Position SummaryStandard Operations Position Responsible for leading a safe, high performing operations team which may include multiple levels, functions, facilities, and/or commodities while driving the efficient use of resources. Establish a culture of process adherence and continuous improvement. Effectively lead and implement daily operations, cyclical processes and special projects. Set and achieve business area goals that align with corporate and business unit strategies, goals and objectives, as well as process and performance, customer satisfaction, and reliability metrics.
Essential Responsibilities- Safety: Provide visible safety leadership and drive continuous improvements to achieve desired safety goals. Develop strategies to achieve safety plan results. Oversee and develop safety leaders to ensure a safety conscious work environment. Contribute to site safety performance improvement by holding workers, supervisors, and self accountable for safety.
- Operational Effectiveness: Manage team performance through focus on operational efficiency metric trends across areas of responsibility. Ensure and reinforce the importance of process adherence and data integrity. Drive continuous improvement efforts to define and shape opportunities that drive customer satisfaction and reliability.
- Business Optimization & Strategy: Achieve safety, productivity, customer service, and reliability targets by conducting and implementing the strategic planning for area of responsibility. Develop and effectively manage organization budgets and business plans. Identify and implement process improvements. Ensure execution of plans/metrics.
- Talent Management: Establish workforce/development planning practices to build strong, competitive teams and effectively manage performance. Select, optimize, plan and direct the workforce used to provide safe, reliable, compliant operations, and ensure stakeholder satisfaction. Serve as primary contact for issue resolution involving labor relations.
- Relationship Management: Build and maintain effective internal relationships. Foster an environment of collaboration within own organization and across stakeholders. Design and develop solutions that meet customer/stakeholder needs. Remove obstacles and provide assistance to team members to improve project and work performance.
- Regulatory & Compliance: Manage and guide the execution and documentation of work in accordance with Xcel Energy policies and procedures, labor agreements, and regulatory standards. Ensure crews are qualified to perform work responsibilities. Establish, monitor, and track processes to ensure regulatory compliance.
Additional Maintenance Focused Responsibilities- Responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all plant systems which include boilers, steam turbines, plant auxiliary systems, and safety-critical infrastructure.
- This role blends technical expertise, leadership, and strategic planning to minimize downtime, extend asset life, and meet regulatory and operational requirements.
- Lead a cross-functional maintenance team that includes electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and controls, and planning in a collective bargaining environment.
- Establish preventive maintenance schedules and multi-year maintenance program plan with O&M and capital allocations for upgrades and replacements.
Minimum Requirements- Seven or more years in design, construction, operations or maintenance of utility systems/power generation plants or related industries/fields.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in business area standards, procedures, and applicable government/environmental regulations.
- Three years supervisory experience. Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to administer/work within union labor agreements.
- Operational knowledge of work and asset management and analytical/reporting applications.
- Ability to effectively communicate and lead company and business area strategies and objectives.
- Proven results at setting, driving performance and operational metrics and achieving process adherence.
- Preferred: Completion of an approved apprentice program in an appropriately related craft.
- Demonstrated understanding of utility finance, capital and O&M Will be required to be on call for escalated operations and emergencies.
Preferred Experience & Skills- Five or more years maintenance experience in a coal-fired power plant.
- Strong work management skills using SAP.
Non-Bargaining
The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $129,000.00 to $183,200.00 per year
This position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition reimbursement, Transit programs, Employee recognition program, Pension, 401(k) plan, Paid time off (PTO), Holidays, Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO), Parental Leave
Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.
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Deadline to Apply: 08/27/26
