Xcel energy

Overview

Responsible for the maintenance and coordination of daily work plans for one or more functional areas across a large number of crews that effectively and efficiently use resources with emphasis on safety, customer satisfaction, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance.

About Xcel energy

Xcel Energy is a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company offering a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states.

Requirements & Eligibility

• High School diploma or GED. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Construction Management or related field preferred.
• Minimum five years' experience in construction, design, maintenance or operations area (utility experience preferred).
• Established analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, as well as strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet tools.
• Ability to retrieve and manipulate data from reporting tools.
• Knowledge of and ability to use a wide range of computer software applications which include Microsoft products, work management, mapping and scheduling tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Adjust planned schedules on a day-to-day basis and assign crews for priority tasks in light of resource availability, scheduling conflicts and real-time progress reports from front line leaders.
• Review approved incoming designed work that falls outside the normal scheduling window, maintain visibility into the real-time queue and assign new tasks to manage exception work.
• Review work packet prior to assigning work, coordinate all equipment to complete the work, complete pre-requisites needed just in time for work execution, and request all materials needed.
• Manage work rejections from crews, triage additional work requests, and regularly adjust the schedule to accommodate disruptions in order to maintain promised start dates.
• Communicate and work effectively with local supervisors and build and leverage strong partnerships with stakeholder groups and customers at a variety of levels.