Production Specialist III or II

Xcel Energy Inc; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Program

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Dependent Care Reimbursement Account

Health Care Reimbursement Account

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401(k) plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

Xcel Energy seeks an experienced Production Specialist to support boiler/HRSG fleet engineering across multiple power plants. You will lead maintenance, perform diagnostics, tune performance, and coordinate outages while interfacing with plants, OEMs, and other teams.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, reliability-centered maintenance, and project oversight with extensive travel and a requirement for availability on non-standard schedules.

Qualifications

• Experience in power generation or equivalent industrial setting with focus areas listed.
• Knowledge of engineering principles and maintenance processes for power plants.
• Willingness to travel extensively and work non-typical schedules.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction for control systems and major equipment problems at all facilities.
• Manage major maintenance projects including scoping, planning, scheduling, and supervision of craft staff.
• Coordinate outages and supervise major facility maintenance projects.
• Develop standards and procedures to improve equipment reliability.
• Coordinate maintenance/capital projects with plant and engineering staff and document results.

Skills

Process control

Operational Technology (OT)

Electrical

Boilers/HRSG

Turbine/Rotating equipment

Non-destructive testing (NDE/NDT)

Education

Some college coursework in engineering

Job description

Xcel Energy(NASDAQ:XEL)is a leading energy providerand Fortune 500company,dedicated toserving millionsofelectricity 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

This position is for a boiler, HRSG, balance of plant production specialist/fleet engineer in the Xcel Energy Performance Optimization organization working on combined cycle, gas, and coal power plants. Boiler/HRSG Fleet engineers are responsible for performing equipment inspections and coordinating repairs, combustion tuning, and performance testing and analysis. In addition, this position functions as a project manager and subject matter expert overseeing asset strategy and system management.

Applies thorough knowledge and utilizes advanced technical expertise in a specific specialty area in support of operations and maintenance across the Xcel Energy fleet. Specialty areas include, but are not limited to Process Controls, Operational Technology (OT), Electrical, Turbine-Generators/Rotating Equipment, Boilers/Heat Recovery steam generators, and/or Non-Destructive Testing (NDE/NDT). Provides technical support consisting of diagnostic analysis, short and long-term maintenance/outage planning, resource development, documentation, and reliability centered operations and maintenance program direction and support. Interfaces extensively with other departments, plants, and OEMs and may oversee craft employees. Responsibilities are generally 50% in technical support, 30% in outage support, and 20% in maintaining fleet-wide programs and processes. Extensive travel within a region and across the fleet may be required. Some international travel may also be required.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise, direction, and alternatives for control systems and major equipment problems at all facilities. Troubleshoot system problems, assess equipment condition, and coordinate corrective maintenance work on equipment. Manage major maintenance projects (turbine overhauls, pump repair, maintenance of auxiliaries, etc.) including scoping, planning, scheduling, and supervision of craft employees.
• Provide major facility maintenance project supervision for scheduled and unscheduled outages. Develop computerized scheduling techniques for modifications and new systems.
• Conduct periodic audits of Quality Assurance procedures. Develop standards and procedures to support consistent methods to improve equipment/generation reliability. Communicate identified best practices between plants, regions, and subsidiaries. Ensure plants are kept abreast of new technology.
• Coordinate and evaluate generation asset maintenance programs to increase facility reliability. Assist or perform testing, generate reports, and interpret results for generation facilities. Direct and coordinate technical root cause analysis.
• Design system modifications. Provide recommendations for modifications of systems to improve operations and maintenance processes for improved reliability
• Coordinate maintenance/capital projects with plant and engineering staff. Perform system testing, compile data, and submit results for management review. Provide proper documentation for all projects.
• Provide detailed justification for multi-year budgets and outage work plans. Write specifications and purchase requisitions for services to support fleet reliability activities. Act as a liaison with contractors / service providers and the Company.
• Provide technical direction in lieu of architect/engineer or OEM technical representative in specialty area. Functions in a lead role in major O&M and capital projects.

Production Specialist III

Salary Range: $97,600-138,600 plus 15% AIP Target Bonus

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of nine (9) years of work experience in power generation, or equivalent industrial manufacturing/power generation setting, or OEM operations/maintenance that demonstrates thorough knowledge of standard engineering principles/practices/techniques and power generation operations/maintenance processes with expertise in one or more of the following areas: process control, operational technology (OT), electrical, turbine-generators/rotating equipment, boilers/heat recovery steam generators, and/or non-destructive testing (NDE/NDT).
• Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) experience is helpful.
• Some college coursework in engineering is desirable.
• Must have the ability to travel extensively and work non-typical schedules.
• Must be self-motivated and work with minimal supervision.
• Experience in supervising craft employees desired.

Production Specialist II

Salary Range: $84,900 - $120,566 plus 10% AIP Target Bonus

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of six (6) years of work experience in power generation, or equivalent industrial manufacturing/power generation setting, or OEM operations/maintenance that demonstrates knowledge of standard engineering principles/practices/techniques and power generation operations/maintenance processes with expertise in one or more of the following areas: process control, operational technology (OT), electrical, turbine-generators/rotating equipment, boilers/heat recovery steam generators, and/or non-destructive testing (NDE/NDT).
• Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) experience is helpful.
• Some college coursework in engineering is desirable.
• Must have the ability to travel extensively and work non-typical schedules.
• Must be self-motivated and work with limited supervision.
• Experience in supervising craft employees desi

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Non-BargainingThe anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $84,900.00 to $138,600.00 per yearThis 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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