AVP, Energy Supply Engineering and Asset Management

About the Role

Provides strategic leadership while managing and overseeing the safe development and delivery of capital projects for generation fleet expansion, life-extension, and asset renewal in support of Xcel Energy's current 8-state service territories. The role includes accountability for a 5-year capital portfolio averaging ~$2.6B in new and renewed generation infrastructure with annual O&M budgets of ~$518M, supporting engineering and asset management of approximately 33 GW of owned and contracted resources across 182 generation sites (coal, natural gas, wind, solar, hydro, and battery storage).

Safe execution of this portfolio requires driving safety and human performance to zero incidents; development of project scopes, schedule, and cost; site permitting, environmental review, and land acquisition; engineering, design, and material procurement; project management and project controls; civil, mechanical, and electrical construction; trucking and material delivery services; maintaining a trained, qualified, and engaged workforce of engineering contractors, consultants, and employees; adherence to bargaining unit contracts; compliance with all environmental, state, federal, NERC, EPA, RTO/ISO, and FERC requirements; maintenance of all generation assets; and oversight of all generation system models, drawings, data, and geospatial information assets.

Ensures closely coordinated planning and safe execution between Plant Operations & Maintenance staff, Engineering & Construction staff, and the Strategic Planning & Business Operations teams to support the Energy Supply Engineering organization.

Responsibilities

• Business Strategy: Develop, recommend, and implement engineering business strategies and associated annual and long-term business plans that effectively utilize resources and position the organization to meet future business needs, including the pivot from baseload coal to flexible gas balancing and integration of renewables. Develop and manage annual and long-term budgets. Provide clear and effective communication of the organization's vision, mission, and key objectives to support achievement of jurisdictional and corporate goals.
• Generation Engineering & Asset Renewal Delivery: Oversee a capital portfolio averaging ~$2.6B annually in new generation, life-extension, and asset renewal projects with annual O&M budgets of ~$518M. Key objectives include:
  • Driving safety and human performance to zero incidents
  • Development of project scopes, schedule, and cost
  • Siting, environmental permitting, and land acquisition
  • Engineering, design, and material procurement
  • Project management and project controls
  • Civil, mechanical, and electrical construction, trucking, and material delivery services
  • Compliance with all environmental, state, federal, NERC, EPA, RTO/ISO, and FERC requirements
  • Maintenance of all generation assets
  • Oversight and control of all generation system models, drawings, data, and geospatial information assets
• Labor Strategy Development: Lead and/or direct the development and implementation of cost-effective labor strategies that provide maximum flexibility in aligning engineering resources to support business needs. Develop and maintain effective partnerships with Xcel Energy Workforce Relations and local union leadership.
• Human Asset Management: Attract, recruit, and retain a highly motivated and engaged engineering workforce. Establish and communicate clear performance expectations so employees understand how their work contributes to jurisdictional and corporate objectives. Foster a culture of personal accountability and an environment that promotes and supports employee safety and individual development. Motivate union and contract labor workforces.
• Relationship Management: Act as the Energy Supply Engineering business area liaison with key Operating Company senior executives across NSP, PSCo, and SPS. Develop and maintain effective relationships with other jurisdictional and corporate peers to ensure timely, effective information sharing, business learning, and common best practices implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Construction Management, or Engineering, or a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge. Engineering degree preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of utility experience, including some combination of generation engineering and operations experience and capital project delivery, with at least 5 years of middle-management experience.
• Experience managing in a union environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to implement projects that cross organizations, business units, and professional disciplines, supporting culture change and building business acumen.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Energy Supply/Generation Engineering business area functions and understanding of regulatory requirements (NERC, FERC, EPA, state PUCs, RTO/ISO) and their business and operational implications.
• Ability to deliver results.

Pay

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is $199,100.00 to $252,300.00 per year.

Benefits

• 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

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.