Senior Operations Leader - Energy Reliability & Safety

Xcel Energy Inc; Evergreen, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Program

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Job summary

Xcel Energy is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers. The role supports a hybrid work model with onsite days and flexible location based on team needs, focused on safe, high‑performing operations and continuous improvement.

The position leads an operations team, sets area goals, manages budgets, and ensures regulatory compliance while strengthening stakeholder relationships and driving reliability for customers across multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Seven or more years in design, construction, operations or maintenance of utility systems/power generation plants or related industries/fields.
• Three years supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in business area standards, procedures, and applicable government/environmental regulations.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to administer/work within union labor agreements.
• Operational knowledge of work and asset management and analytical/reporting applications.
• Ability to effectively communicate and lead company and business area strategies and objectives.
• Proven results at setting, driving performance and operational metrics and achieving process adherence.

Responsibilities

• Safety: Provide visible safety leadership and drive continuous improvements to achieve desired safety goals.
• Operational Effectiveness: Manage team performance through focus on operational efficiency metric trends across areas of responsibility.
• Business Optimization & Strategy: Achieve safety, productivity, customer service, and reliability targets by conducting and implementing the strategic planning for area of responsibility.
• Talent Management: Establish workforce/development planning practices to build strong, competitive teams and effectively manage performance.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain effective internal relationships.
• Regulatory & Compliance: Manage and guide the execution and documentation of work in accordance with Xcel Energy policies and procedures, labor agreements, and regulatory standards.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Operational excellence

Strategic planning

Communication

Labor relations

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

Xcel Energy is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers. The role supports a hybrid work model with onsite days and flexible location based on team needs, focused on safe, high‑performing operations and continuous improvement.

The position leads an operations team, sets area goals, manages budgets, and ensures regulatory compliance while strengthening stakeholder relationships and driving reliability for customers across multiple