Hybrid Operations Planner – Energy & Grid

Xcel Energy; Waite Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Spot On Bonus

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Xcel Energy seeks an Operations Work Coordinator to manage daily work plans, coordinate crews, and ensure safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance. You will generate work orders, review packets, and maintain data integrity across systems while supporting front-line leaders.

The role emphasizes collaboration with supervisors, accurate scheduling, and effective resource utilization. Hybrid work model with onsite presence as required by the team and business needs.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum three years related experience in construction, design, maintenance or operations (utility experience preferred).
• Understanding of work order management, payroll, invoicing, materials, compliance, policies, safety, etc.
• Ability to schedule and manage work activities to meet customer/internal stakeholder requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet tools.
• Ability to retrieve and manipulate data from reporting tools.
• Knowledge of and ability to use a wide range of computer software applications including Microsoft products, work management, mapping and scheduling/project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a daily work plan and daily crew roster. Adjust planned schedules on a day-to-day basis and assign crews for priority tasks in light of resource availability, scheduling conflicts and real-time progress reports from front line leaders.
• Generate work orders and complete job closeout of all work packets within various systems. Analyze exception reports to verify labor and equipment charged to each work, job, trouble and miscellaneous order.
• Support the department, business unit, plant, or area by requesting locates, ordering materials, coordinating other utilities, or scheduling specialized equipment associated with daily operations. Provide backup to other Operations Work Coordinator and/or Associate positions.
• Maintain data integrity within the various systems used to manage daily work execution, asset management and scheduling activities. Reconcile completed work packets to eliminate discrepancies in labor, material and transportation charges while comparing as-builts to match the work completed.
• Work effectively with local supervisors and build/leverage strong partnerships with stakeholder groups to maximize productivity, utilization and operational efficiency of all resources

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Data retrieval

Reporting tools

Communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft products

Work management tools

Mapping tools

Scheduling tools

Job description

Xcel Energy seeks an Operations Work Coordinator to manage daily work plans, coordinate crews, and ensure safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance. You will generate work orders, review packets, and maintain data integrity across systems while supporting front-line leaders.

The role emphasizes collaboration with supervisors, accurate scheduling, and effective resource utilization. Hybrid work model with onsite presence as required by the team and business needs.