Integrated Planning Senior or Principal Gas Engineer

About the Role

This role is within the Integrated Planning Delivery team and will focus on understanding the current state of gas planning processes and driving toward cross-commodity integration through tools and automation. The engineer will collaboratively set assumptions and perform integrated technical analysis as a gas planning subject matter expert to develop new insights, recommendations, and reports to support business decisions and major initiatives.

The successful candidate will be passionate about integrating gas planning concepts, models, and data sources into generation expansion and electric distribution. In this role, the engineer will communicate technical concepts effectively using appropriate data visualization.

Applies extensive technical expertise and has full knowledge of other related disciplines. Performs as a staff advisor and consultant in a technical specialty, a type of facility or equipment, or a program function. Carries out complex or innovative assignments requiring the development of new or improved techniques and procedures. Work is expected to result in the development of new/improved techniques, procedures, or new/refined equipment, materials, processes, products, and/or scientific methods.

Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects and interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations. Work is performed without appreciable direction, and considerable latitude is exercised in determining technical objectives of assignment. Guidance relates largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters. Completed work is reviewed from a relatively long-term perspective for desired results.

May assign tasks to and direct engineers, technicians, craft personnel, and administrative staff, including coordination and review of work assignments. Responsible for (and may lead) multiple projects of moderate to large size or portions of major projects.

Responsibilities

• Applies extensive technical expertise and has an understanding of the basic principles of other related disciplines.
• Fully demonstrates the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level by applying technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques to lead projects of moderate to large size, scope, and complexity.
• Largely self-directed work is expected to result in the development of new or improved techniques, procedures, and standards.
• Supports the development of technical documentation (including but not limited to designs, testing, calculations, reports, standards, etc.).
• Without appreciable direction, exercises considerable latitude in determining ongoing technical support for project activities within areas such as Operations, Maintenance, Testing/diagnostics, and Regulatory.
• Provides field engineering oversight and direction for activities such as support, testing, installation, inspections, commissioning, etc.
• Coordinates/leads multiple projects or portions of projects (including phases such as research, design, equipment selection, procurement, installation, and commissioning).
• May lead more critical projects with oversight of a higher-level engineer or supervisor.
• Represents the organization as the prime technical contact in the bid/evaluation processes including preparation of bid documents, completion of technical evaluations for proposals, and providing recommendations for selection.
• Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination with internal and external organizations.
• Effectively and with precision resolves difficult technical/business matters both inter-organizationally and with outside customer/vendors with all formats of communication.
• May assign tasks to and/or direct engineers, technicians, craft personnel, and other support staff including coordination and review of work assignments.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers.
• Responsible for continuous self-development of technical skills and competencies.
• Leads activities such as budgeting, estimating, forecasting, accounting, work order management, in support of engineering projects.

Requirements

Senior Engineer Level:

• Required bachelor’s degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum.
• 5+ years relevant engineering experience with EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) required; 7+ years relevant engineering experience without EIT/FE.
• Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
• Preferred PE (Professional Engineer) registration may be required depending on business need.

Principal Engineer:

• Required bachelor’s degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum.
• 9+ years relevant engineering experience with PE (Professional Engineer) registration required; 15+ years relevant engineering experience without PE.
• Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.

Pay

• Senior Engineer Level: $97,000 - $129,267 per year
• Principal Engineer: $112,000 - $156,600 per year

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is $97,000.00 to $156,600.00 per year.

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

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.