Gas Operations Supervisor

Public Service Co. of Colorado; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 98,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Xcel Energy, a leading electricity and natural gas energy company, seeks an experienced supervisor for Standard Operations. You will supervise a high performing operations team to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant operations while driving efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

You will communicate key strategic changes and support corporate goals. The role emphasizes safety leadership, process adherence, and collaboration with planners and schedulers to maximize customer satisfaction and

Qualifications

• Three or more years in design, construction, operations, engineering, or maintenance of utility systems/power generation plants or related fields.
• Knowledge of Standards, procedures and environmental regulations.
• Experience with asset management and analytical/reporting applications.
• Effective change leadership and ability to communicate strategies to stakeholders.
• Experience working with bargaining unit employees.
• Completion of an approved apprentice program in a related craft.
• Understanding of utility finance.
• Willing to work rotating shifts and/or be on call.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible safety leadership and drive real time safety accountability.
• Evaluate team performance based on efficiency, reliability, and quality metrics; drive adherence to processes.
• Maintain crew productivity and ensure quality of execution; remove barriers to work.
• Recruit, coach, and oversee employees; address performance and development.
• Build and maintain internal and external relationships to support operations and customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate work in accordance with policies, labor agreements, and regulatory standards.

Skills

Safety leadership

Communication

Change leadership

Team leadership

Analytical reporting

Education

Apprentice program completion

Associates or technical degree (preferred)

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.

Position Summary

Standard Operations Position. Supervise a high performing operations team while driving the safe, efficient and cost-effective use of resources according to policies and procedures. Assure safe, reliable, and compliant operations and ensure customer satisfaction. Ensure consistent and effective use of standard tools and processes. Support attainment of corporate and business unit goals and objectives, and process and performance metrics. Serve as a strong communicator of key strategic and operational changes.

Essential Responsibilities

• Safety: Provide visible safety leadership and drive real time safety accountability by engaging employees/crew through safety meeting facilitation, job briefs, audits, training, accident investigation/event assessment, and job site observations. Work in close partnership with Safety Consultant.
• Business Optimization & Strategy: Evaluate team performance based on operational efficiency, reliability and quality metrics; monitor trends, and take corrective action where appropriate. Ensure and reinforce the importance of process adherence and data integrity. Identify continuous improvement opportunities and drive adoption of process changes through effective communication of expectations and objectives.
• Operational Effectiveness: Responsible for crew productivity and quality of execution. Maintain a consistent presence in the work environment. Assist in removing barriers with pre-requisites, materials, stakeholder, and other issues. Align crew skills and availability to work activities through coordinators, planners, and schedulers, prioritizing customer satisfaction and reliability.
• Talent Management: Recruit talented employees, establish clear performance expectations and effectively manage performance. Provide training, coaching and oversight and drive employee engagement. Provide input and leadership in addressing bargaining unit issues, grievances, corrective actions, and future development.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain effective internal and external relationships. Be knowledgeable of necessary systems and resources to assist employees, other work groups, and/or customers and stakeholders. Enable crews to provide solutions to issues and improve customer/stakeholder satisfaction.
• Regulatory & Compliance: Coordinate the execution and documentation of work in accordance with Xcel Energy policies and procedures, labor agreements, and regulatory standards. Support and ensure required compliance/technical training is completed. Establish, monitor, and track processes to ensure regulatory compliance.

Minimum Requirements

• Three or more years in design, construction, operations, engineering or maintenance of utility systems/power generation plants or related industries/fields.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in specific functional area standards, procedures, and applicable government/environmental regulations.
• Operational knowledge of work and asset management and analytical/reporting applications.
• Effective change leader with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate company/business area strategies and objectives to various stakeholders.
• Proven results at achieving performance and operational metrics and driving process adherence.
• Demonstrated experience working as/with bargaining unit employees.
• Completion of an approved apprentice program in an appropriately related craft.
• Demonstrated understanding of utility finance.
• Will be required to work rotating shifts and/or be on call.

Preferred Requirements

• Associates or technical degree.
• Informal leadership or supervisory experience.

Company Overview

As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy offers 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. At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. We are committed to leading with equity and inclusion.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at [e-mail].

Compensation & Benefits

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $97,600.00 to $138,600.00 per year.

• 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

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Deadline to Apply

09/03/26

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Company Culture

At Xcel Energy, we're more than an energy company. We're reinventing how we power communities. Redefining how we care for customers. Reaffirming our commitment to the planet. We're committed to leading with equity and inclusion. You're not waiting for change - you're creating it. You're driven to protect the environment, support your community, and seek innovation. You want a career that grows with you and an employer who values you. You are reliable, trustworthy and bring integrity to everything you do. We are leading the way in clean energy. We're using technology and innovation in every facet of our company. We're providing safe, stable jobs with robust benefits. We keep our customers at the center of all we do. We're committed to hiring a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can provide carbon-free electricity by 2050. Together, we can take care of the environment and our communities. Together, we can create a place where everyone belongs. Together we're building a better tomorrow.