Operations Manager - Denver, CO

Public Service Co. of Colorado; United States; On-site; USD 112,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Program

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

401(k) plan

Pension

Paid time off

Job summary

Xcel Energy is seeking an experienced Operations Supervisor to lead a high‑performing, safety‑driven team across multiple facilities. You will drive safe, reliable, compliant operations while aligning with corporate goals and performance metrics.

You will oversee crew effectiveness, manage resource planning, and collaborate with stakeholders to improve processes and customer satisfaction. The role requires leadership, change management, and a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Five or more years in design, construction, operations, engineering or maintenance of utility systems/power generation plants or related industries/fields or equivalent.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in standards, procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Operational knowledge of work and asset management and analytical/reporting applications.
• Effective change leader with ability to communicate strategies to stakeholders.
• Proven results at achieving performance and driving process adherence.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety leadership and contribute to a strong safety culture.
• Drive operational efficiency and reliability through data-driven decision making and process improvements.
• Lead crew effectiveness, ensure staffing and skills align with objectives, and assist with resource planning.
• Recruit and develop talent, set expectations, coach, and manage performance.
• Build internal and external relationships to support Operations and resolve issues.

Skills

Safety leadership

Team supervision

Change leadership

Stakeholder communication

Data-driven decisions

Education

Associates or technical degree preferred

Job description

Position Summary

Standard Operations Position. Supervise a high performing, safe operations team across multiple functions and facilities while driving the efficient and cost-effective use of numerous resources through consistent and effective application of policies and procedures. Assure safe, reliable, and compliant operations, drive continuous improvement, and ensure customer satisfaction. Drive attainment of corporate and business unit strategies, goals and objectives, and process and performance metrics.

Essential 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. Drive real time safety accountability by engaging the team through safety meeting participation, job briefs, audits, training, accident investigation/event assessment, and job site observations.

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. Identify continuous improvement opportunities and drive adoption of process changes through effective collaboration and expectation setting.

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 pre-requisites, materials, stakeholder, and other issues. Ensure correct crew composition and skills are in place to meet operational, reliability, customer and financial objectives. Assist in preparing resource forecasts and providing input to longer-term work plans.

Talent Management: Recruit talented employees, participate in workforce and development planning efforts, establish clear expectations, and effectively and manage performance. Provide training, coaching and oversight and drive employee engagement. Effectively represent the organization in bargaining unit discussions, grievances, corrective actions and development.

Relationship Management: Build and maintain effective internal and external relationships with areas that support Operations. Provide strong working knowledge 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: Oversee and 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 and technical training is completed. Establish, monitor, and track processes to ensure regulatory compliance.

Minimum Requirements

Five or more years in design, construction, operations, engineering or maintenance of utility systems/power generation plants or related industries/fields or equivalent. Associates or technical degree preferred. 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.

Preferred Requirements

Three years of supervisory experience. Demonstrated experience working as or with bargaining unit employees. Direct power plant or combustion turbine experience. Production industry experience. Will be required to be on call.

Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $112,200.00 to $159,400.00 per year This position is eligible for the following benefits:

• 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 Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

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Deadline to Apply

Deadline to Apply: 09/21/26 EEO is the Law | EEO is the Law Supplement | Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination | Equal Opportunity Policy (PDF) | Employee Rights (PDF)

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