
Senior Director – Major Projects Group, Generation Assets
Xcel Energy
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Minneapolis • Colorado • Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $170,700 - $245,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Establishes strategic direction and responsible oversight for all major capital projects within Operations.
- Accountable for strategic capital investment plan, capital project budget development, managing project risk and full execution of all major capital projects.
- Directs internal and external project managers/leads who are responsible for ensuring feasibility & justification, planning & design, procurement, construction & installation, commissioning & start-up and close-out for all major capital projects.
- Provides consulting and leadership through all aspects of the projects.
- Responsible for oversight of obtaining services and equipment and ensuring project teams are staffed and developed to assure project objectives are fulfilled.
- Ensures potential contractors and suppliers are qualified to perform work in accordance with accepted Business Unit standards and processes.
- Accountable for managing stakeholder and partnership interests; ensuring market-competitive projects; providing a reliable product for operation.
- Establishes strategic direction and accountable for the Operations Strategic Capital project management lifecycle process.
- Responsible and accountable for successful execution and management of project risk for all Strategic capital projects.
- Responsible for the oversight of construction of all major projects, following standardized process, scope of work, construction/installation, schedule, safety, QA/QC, cost controls.
Requirements
- BS in Engineering
- Engineering Construction management / project management (Advanced degree preferred)
- 15 Years industry experience in design, construction, operation and maintenance of generation and asset facilities as well as linear assets such as electric distribution, electric transmission, and gas facilities.
- Management experience with major projects, gas and wind generation projects and other industry technologies (both existing and emerging)
- Exceptional management skills to successfully execute a large number of projects, several of which involve significant risk for the Company, across multiple jurisdictions and involving many different resources (internal resources, external resources, technologies, suppliers, contractors, service providers, etc.)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills necessary.
- Strong understanding of financial and regulatory issues and proficient with presentation and computer skills.
- Experience interacting at executive level industry management on business issues and negotiation of very large dollar technical contract issues.
- Travel required.
- PE Licenses preferred
- PMP Certification preferred
Benefits
- Annual Incentive Program
- Long Term Incentive
- 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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
capital project managementrisk managementconstruction managementproject budgetingprocurementcommissioningQA/QCcost controldesignoperation and maintenance
Soft Skills
leadershipmanagementcommunicationnegotiationstakeholder managementstrategic planningteam developmentproblem-solvingorganizational skillsinterpersonal skills
Certifications
PE LicensePMP Certification