Basin Electric's paid internships are available in a variety of professional positions for students obtaining their degree. Internships typically occur during the summer months as full-time, but other opportunities may be available for students to work part-time while attending school.

Basin Electric, along with other utility companies, also works hand-in-hand with Bismarck State College's Power Plant Technology/Process Plant Technology Program. An internship has been implemented as part of the curriculum whereby students must intern at a power plant. This is a paid two-week only internship.

Students interested in gaining a meaningful work experience should contact our Basin Electric recruitment team. Internships may be located at Headquarters in Bismarck or at a plant facility.

Cooperative Education Program

This program is designed to assist students in applying their education to productive work experiences in their field of study by offering full-time paid work instead of regular classes.

To be eligible for the Cooperative Education Program, students must take a semester or two away from college.

Basin Electric pays an allowance from credits received for Cooperative Education Program work experience. The maximum credits allowable per semester will be four.

Placements are available in a variety of professional positions. Students may be placed at Headquarters in Bismarck or at a plant facility.

Students interested in gaining a meaningful work experience should contact our Basin Electric recruitment team. Internships may be located at Headquarters in Bismarck or at a plant facility.

Student placements usually take place in the spring or fall, but are also done as workforce needs dictate.

Basin Electric is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer regarding race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veterans status.