Associate, Gas Operations - Pueblo, CO

Xcel Energy; Pueblo (CO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

401(k) plan

Pension

Vacation

Job summary

Xcel Energy in Pueblo, Colorado, is seeking an Associate for Gas Operations for a 6-month assignment at the Pueblo Service Center. The role provides technical and administrative support and serves as the first point of contact for customers, coordinating with field crews and contractors to keep projects on schedule.

Required is a High School diploma or equivalent; preferred are experience with UKG, SAP, Word and Excel, plus strong organizational and budgeting-related tasks such as accounts

Qualifications

• High School education or equivalent is required.
• Experience with UKG, SAP, Word & Excel preferred.
• Experience with accounts payable, timekeeping, and expense reconciliation preferred.
• Phone answering and routing calls experience is helpful.
• Office supply ordering and mail handling experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide moderately complex technical and administrative support.
• Support managers, coordinators, designers, planners, technicians, and other personnel.
• Coordinate with outside companies to ensure utility work proceeds as scheduled.
• Audit and reconcile contractor and company crew accounts for accuracy.

Skills

Phone answering support

Scheduling and delegating work

Dispatching/assigning work

Organizational skills

Education

High School education or equivalent

Tools

UKG

SAP

Microsoft Word

Excel Spreadsheet

Job description

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.

We anticipate the need for one Associate 1st 6 Months, Gas Operations at our Pueblo Service Center in Pueblo, Colorado.

Summary

Provide moderately complex technical and administrative support. Proactively support managers, coordinators, designers, planners, technicians, associates and other personnel in the development and execution of technical and administrative tasks. First contact with customers as related to various depts. General knowledge of distribution, gas and electric emergency work, street lighting and engineering. Compile, compute and verify info with a very high degree of accuracy for various depts. Access and effectively resolve complex issues related to contractor field and invoicing performance. Audit and reconcile gas and electric facility info for contractor and company crews. Establish gas and electric (metered and non-metered) accounts for residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers to ensure billing accuracy and collection of company revenue. Request, schedule and coordinate with various outside companies to ensure utility work is able to proceed as scheduled.

Required Qualifications

• High School education or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with UKG, SAP, Microsoft Word, & Excel Spreadsheet preferred
• Organizational skills preferred
• Experience with accounts payable, timekeeping, & expense reconciliation
• Provide phone answering support to help screen and route calls
• Office supply ordering and stocking experience
• Experience sorting and delivering internal and external mail
• Experience with scheduling and delegating work
• Experience with dispatching/assigning work

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

Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $32.08 per hour

Benefits

• Medical/Pharmacy Plan
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• 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)
• Long-term disability (LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee recognition program
• Pension
• 401(k) plan
• Vacation
• Holidays
• Personal Leave
• Sick Time
• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)

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