Manager, Electric Delivery Coordination

Role Overview

• Implement the vision and strategy for integrated plan development within the transmission and distribution workstreams, working with the Model Innovation and Strategy team to leverage data mining, visualization techniques, technology, and model process improvement to support integrated strategic plans for all Operating Companies.
• Create and maintain the framework to turn technical analysis of transmission and distribution into new insights, recommendations, and reports that will support business decisions and major initiatives.
• Work with the Director to conduct outreach with internal stakeholders at key milestones during plan development and promote the plan.
• Support developing and maintaining new statistical, algorithmic, data mining and visualization techniques to integrate transmission and distribution with resource planning, economic planning, and gas planning models along with other relevant modeling tools and resources.
• Ensure these new tools and methods are used in integrated planning studies to effectively plan the transmission and distribution systems within the Xcel Energy footprints.
• Oversee and validate updates to the input files and assumptions for transmission and distribution.
• Ensure consistency of data and tools across all operating companies.
• Oversee technical analysis and confirm adequate documentation of methods and assumptions.
• Collaborate with peers and consumers of the integrated plan to identify and implement process enhancements and innovations to the transmission and distribution workstreams.
• Identify gaps in process or analyses and support continuous improvement efforts.
• Perform the management functions of the department including the development of personnel.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of engineers engaged in developing the integrated planning process and toolset to support long-term transmission and distribution analyses that enable Xcel’s goals related to reliability, sustainability and affordability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math/Finance, or related field is required
• At least 7 years of experience in one or more of the following areas: transmission planning or distribution planning
• Demonstrated success in a supervisory or lead role overseeing complex technical projects and relationships
• Strong relationship building abilities and partnership skills, including the ability to work effectively across multiple levels of the organization to achieve results with a largely virtual and distributed team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize data and develop recommendations for senior leaders
• Strong problem-solving ability: both business and technical

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 reimbursement
• Transit programs
• Employee recognition program
• Pension
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
• Parental Leave