Project Manager/Sr. - Monticello, MN

Xcel Energy; Minneapolis, Saint Paul (MN, MN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcel Energy in Monticello, MN, seeks a Sr. Project Manager to lead multi-million-dollar plant improvement projects. The role requires coordinating PM practices, budgets, and schedules within a nuclear context, with a hybrid work model that blends onsite and remote collaboration.

Ideal candidates bring PMBOK-based project leadership, strong financial oversight, and a track record of delivering complex initiatives on time. Travel and nuclear familiarity are advantageous for this senior position.

Responsibilities

• Identify quality project options, develop business cases, and secure required approvals.
• Lead requirements gathering and planning with stakeholders; define scope, deliverables, milestones.
• Develop detailed project schedules, budgets, and cost/benefit analyses.
• Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and actuals tracking.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Stakeholder mgmt

PMBOK

Job description

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy.

Xcel Energy is a place where you'll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you'll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.

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.

Xcel Energy has an opportunity for a Sr. Project Manager located in Monticello, MN. This position is responsible for managing project(s) within the guidelines of the Fleet Procedure guidelines, Project Management Institute (Project Management Body of Knowledge - PMBOK) guidelines and Fleet Project Management Expectations. The successful candidate will work with a team of Project Managers on a variety of plant improvement projects with annual budgets in the area of $30+ million. The ideal candidate will have previous nuclear-related experience

Essential Responsibilities

• Project Planning: Identify quality project options, develop business cases, and secure required approvals. Lead requirements gathering and planning process while engaging all key stakeholders. Develop solution designs that define appropriate project scope, align with fleet and corporate strategies, ensure coordination with key initiatives, and assure dependencies are identified/addressed. Define deliverables, success metrics and key milestone schedules. Develop detailed project schedules to include resource hours, work plans, budgets, and cost/benefit analysis. Conduct project closeout phase. Maintain project notebook.
• Project Management: Ensure successful delivery of committed project benefits and operational metrics in a dynamic/complex environment. Independently manage detailed project plans to approved scope/schedule in line with corporate and business unit strategic goals and initiatives. Define and manage a regular status reporting process to monitor progress and resolve risks to goal. Continually identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
• Financial Management: Function as project controller. Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and actuals tracking. Facilitate RFP and contract management processes. Review actuals versus planned budget throughout project life cycle to identify variances and recommend corrective action. Adhere to the project financial approval process.
• Resource Management: Forecast, schedule, and