Technical Field Advisor - Gas/Steam Turbines II or III
Xcel Energy
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Job summary
Xcel Energy in Minneapolis, MN seeks a Production Specialist II/III to provide advanced technical support across multiple specialty areas, including process controls, OT, electrical, and rotating equipment. The role involves outage planning, coordination of major maintenance projects, and liaising with contractors within a hybrid work model.
Successful candidates will have 6+ years in power generation or OEM environments, strong technical direction skills, and willingness to travel.
Qualifications
- Minimum of six (6) years in power generation or equivalent with expertise in one or more areas: process control, OT, electrical, turbines/rotating equipment, boilers/HRSG, or NDE/NDT.
- OEM experience is helpful.
- Some college coursework in engineering is desirable.
- Willingness to travel extensively and work non-typical schedules.
- Supervising craft employees desired.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support in specialty area for Energy Supply generation assets, including supervision of craft employees.
- Lead major facility maintenance projects for outages and outages coordination.
- Provide technical direction for control systems and major equipment problems; recommend corrective actions.
- Coordinate fleet-wide maintenance programs to improve reliability.
- Assist in QA program audits and development of standards to improve reliability.
- Write specifications and purchase requisitions to support fleet activities.
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Education
Job description
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55418, United States of America
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.
The job summary below and responsibilities reflect the Production Specialist II role . The successfully chosen candidate will be placed at a level that is commensurate with their skills and experience as different skills and/or experience will be required at the Production Specialist III level.
Applies knowledge and utilizes advanced technical expertise in a specific specialty area in support of operations and maintenance across the Xcel Energy fleet. Specialty areas include, but are not limited to Process Controls, Operational Technology (OT), Electrical, Turbine-Generators/Rotating Equipment, Boilers/Heat Recovery steam generators, and/or Non-Destructive Testing (NDE/NDT). Provides technical support consisting of diagnostics analysis, short and long-term maintenance/outage planning, resource development, documentation, and reliability centered operations and support. Responsibilities are generally 50% in technical support, 30% in outage support, and 20% in maintaining fleet-wide programs and processes. Interfaces extensively with other departments, plants, and OEMs and may oversee craft employees. Extensive travel within a geographic region and across the fleet is required.
- Provide technical support in specialty area for Energy Supply generation assets, includes supervision of craft employees. Provide start-up assistance and coordination for maintenance, modifications, and new systems.
- Provide major facility maintenance project management for scheduled and unscheduled outages. Function in a lead role for minor O&M and capital projects related to area of expertise. Develop computerized scheduling techniques for major component outages.
- Provide technical direction and alternatives for control systems and major equipment problems. Coordinate and evaluate generating asset maintenance programs to improve generation reliability. Make recommendations for corrective action when necessary.
- Partner with plant personnel and coordinate fleetwide maintenance programs in area of expertise to improve generation reliability. Assist with Energy Supply's preventive maintenance and reliability programs.
- Assist in conducting periodic audits of Quality Assurance programs/procedures. Assist with the development of standards and procedures to support consistent methods to improve equipment/generation reliability.
- Act as a liaison between contractors/service providers and the Company. Interface with State Inspector, authorized insurance agents, and other regulatory agencies. Write specifications and purchase requisitions to support Production Resources activities.
- Write specifications and purchase requisitions for services to support fleet reliability activities.
- Minimum of six (6) years of work experience in power generation, or equivalent industrial manufacturing/power generation setting, or OEM operations/maintenance that demonstrates knowledge of standard engineering principles/practices/techniques and power generation operations/maintenance processes with expertise in one or more of the following areas: process control, operational technology (OT), electrical, turbine-generators/rotating equipment, boilers/heat recovery steam generators, and/or non-destructive testing (NDE/NDT).
- Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) experience is helpful.
- Some college coursework in engineering is desirable.
- Must have the ability to travel extensively and work non-typical schedules.
- Must be self-motivated and work with limited supervision.
- Experience in supervising craft employees desired.
- Minimum of nine (9) years of work experience in power generation, or equivalent industrial manufacturing/power generation setting, or OEM operations/maintenance that demonstrates thorough knowledge of standard engineering principles/practices/techniques and power generation operations/maintenance processes with expertise in one or more of the following areas: process control, operational technology (OT), electrical, turbine-generators/rotating equipment, boilers/heat recovery steam generators, and/or non-destructive testing (NDE/NDT).
- Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) experience is helpful. Some college coursework in engineering is desirable.
- Must have the ability to travel extensively and work non-typical schedules.
- Must be self-motivated and work with minimal supervision.
- Experience in supervising craft employees desired.
- Technical Field Advisor experience on steam or gas turbines.
- Experience working with steam turbines, combustion turbines, and other rotating equipment such as pumps and motors.
- Prior power plant experience, particularly in operations, maintenance, or engineering roles.
- Proficiency in vibration analysis for troubleshooting mechanical issues and performing equipment balancing.
- Experience and training on Siemens, GE, or other OEM equipment.
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- Opportunities to grow
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Xcel Energy provides job applicants reasonable accommodations for disabilities throughout the application process.
The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $84,900.00 to $138,600.00 per year
This position is eligible for the following benefits:
- Annual Incentive Program
- Medical/Pharmacy Plan
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
- Health Care Reimbursement 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 Leave
Benefit 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.
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Deadline to Apply: 10/20/26
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