Hybrid Operations Manager – Safety & Efficiency Lead

Xcel Energy Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Pension

Job summary

Xcel Energy Inc. is seeking a Standard Operations Lead to supervise a high-performing team across multiple functions, ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant operations while driving cost-efficient resources and continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes risk reduction, regulatory adherence, and cross-functional collaboration to meet performance metrics and customer satisfaction in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Five or more years in design, construction, operations, engineering or maintenance of utility systems/power generation plants or related industries/fields or equivalent.
• Must be able to work an "on-call" schedule.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in specific functional area including 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 and business area strategies and objectives to a variety of stakeholders.
• Proven results at achieving performance and operational metrics and driving process adherence.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible safety leadership and actively contribute to the creation, implementation, and continuous improvement of a strong, sustainable safety culture in partnership with Safety Consultant.
• Business Optimization & Strategy: Evaluate team performance based on operational efficiency, reliability and quality metrics and take corrective action where appropriate, focusing on process adherence and data integrity.
• Operational Effectiveness: Provide direct leadership over crew effectiveness, quality and productivity. Maintain a continuous presence in the work environment and assist in removing barriers with prerequisites, materials, stakeholder, and other issues.
• Talent Management: Recruit talented employees, participate in workforce and development planning efforts, establish clear expectations, and effectively manage performance.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain effective internal and external relationships with areas that support Operations.
• Regulatory & Compliance: Oversee and coordinate the execution and documentation of work in accordance with policies, labor agreements, and regulatory standards.

Job description

Xcel Energy Inc. is seeking a Standard Operations Lead to supervise a high-performing team across multiple functions, ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant operations while driving cost-efficient resources and continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes risk reduction, regulatory adherence, and cross-functional collaboration to meet performance metrics and customer satisfaction in a hybrid work setting.