Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, LES is customer-owned and is one of the nation’s leading utility companies. We are recognized for low costs, unmatched reliability, financial stability, cutting-edge innovation, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service while fostering a culture that celebrates passion, talent, and high standards. If you're not just looking for a job but a fulfilling career in a workplace that values excellence, the environment, and the community we call home, LES might just be the perfect fit for you. Join us and power a brighter future!
- LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.
- LES is unable to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas.
- This is not a remote position and requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Customer Service Representative |
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Employment Type |
Starting Pay Range |
Posting Date |
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Full-time |
$22.31 - $27.89 |
8/1/2025 |
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Employment Classification |
Division |
Closing Date |
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Regular |
Customer Services |
8/15/2025 |
Are you passionate about helping others and ready to make a difference in your community? Join our team as a Customer Service Representative, where you'll be the voice our customers trust. In this vital role, you'll assist with billing inquiries, service requests, and outage support, all while delivering reliable, friendly service. We’re looking for clear communicators, problem-solvers, and team players who thrive in a fast-paced environment. If you're ready to power up your career with a company that keeps the lights on, we want to hear from you!
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND CORE COMPETENCIES
The Customer Service Representative supports the department’s responsibilities by responding to a large variety of electric service related inquiries from residential and business customers and by initiating customer service related transactions. Manages customer phone calls, walk-ins, and electronic online correspondence in a professional, courteous, timely, and non-discriminatory manner. Maintains customer records in accordance with LES policies and procedures and Service Regulations. Sets the tone for incoming and outgoing customer interactions by projecting a positive and professional, customer-focused image of LES. Accesses and interprets customer records accurately. Maintains confidentiality of all customer accounts per privacy laws. Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.
- Initiates a large variety of residential and business customer service-related transactions including, but not limited to start, stop and transfer service requests, billing adjustments, payments, payment arrangements, outage requests, portal registration and troubleshooting, construction scheduling and other service related transactions.
- Provides customers with information on a variety of topics including, but not limited to energy usage, outages and service restoration, billing and rates, account security, payment plans and payment options, payment assistance education, self-serve offerings, LES’ program offerings and other customer service and energy related topics.
- Possesses the ability to analyze complex account situations, identify root causes and share solutions with customers.
- Skilled in active listening and empathetic problem solving to address customer concerns and ensure satisfaction.
- Resolves customer disputes regarding previous payments and other inquiries in a professional and timely manner.
- Performs a variety of account maintenance functions which may include processing return mail, documenting accounts for skip tracing, and daily balancing of cash and checks.
Adaptability - Maintains a positive attitude in the face of change; appropriately adjusts behavior and activities to changing conditions.
Communication - Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner whether verbally, written, or other means; tailors message to fit the interests and needs of the audience; delivers information in a manner that is interesting and compelling.
Customer Focus - Putting customers, both internal and external, at the center of business decisions in order to identify and respond to current and future customer needs. Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers.
Problem Solving - Solving work-related problems in a logical manner by breaking down large problems into smaller more manageable components.
Teamwork - The ability to effectively interact, cooperate, collaborate, and manage conflicts with other people. Shows enthusiasm toward being a member of the group; actively participates in team meetings and activities; leverages the skills and interests of coworkers to achieve goals and solve problems; supports team decisions.
REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- High school diploma or G.E.D., and
- One or more years of working in customer service, or an account maintenance role, or
- An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
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