Plant Planner

Xcel Energy Inc; Chippewa Falls (WI); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Program

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Pension

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Xcel Energy in Wisconsin is seeking a Standard Operations professional to plan daily and weekly maintenance, assign work orders, oversee outages, and coordinate contractor work.

The role develops cost estimates, tracks backlog, prepares monthly reports, and supports plant budgeting; strong communication, leadership, and MS Office skills required; SAP experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of power plant experience or equivalent in heavy industry.
• Formal relevant technical education and/or military/service/training may be substituted for years of experience.
• Good communication skills both oral and written; leadership and project management ability.

Responsibilities

• Plans daily and weekly maintenance work; creates and prioritizes work orders; checks parts/materials availability.
• Plans and oversees overhauls and outages; schedules contractors and tracks progress; prepares final outage report.
• Owns work processes, trending and tracking programs, administrative systems and plant systems in support of engineering.
• Prepares monthly maintenance/operations reports, outage reports and equipment reports; tracks back-log and reworks.
• Plans large maintenance projects; estimates cost and resources; evaluates contractor proposals and coordinates site contact.
• Develops cost estimates for outages and large equipment repair; assists in plant budgeting.

Skills

Power plant experience

Leadership

Budgeting & cost control

Microsoft Office

Lockout/Tagout

Tools

SAP

Job description

Xcel Energy(NASDAQ:XEL)is a leading energy providerand Fortune 500company,dedicated toserving millions ofelectricity andnaturalgascustomersacross eight states:Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota,New Mexicoand Texas.We make energy work better forourcustomers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar-delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient,and sustainable energy.

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.

Position Summary

Standard Operations Position. Assembles, groups, and prioritizes work orders, orders materials and parts, assigns long-term and near-term schedule dates for maintenance crews, and assigns work order operations to work orders. Selects and manages contractors, assists in developing the critical path for overhauls and outages, and tracks completion. Prepares monthly maintenance and various equipment reports as required. Develops cost estimates for outages and large projects, and assists in developing plant budget. Estimates labor requirements on equipment repairs, tracks actual time spent, and effectively manages cost. Tracks backlog and maintenance re-works. Develops and implements maintenance procedures and programs.

Essential Responsibilities

• Plans daily and weekly maintenance work. Creates and prioritizes work orders, checks on availability of parts and materials, and develops work schedules for maintenance crews. Assigns work order operations to work orders.
• Plans and oversees overhauls and outages. Performs long term and near term outage scheduling and critical path functions to reduce the duration of planned outages. Schedules and manages contractors, orders parts, develops and updates work schedules, and tracks work completion during the overhaul/outage. Reallocates resources as needed during outages to meet business needs. Prepares final outage report
• Owns various work processes, trending and tracking programs, administrative systems and plant systems in support of engineering
• Prepares monthly maintenance/operations report, outage reports and various equipment reports as required. Prepares reports on maintenance back-log and equipment re-works including fuel reports, and other monthly reports as needed.
• Plans large maintenance projects. Estimates cost, required resources, and evaluates contractor proposals. Evaluates and selects contractors based on quality, timeliness and cost, as appropriate. Serves as coordinator and site contact for contractors performing work in the plant.
• Develops cost estimates for outages and large equipment repair jobs. Assists in preparing plant budget

Minimum Requirements

• Three to five years of power plant experience or equivalent experience in heavy industry.
• Formal relevant technical education and/or military/service/training may be substituted for years of experience on a one-for-one basis up to four years.
• An understanding of maintenance and operations practices and procedures is required.
• Good communication skills both oral and written Leadership and human relations experience required.
• Demonstrate ability to lead people and manage projects. Must have excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office Knowledge of "Lockout/Tagout Processes". Experience with budgeting and cost control preferred.

Preferred Requirements

• SAP work order management system experience.
• Utility business experience will be considered in lieu of power plant experience.

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Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $73,700.00 to $104,633.33 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

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Deadline to Apply: 10/07/26

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