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Posted 17 hours agoSystem Planning and Strategy Manager
at Xcel Energy
On-site
Responsibilities
- Manage highly skilled technical group with responsibility for system utilization directives.
- Prepare and manage business plans and budgets for Capacity Planning.
- Establish and champion the Unit's business plan, goals, and objectives in line with corporate and business unit strategic goals and initiatives.
- Develop and maintain 5-year capacity plans.
- Manage current year capital programs status/ deviation reports analysis, deviation effects on expected results and recommendations on related work change.
- Develop leadership, select and retain a multi-functional, diversified, well trained, motivated, and empowered workforce.
- Model innovative approaches.
- Promote employee involvement in continuous learning, career planning, and enhancing job/industry knowledge and skills.
- Promote professional registration for engineers.
- Develop and maintain utilization targets, load forecasts with temperature considerations, and future system voltage standardization strategies.
- Establish effective working relationships with Transmission Reliability Assessment, related business units and field operations to maximize efficiency, responsiveness, and work on asset requirements.
- Establish consistent and effective standard service levels focused on large load customers) working closely with Marketing-Sales and Rates-Regulation.
- Support territory exchange evaluation ensuring through analysis of business value and asset use.
Requirements
- Requirements Bachelor's degree in engineering, electrical engineering preferred, but not required. 7 years related
- experience with 5 years in Transmission or Distribution engineering or equivalent.
- Demonstrated knowledge of distribution and/or substation capacity planning, project leadership, system design, operation, equipment, and construction, including system protection.
- experience in supporting regulatory filings. Previous
- experience leading complex utility projects.
- Master's Degree in engineering. PE Certification.
Benefits
- Responsible for system perpetuity planning.
- Non-Bargaining The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $129,000.00 to $183,200.00 per year This position is eligible for the following
- 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
Contact
- Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at recruiting@xcelenergy.com .
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- If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact Xcel Energy Talent Acquisition at recruiting@xcelenergy.com.
Additional details
- Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.
- Position Summary Provides visionary and strategic leadership while directing development of electric distribution system capacity guidelines and project plans.
- Directs the development and structure of processes that provide for the consistent application of asset utilization activities to meet internal and regulatory
- requirements that govern the utilization of electric distribution assets. Essential
- Responsibilities Accountable for establishing distribution and substation capacity programs (projects) and utilization strategies with particular emphasis on capacity planning, reporting, benchmarking, and improvement.
- Guidelines are continuously developed, revised, and maintained to take advantage of evolving methods and technology.
- Accountable for the development of the future year(s) electric capital work on assets and budget.
- Provide strategic direction for all functions of System Utilization.
- Responsible for effective, efficient, and competitive utilization of assets with emphasis on safety, cost, and customer satisfaction.
- Utilizes committees, teams, and subject matter experts (as appropriate) to develop comprehensive and cost-effective Utilization guidelines and secure maximum cooperation and buy-in from Field operations.