Project Manager – Senior

Xcel Energy

. Identify quality project options, develop business cases, and secure required approvals.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeMinneapolis • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $112,200 - $159,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify quality project options, develop business cases, and secure required approvals.
Lead requirements gathering and planning process while engaging all key stakeholders.
Develop solution designs that define appropriate project scope, align with fleet and corporate strategies, ensure coordination with key initiatives, and assure dependencies are identified/addressed.
Define deliverables, success metrics and key milestone schedules.
Develop detailed project schedules to include resource hours, work plans, budgets, and cost/benefit analysis.
Conduct project closeout phase. Maintain project notebook.
Ensure successful delivery of committed project benefits and operational metrics in a dynamic/complex environment.
Independently manage detailed project plans to approved scope/schedule in line with corporate and business unit strategic goals and initiatives.
Define and manage a regular status reporting process to monitor progress and resolve risks to goal.
Continually identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
Function as project controller. Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and actuals tracking.
Facilitate RFP and contract management processes.
Review actuals versus planned budget throughout project life cycle to identify variances and recommend corrective action.
Adhere to the project financial approval process.
Forecast, schedule, and manage resources, both internal and external.
Manage assigned contracts and associated payments/performance requirements.
Develop and adapt a comprehensive resource plan for a multi-functional, diverse and well trained workforce to maximize skills and minimize cost.
Provide training and coaching to less experienced project team members.
Manage scope change process for large transformational project or best practices for business area in addition to own projects.
Identify risks and issues throughout the project and create mitigation strategies/contingency plans.
Communicate project status to all levels of the organization and outside organizations: INPO, NRC and other nuclear industry groups.
Establish effective, collaborative working relationships up to senior leader level to maximize project efficiency, responsiveness and resource allocation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 10 years work experience in engineering, construction management, or comparable function and 5 years nuclear experience.
BS Engineering, Construction, Business Management or related field or equivalent combination of education required.
PMP Certification preferred.
5 years' experience in project management and process improvement.
Demonstrated ability to facilitate, train, lead and influence working partners, vendors and industry groups and ability to adapt to change quickly.
Experience with providing work direction to diverse/distributed work teams.
Experience managing multiple projects or priorities.
Vendor/contract management experience preferred.
Bachelor degree in engineering, business, or construction management and three years of relevant experience or an Associate's degree and five years of relevant experience (relevant experience is defined as project management, construction, or engineering at a power plant).
Preferred MBA (or other advanced degree) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI preferred Professional Engineer Certification.

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

project managementprocess improvementbudgetingforecastingresource managementcontract managementrisk managementscope managementsolution designcost/benefit analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationtrainingcoachingadaptabilityinfluencefacilitationproblem-solvingstakeholder engagement

Certifications

PMP CertificationProfessional Engineer CertificationMBA