Distribution Planning Staff, Senior, or Principal Engineer

Xcel Energy; Amarillo (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcel Energy in Texas seeks a Distribution Planning Senior Engineer to advance integration of planning processes through tools and automation. You will be a technical SME in electric distribution planning, collaborating with teams to develop insights, recommendations, and reports that support major initiatives.

The role requires clear communication of complex concepts using data visualization, with experience running distribution planning studies, capacity checks, or DER studies.

Responsibilities

• Focus on understanding planning processes and driving integration via tools and automation.
• Collaboratively set assumptions and perform integrated technical analysis for distribution planning.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively using data visualization.
• Experience running distribution planning studies, capacity checks, or DER studies.

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.

Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday-Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.

The below job summary and responsibilities reflect the duties of the Distribution Planning Senior Engineer; Staff and Principal Engineer will differ as less or more skills and/or experience will be required. The successful candidate will be placed at a level that is commensurate with the candidate's skills and experience.

Position Summary

This role is within the Integrated Planning Delivery team and will be focused on understanding the current state of planning processes and driving toward integration through tools and automation. The engineer will collaboratively set assumptions and perform integrated technical analysis as an electric distribution planning subject matter expert to develop new insights, recommendations, and reports to support business decisions and major initiatives. In this role, the engineer will be expected to communicate technical concepts effectively, using appropriate data visualization. A successful candidate will have experience running electric distribution planning studies, capacity checks, or DER studies.

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 and 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