Director, Strategic Planning – Portfolio Analysis

Xcel Energy

Director overseeing strategic planning and portfolio analysis for Xcel Energy's utility operations. Leading budget planning and project prioritization to balance financial and operational objectives.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $148,400 - $210,733 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement a strategic approach to aggregation and prioritization of the 5-year strategic plan across Operations encompassing Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Gas and Nuclear organizations.
Develop unique methods, evaluation criteria and solutions to assemble, model and prioritize the capital and operations and maintenance budgets for the multi-year planning cycle.
Conduct asset and technology lifecycle analysis to inform long-term resource planning and modernization strategies.
Provide project management and strategic support on cross-commodity planning and execution.
Lead a team of budget planning professionals and analysts.
Liaison Operations, the Operating Companies, and CFO organizations to achieve financial and operational objectives.
Develop and manage a risk-informed project prioritization process, across all projects in the Operations enterprise.
Influence multi-year budget plans that enable system transformation while balancing system reliability and customer cost.
Drive change and produce recommendation through continuous improvement of existing analytical structures.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Business, or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
Advanced degree preferred.
Minimum of 10 years’ experience required in the utility industry.
Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience, preferably including strategy development and implementation.
Strong financial acumen desired.
Expertise in regulatory finance, regulatory accounting, regulatory rate making, and/or strategic capital budget planning for energy assets.
Experience with asset lifecycle analysis, business case development, or strategic investment evaluation preferred.
Project management experience preferred, including cross-function or cross-commodity initiatives.
Preferred experience with accounting and budgeting software tools, such as Unifier, Tamcast, Workbook and/or Power Plan.
Demonstrated organizational, leadership, written, and verbal communications skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Financial AcumenRegulatory AccountingRegulatory Rate MakingBusiness Case DevelopmentStrategic Investment Evaluation

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsLeadership SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication

Certifications

Bachelor of Science DegreeAdvanced Degree Preferred