Operations Manager – Central Ops

Xcel Energy

. Supervise a high performing, safe operations team across multiple functions, facilities, or commodities .

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $112,200 - $159,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supervise a high performing, safe operations team across multiple functions, facilities, or commodities
Drive the efficient and cost-effective use of numerous resources through consistent and effective application of policies and procedures
Assure safe, reliable, and compliant operations
Drive continuous improvement and ensure customer satisfaction
Drive attainment of corporate and business unit strategies, goals and objectives, and process and performance metrics
Provide visible safety leadership and actively contribute to the creation, implementation, and continuous improvement of a strong, sustainable safety culture in partnership with Safety Consultant
Drive real time safety accountability by engaging the team through safety meeting participation, job briefs, audits, training, accident investigation/event assessment, and job site observations
Evaluate team performance based on operational efficiency, reliability and quality metrics and take corrective action where appropriate, focusing on process adherence and data integrity
Identify continuous improvement opportunities and drive adoption of process changes through effective collaboration and expectation setting
Provide direct leadership over crew effectiveness, quality and productivity
Maintain a continuous presence in the work environment and assist in removing barriers with pre-requisites, materials, stakeholder, and other issues
Ensure correct crew composition and skills are in place to meet operational, reliability, customer and financial objectives
Assist in preparing resource forecasts and providing input to longer-term work plans
Recruit talented employees, participate in workforce and development planning efforts, establish clear expectations, and effectively manage performance
Provide training, coaching and oversight and drive employee engagement
Effectively represent the organization in bargaining unit discussions, grievances, corrective actions and development
Build and maintain effective internal and external relationships with areas that support Operations
Provide strong working knowledge of necessary systems and resources to assist employees, other work groups, and/or customers and stakeholders
Enable crews to provide solutions to issues and improve customer/stakeholder satisfaction
Oversee and coordinate the execution and documentation of work in accordance with Xcel Energy policies and procedures, labor agreements, and regulatory standards
Support and ensure required compliance and technical training is completed
Establish, monitor, and track processes to ensure regulatory compliance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Five or more years in design, construction, operations, engineering or maintenance of utility systems/power generation plants or related industries/fields or equivalent
Demonstrated technical expertise in specific functional area including standards, procedures, and applicable government/environmental regulations
Operational knowledge of work and asset management and analytical/reporting applications
Effective change leader with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate company and business area strategies and objectives to a variety of stakeholders
Proven results at achieving performance and operational metrics and driving process adherence
Previous distribution coordination ops experience
Previous distribution scheduling ops experience
Related business area/industry experience OR previous SAP/equivalent ERP/core enterprise systems experience
Process improvement and implementation experience
Leading business process solutions through technology enablement for business area (NMS and MWM) experience
Associates or technical degree preferred
Three years of supervisory experience
Completion of an approved apprentice program in an appropriately related craft
Demonstrated understanding of utility finance
Demonstrated experience managing and dispatching bargaining unit employees
Will be required to work rotating shifts and/or be on call

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

designconstructionoperationsengineeringmaintenanceutility systemspower generationprocess improvementSAPNMS

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationemployee engagementperformance managementchange managementcustomer satisfactionsafety leadershipcoachingrelationship building

Certifications

technical degreecompletion of approved apprentice program