Project Manager (contract)

Xcel Energy; Denver (CO); Ibrido; USD 67.000 - 89.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Xcel Energy, Inc. is seeking a delivery-focused project leader to drive moderately complex business and IT initiatives from initiation to closure. You will oversee scope, schedule, budgets, resources, risks, and stakeholder communications in a hybrid role based in Minnesota or Colorado.

The position requires coordinating with business partners, IT teams, vendors, and end users, with onsite presence Tue–Thu weekly. A PMP is preferred.

Competenze

• We are seeking a delivery-focused project leader with 5+ years of progressive PM experience.
• Experience delivering cross-functional business or technology projects end-to-end.
• Comfort with governance, budgeting, risk and issue management, and stakeholder communication.

Mansioni

• Define and manage project scope, milestones, and cross-team dependencies throughout the lifecycle.
• Maintain forecasts, track variances, and coordinate invoices and PO alignment.
• Lead meetings, status reviews, and decision forums across partners, IT teams, and vendors.
• Identify, document, manage, and escalate risks, issues, assumptions, and RAID items.
• Provide concise leadership-level status reporting with clear actions and owners.

Conoscenze

Stakeholder management

Project governance

RAID and decision logs

Cross-functional collaboration

Status reporting

Budget and financial tracking

Facilitation and leadership

Schedule management

Formazione

PMP certification

Bachelor's degree in related field

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and delivery-focused professional to lead moderately complex, cross-functional business and IT initiatives from initiation through closure. This role is accountable for the full spectrum of project delivery, including scope, schedule, financial tracking, resource coordination, risk and issue management, and stakeholder communication. Operating independently within established project governance, this individual will serve as a skilled facilitator and collaborator, driving predictable execution and maintaining clear accountability across business partners, IT teams, vendors, and end users. This is a full-time hybrid position based in Minnesota or Colorado, with onsite attendance expected Tuesday through Thursday each week.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and delivery-focused professional to lead moderately complex, cross-functional business and IT initiatives from initiation through closure. This role is accountable for the full spectrum of project delivery, including scope, schedule, financial tracking, resource coordination, risk and issue management, and stakeholder communication. Operating independently within established project governance, this individual will serve as a skilled facilitator and collaborator, driving predictable execution and maintaining clear accountability across business partners, IT teams, vendors, and end users. This is a full-time hybrid position based in Minnesota or Colorado, with onsite attendance expected Tuesday through Thursday each week.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage project scope, milestones, delivery timelines, work plans, and cross-team dependencies throughout the full project lifecycle
• Maintain financial forecasts, track actuals and variances, and support invoice and purchase order coordination to align resources with delivery commitments
• Lead working sessions, status reviews, and decision forums across business partners, IT teams, vendors, and delivery stakeholders
• Identify, document, manage, and escalated delivery risks, issues, assumptions, and cross-team dependencies using RAID and decision logs
• Provide concise, leadership-level status reporting and ensure decisions, actions, owners, and due dates are clearly documented
• Follow established project management standards, change-control practices, and governance requirements while driving accountability for commitments
• Coordinate resources and manage dependencies across matrixed business and technical teams and external vendors
• Monitor project progress daily and follow up on delivery commitments to ensure milestones are met on schedule

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce concise leadership-level status reports
• Demonstrated ownership of scope, schedule, budget and financial tracking, risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery commitments
• Excellent facilitation, organization, and problem-solving abilities with a collaborative, delivery-focused approach
• Proven stakeholder management and leadership-through-influence skills in a matrixed organizational environment
• Proficiency with project schedules, financial forecasts, status reports, RAID logs, decision logs, and change control processes
• Ability to coordinate effectively across business teams, technical teams, vendors, and shared resources
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities with a focus on accountability and professional communication

Experience

• Minimum of five years of progressive project management experience
• Demonstrated independent delivery of at least two cross-functional business or technology projects through the full project lifecycle
• Direct responsibility for planning, stakeholder coordination, financial tracking, risk and issue management, and status reporting
• Experience supporting end-user technology services is preferred
• Background working in a collaborative, matrixed environment with multiple concurrent stakeholder groups

Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent is preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field preferred

The closing date for applications for this job posting is 12/6/2026.

Should you require any accommodations in responding to this job posting or at any stage during the application process, kindly e-mail : [e-mail]

Pay Rate Range

48.46 - 64.62 USD hourly