision insurance beginning on the first day of the first full month of employment.
- We have health benefits to fit any lifestyle and basic life insurance at no additional cost for full-time employees.
- We want our employees to stay well, so we offer 100% preventative care coverage, convenient at-work flu shots and blood draws, and more.
Work-life Balance
- We all value our time away from work and encourage our employees to unplug as often as they can. Whether it’s flexible schedules, hybrid office/work from home days, or paid days off, we give our employees the tools they need to manage their busy lives.
- New employees earn 17 days of flexible time off each year for their first five years, plus eight paid holidays and four floating holidays.
- Available time off increases with every additional five years of service.
Retirement
- Our company-paid pension plan (retirement income for life) is just one of the ways our total rewards help employees build financial security for retirement.
- The pension is in addition to the company match to 401(k) plans, and employees are fully vested in the pension after only five years of service. Plus, it grows with additional years of service! It’s long been our way to say thank you for all they do for us.
Culture
At Idaho Power, we are committed to an inclusive environment where we are all valued, respected and given equal consideration for our contributions. We believe that to be successful as a company we must be able to innovate and adapt, which only happens when we seek out and value diverse backgrounds, opinions and perspectives. Our collaborative environment thrives when we are engaged, feel we belong and are empowered to do our best work.
We are a stronger company when we stand together and embrace our differences.
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Living Here
Our employees live and work in some of the most beautiful and rugged corners of southern Idaho and eastern Oregon, including the thriving capital city of Boise.
Clean Today
We’ve been serving our customers with clean, reliable hydropower from the Snake River for over 100 years. Today, we’re building on that tradition and working toward providing 100% clean energy by 2045.
Questions?
We’d love to hear from you! To inquire about current openings, our hiring process or working at Idaho Power, you can reach us by email or phone.
Your Rights as an Applicant
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