Senior Transmission Solutions Architect – Interconnection & Growth

Xcel Energy; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Program

Long Term Incentive

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Dependent Care Flexible Spending 账户

Health Savings Account

Transportation Reimbursement

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Pension

401(k)

Paid time off

Holidays

Volunteer Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Job summary

Xcel Energy, a Fortune 500 energy provider, is seeking a Principal Transmission Solutions Consultant in Minnesota. You will develop interconnection solutions for large data center customers, coordinating with planning, development, and construction teams to energize projects.

The role emphasizes negotiating complex transactions, evaluating financials, and aligning customer needs with company capabilities. Hybrid work is supported with onsite three days weekly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or financial field required. MBA preferred. Will consider equivalent combination of knowledge/capabilities from experience and education.
• Seven years’ experience in contract negotiation, financial analysis/modeling, and/or equivalent corporate development experience.
• Experience in negotiation desired.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated financial analysis and/or modeling capability. Some knowledge of transaction-related tax, accounting, legal, and human resource issues.
• Capable of integrating technical and business judgment.
• Ability to work well within a team, and to successfully interact with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Experience in, or extensive knowledge of, an energy related field. Must be available to work additional hours.
• Overnight travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Drive interconnection and transmission connection solutions for strategic large customers across customer acquisition, planning, development, and construction processes and departments.
• Utilize advanced knowledge of the company's transmission product/service solution capabilities and understanding of the customer's business in order to develop customized proposals that present creative solutions and successfully sell the organization's capabilities.
• Responsible for identifying and developing large-scale transmission business growth opportunities within commercial and industrial (C&I) market sectors.
• Support Corporate Development Directors in developing and managing one or more Operating Company Corporate Development Strategies. Negotiate simple to complex transactions.
• Build investment strategies for entry into new business segments/asset classes. Assess potential business expansion opportunities, including acquisitions, divestitures, or joint ventures for financial contribution and strategic fit. Participate in financial evaluations and due diligence reviews of potential opportunities. Participate in transaction negotiations.
• Provide guidance and support to business units in assessing and developing new corporate transmission development initiatives which are consistent with company strategic and financial objectives.
• Screen and prioritize business opportunities and resource allocation. Review and screen business expansion opportunities against screening criteria.
• Assess gaps that exist in the corporation relative to transmission and interconnection service capabilities, markets, business scope, and investment risk/return, and recommend approaches to close those gaps.
• Execute next steps on transmission-related corporate development opportunities that have been approved for implementation.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Financial analysis

Modeling

Written and verbal communication

Team collaboration

Energy industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical or financial field

MBA preferred

Job description

Xcel Energy, a Fortune 500 energy provider, is seeking a Principal Transmission Solutions Consultant in Minnesota. You will develop interconnection solutions for large data center customers, coordinating with planning, development, and construction teams to energize projects.

The role emphasizes negotiating complex transactions, evaluating financials, and aligning customer needs with company capabilities. Hybrid work is supported with onsite three days weekly.