Senior Operations Scheduler & Resource Coordinator

Xcel Energy; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Spot On Bonus

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

401(k) plan

PTO

Holidays

Volunteer Paid Time Off

Job summary

Xcel Energy in Minnesota is seeking a Standard Operations professional to coordinate daily work plans for multiple crews across large-scale projects. You will allocate resources, adjust schedules in real time, and ensure safety, quality, and regulatory compliance while maintaining strong partnerships with supervisors and stakeholders.

Ideal candidates bring at least five years of scheduling/operations experience, proficiency with Excel and scheduling tools, and a bachelor’s degree in business or

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' experience in construction, design, maintenance or operations area.
• Ability to schedule and manage work activities to meet customer and/or internal stakeholder requirements.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet tools.
• Knowledge of and ability to use a wide range of computer software applications which include Microsoft products, work management, mapping and scheduling tools.

Responsibilities

• Adjust planned schedules on a day-to-day basis and assign crews for priority tasks in light of resource availability, scheduling conflicts and real-time progress reports from front line leaders.
• Review approved incoming designed work that falls outside the normal scheduling window, maintain visibility into the real-time queue and assign new tasks to manage exception work.
• Review work packet prior to assigning work. Coordinate all equipment to complete the work, complete pre-requisites needed just in time for work execution, and request all materials needed.
• Ensure the work acceptance process is completed properly and coordinate site checking and job readiness.
• Identify and determine necessary project changes and communicate changes to appropriate personnel.
• Manage work rejections from crews, triage additional work requests, and regularly adjust the schedule to accommodate disruptions in order to maintain promised start dates.
• Communicate schedule updates to front line leaders, crews and/or other stakeholders to eliminate non-productive field time.

Skills

Schedule management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Work management tools

Scheduling tools

Data retrieval from reporting tools

Job description

Xcel Energy in Minnesota is seeking a Standard Operations professional to coordinate daily work plans for multiple crews across large-scale projects. You will allocate resources, adjust schedules in real time, and ensure safety, quality, and regulatory compliance while maintaining strong partnerships with supervisors and stakeholders.

Ideal candidates bring at least five years of scheduling/operations experience, proficiency with Excel and scheduling tools, and a bachelor’s degree in business or