Senior Manager (Transmission Project Services)

About the job

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy.

Xcel Energy is a place where you’ll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you’ll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.

Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.

Position Summary

Directs project/portfolio managers in full scope of responsibilities associated with extremely large and complex substation and transmission line projects and programs. Directs technical project/portfolio opportunities. Directs project/portfolio manager's role (definition of schedule, budget, implementation risk, change, opportunity and resource allocation management) for extremely complex projects, portfolios and programs. Provides strategic and tactical project/portfolio implementation advice and direction. Conceptualizes and manages continuous improvement and project/portfolio implementation opportunities. Cultivates effective working relationships with internal and external customers and service providers.

Essential Responsibilities

• Successfully defines workflows, accountabilities, resource requirements, and reporting relationships to obtain optimum project/portfolio implementation effectiveness and efficiency
• Develop and direct implementation processes for the multi-year Transmission project/portfolio workbook plan. This includes establishing and managing service level agreements; identifying, securing and managing necessary internal/external service provider resources. Provide daily management of project/portfolio managers to insure that the workbook plan is implemented within scope, timing, and forecast guidelines
• Establishes and maintains excellent working relationships with internal and external organizations to optimize project/portfolio implementation effectiveness.
• Continuously analyzes project/portfolio implementation effectiveness and creates, conceptualizes, and implements improvements.
• Responsible for providing strategic and tactical guidance and decision making associated with public and regulatory issues that are encountered during project/portfolio implementation.
• Aligns project/portfolio implementation policies and procedures with company objectives and strategies.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years' experience with demonstrated success in a supervisory role overseeing complex technical projects.
• Project Management Professional Certification (must be obtained within 18 months in the position).
• Demonstrates and applies advanced knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures in the areas of project management; cross-functional interaction; work direction; and performance management.
• Knowledge of transmission engineering and construction projects.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience.

Preferred Requirements

• P6 experience.
• PMP Certification.
• Regulatory Reporting experience.

Our culture is grounded in shared values and employee commitments that guide how we work, support one another, and grow together.

Our Values

Connected, Committed, Trustworthy, Safe

Our Employee Commitments

• Work that makes a difference
• A team you can count of
• Opportunities to grow
• Rewards that help you thrive

Xcel Energy provides job applicants reasonable accommodations for disabilities throughout the application process. If you are in need of an accommodation to complete the application process, now or at any time in the future, please complete the Applicant Accommodation Request Form.

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 Flexible Spending Account, Health Care Flexible Spending 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

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

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Deadline to Apply: 11/10/26

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