Senior Operations Work Coordinator - Waite Park

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

Benefits offered by this job

Spot On Bonus

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Retirement / Pension

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

Xcel Energy is seeking a Standard Operations professional to coordinate daily work plans across multiple crews, emphasizing safety, reliability, and efficiency.

The role involves adjusting schedules, assigning crews, coordinating equipment and materials, and ensuring timely work execution while maintaining strong collaboration with local supervisors and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in Business Administration, Construction Management or related field.

Responsibilities

• Adjust planned schedules on a day-to-day basis and assign crews for priority tasks.
• Coordinate equipment and materials and ensure readiness for work execution.
• Communicate schedule updates to supervisors, crews and stakeholders to maximize productivity.

Skills

Scheduling experience

Analytical and problem solving

Strong communication skills

Microsoft Excel / spreadsheets

Data retrieval / reporting tools

Education

High School diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Work management software

Mapping tools

Scheduling tools

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.Position SummaryStandard Operations Position. Responsible for the maintenance and coordination of daily work plans for one or more functional areas across a large number of crews that effectively and efficiently use resources with emphasis on safety, customer satisfaction, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance. Provide work assignments to operations resources, assign equipment, request materials and complete other pre-requisite steps to enable the performance of requested work functions. Responsible for understanding the work detail of a given area and a thorough working knowledge of its assets and processes to establish the optimum crew and resource assignments.Essential ResponsibilitiesAdjust 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.Communicate and work effectively with local supervisors and build and leverage strong partnerships with stakeholder groups and customers at a variety of levels to maximize productivity, utilization and operational efficiency of all resources.Minimum RequirementsHigh School diploma or GED.Minimum five years' experience in construction, design, maintenance or operations area (utility experience preferred).Scheduling/planning experienceDemonstrated ability to schedule and manage work activities in a manner that meets customer and/or internal stakeholder requirements.Established analytical and problem solving skills.Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, as well as strong written and verbal communication skills.Proficiency with Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet tools.Ability to retrieve and manipulate data from reporting tools.Knowledge of and ability to use a wide range of computer software applications which include Microsoft products, work management, mapping and scheduling tools.Preferred CharacteristicsBachelor's degree in Business Administration, Construction Management or related field preferred.Scheduling/planning experience in utility or construction industry preferred.Our culture is grounded in shared values and employee commitments that guide how we work, support one another, and grow together.Our ValuesConnected, Committed, Trustworthy, SafeOur Employee CommitmentsWork that makes a differenceA team you can count ofOpportunities to growRewards that help you thriveXcel Energy provides job applicants reasonable accommodations for disabilities throughout the application process. If you are in need of an accommodation to complete the application process, now or at any time in the future, please complete the Applicant Accommodation Request Form.Non-BargainingThe anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $33.90 to $47.43 per hourThis position is eligible for the following benefits: Spot On Bonus, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Care Flexible Spending 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 LeaveBenefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information including but not limited to dates of school attendance and graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.Deadline to Apply: 10/28/26EEO is the Law (PDF) | Equal Opportunity Statement (PDF) | Employee Rights (PDF)All Xcel Energy employees and contractors share responsibility for protecting the company's information and systems by adhering to cybersecurity policies, standards, and best practices, recognizing that cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility.Accessibility StatementXcel Energy endeavors to make https://www.xcelenergy.com and https://jobs.xcelenergy.com accessible to any and all users. If you are in need of an accommodation to complete the application process, now or at any time in the future, please complete the Applicant Accommodation Request Form. For any other application related questions, including application follow-ups or technical issues, please use our Recruiting Assistance, Electra, for assistance. Electra can be found in the lower right-hand corner of our Xcel Energy Careers site.