Principal Operations Support Consultant
Xcel Energy
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Pueblo • Colorado • Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $112,200 - $159,400 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provide oversight of Energy Supply programs and projects that have corporate and strategic implications over power generation initiatives.
- Manage the development of options to resolve strategic issues of importance to the business unit and the corporation and coordinate development and implementation of the selected options.
- Manage a coordinated decision process and represent operational interests in outage scheduling; energy marketing interface (capacity, energy, ancillary services, regulatory impacts, ISO/control area issues, etc.); fuels interface (fuel options, transportation, inventory, contract negotiations, regulatory oversight for on-site solid waste disposal facilities); regulatory impacts to operation of control area/ISO issues; portfolio and/or asset management; and other topics.
- Manage generation asset operational excellence/operating infrastructure improvement through creation/review of standardized operational procedures, processes, policies, monitoring, reporting, etc.)
- Facilitate the development, tracking, trending, analysis, and reporting of generation asset operational performance indicators, includes work time metric tracking and monitoring overtime work.
- Perform complex data, economic, or financial analysis to support strategic decision-making.
- Coordinate with generation asset leaders on the planning and implementation of operational strategies and special projects that link to Energy Supply and Xcel Energy goals/objectives.
- Provide rate case preparation/response support, including drafting testimony.
- Support organizational direction to ensure implementation of operational/plant initiatives to improve profitability, competitiveness, and life-cycle management of generation assets.
- Lead the implementation and ensure accountability for root cause analysis results across operational organizations.
- Coordinate and evaluate operational input for contract strategies (labor, purchasing, services, etc.) and various contingency planning requirements.
Requirements
- Fifteen (15) years power plant/energy generation (or equivalent) experience required.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or related technical field is preferred.
- Knowledge of generating asset operations & maintenance, including safety, key performance indicators, outage planning, energy market interface, and regulatory issues required.
- Demonstrated project management and leadership capabilities to work with diverse, geographically dispersed teams required.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills are a must.
- Previous power plant management experience is desirable.
- Familiarity with economic analysis and financial systems is desired.
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysiseconomic analysisfinancial analysisproject managementoperational performance indicatorsoutage planningenergy market interfaceregulatory oversightportfolio managementasset management
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationfacilitationstrategic decision-makingteam collaborationproblem-solvingaccountabilityorganizational directionnegotiationroot cause analysis