Open positions are posted here and may be advertised in local newspapers.

All applicants must provide a completed Bangor Hydro job application for each posted position. Applications and resumes must be emailed to the Human Resources Department at jobs@bhe.com.

Applicants can also fill out an optional affirmative action applicant self-identification form.

The application is in Adobe pdf format

If you wish to send your resume, please include it in the body of your e-mail, or attach your resume file in any of the following formats only: Adobe PDF, MS Word 2003, Word Perfect, Rich Text Format, or plain text.

The timeline for interviewing and hiring decisions regarding posted positions is based on the schedule of those reviewing the resumes. You will be notified either by phone or email if you are selected for an interview.

We regret that we do not have the staff to answer questions via telephone regarding any open position.

Thank you for your interest in Bangor Hydro Electric Company.
We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any posted position. Bangor Hydro Electric Company is a tobacco-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Bangor Hydro Electric Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for all positions and all employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, Vietnam Era and/or disabled veteran status, or national origin.

Bangor Hydro Electric Company is an electric utility wholly-owned by Emera Inc., based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Bangor Hydro serves a population of 192,000 in a 5,275 square mile area in eastern and east coastal Maine. Bangor Hydro is a member of the New England Power Pool and is interconnected with other New England utilities to the south and with the New Brunswick Power Corp. to the north.

The corporate office is located in Bangor, Maine and the Company has divisions in Lincoln, Ellsworth, and Machias, Maine.

On March 1, 1925, Bangor Hydro incorporated with the consolidation of several small electric companies in eastern Maine. The company operated several Hydro Electric stations on the Union and Penobscot rivers until the late 1990s when, as a result of the Maine Electric Utility Restructuring Act of 1997, Bangor Hydro was required to sell its power plants. Today, Bangor Hydro is responsible for the transmission and delivery aspects of electric service in eastern Maine.

Bangor Hydro employs more than 260 people and is a responsible member of the community supporting a variety of non-profit organizations through corporate donations and volunteer activities. Bangor Hydro holds OSHA's highest safety designation, V.P.P. star status

Bangor Hydro offers a comprehensive benefit package that is designed to be part of its employees´ total compensation and to meet employees' immediate and long-term needs. Bangor Hydro's full time employee benefit package includes:

• Health Insurance
• Short & Long-term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• AD&D
• 401(k) Plan
• Medical and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Corporate Incentive Bonus Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Dental Plan
• Voluntary Vision Plan

Bangor Hydro also provides a benefit package for prime time and part time employees that does not include all of the above benefits.