Senior Utilities Operations & Scheduling Coordinator

Xcel Energy Inc; Minneapolis, Northern (MN, KY); 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

Paid time off (PTO)

Holidays

Job summary

Xcel Energy Inc. is seeking a Standard Operations professional to coordinate daily work plans, assign crews, and optimize resource use across multiple areas while upholding safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

In this role, you will manage work packets, coordinate equipment and materials, and adjust schedules to meet customer expectations and start dates. Excellent communication and Excel skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum five years' experience in construction, design, maintenance or operations area.
• Demonstrated 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.

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 prerequisites needed just in time for work execution, and request all materials needed.
• Manage work rejections from crews, triage additional work requests, and regularly adjust the schedule to accommodate disruptions to maintain promised start dates.
• 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.

Skills

Scheduling & planning

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Construction Management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Work management tools

Mapping tools

Job description

Xcel Energy Inc. is seeking a Standard Operations professional to coordinate daily work plans, assign crews, and optimize resource use across multiple areas while upholding safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

In this role, you will manage work packets, coordinate equipment and materials, and adjust schedules to meet customer expectations and start dates. Excellent communication and Excel skills are essential for success.