Transmission Planning Supervisor

Xcel Energy; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Program

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental and Vision coverage

401(k) plan with company contributions

Pension

Job summary

Xcel Energy, a leading energy provider, is seeking an experienced transmission planning leader to guide study execution and strategic planning across reliability, interconnection, and long‑term objectives.

The role oversees engineers and consultants, coordinates with internal teams, manages schedules and budgets, and ensures compliance with FERC/NERC standards while driving continuous improvement in planning processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering required.
• 8–10 years in transmission planning or related discipline.
• 3–5 years of supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of transmission planning methodologies and modeling.
• Working knowledge of FERC/NERC standards and regional planning practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of transmission planning studies, assessments, and analyses.
• Coordinate planning activities with related organizations and stakeholders.
• Manage study assumptions, databases, and deliverables for reliability planning.
• Supervise engineers, analysts, and consultants; set priorities and performance expectations.
• Develop schedules, allocate resources, and monitor regulatory deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with reliability standards and regulatory filings.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

FERC/NERC knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Master’s/PhD degree (preferred)

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 SummaryProvides leadership and direction for the execution of transmission planning activities and studies necessary to support reliable and compliant operation of the transmission system. Responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of transmission planning engineers and consultants, ensuring timely completion of planning assessments, interconnection studies, transmission service evaluations, and related planning deliverables. Leads the implementation of planning strategies, oversees study execution, manages workload prioritization, and ensures technical quality and consistency across planning activities. Responsible for translating strategic planning objectives into executable work programs and delivering planning results that support system reliability, customer needs, regulatory compliance, and capital investment decisions.Essential ResponsibilitiesPlanning Study Execution: Lead execution of transmission planning studies, assessments, and analyses required to support reliability, transmission service, interconnection, and long-term planning objectives. Coordinates with model development and other contributing organization for study planning and preparation. Manage development and maintenance of transmission planning study assumptions, and planning databases. Ensure technical accuracy, consistency, and quality of planning study results and recommendations. Support identification, evaluation, and mitigation of system constraints and reliability concerns.Team Leadership: Supervise transmission planning engineers, analysts, interns, and consultants. Manage workload assignments, project prioritization, performance expectations, and employee development. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to planning staff. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.Program and Resource Management: Develop and maintain study schedules, resource plans, and workload forecasts. Monitor progress against planning commitments and regulatory deadlines. Identify and resolve execution risks that could impact planning deliverables. Manage consultant support and ensure effective utilization of internal and external resources.Cross-Functional Coordination: Coordinate planning activities with resource planning, distribution planning, operations, asset management, engineering, protection, interconnection, and project development organizations. Ensure planning assumptions and study results are effectively communicated to stakeholders. Support development of transmission project recommendations and business cases.Regulatory and Compliance Support: Ensure planning activities comply with applicable reliability standards, planning criteria, tariff requirements, and regulatory obligations. Support preparation of technical reports, planning documents, and regulatory filings. Participate in audits, data requests, and compliance activities as required.Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve study processes, tools, methodologies, and organizational effectiveness. Implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, consistency, and planning quality. Support the integration of planning processes across reliability planning, interconnection studies, transmission service studies, and long-range planning activities.Minimum RequirementsBachelor’s degree in electrical engineering requiredMinimum 8–10 years of experience in transmission planning, power systems analysis, transmission engineering, or related discipline.Minimum 3–5 years of demonstrated supervisory, project leadership, or team leadership experience.Strong knowledge of transmission planning methodologies, power system modeling, planning software, and applicable reliability standards.Working knowledge of FERC, NERC, transmission tariffs, and regional planning practices.Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, manage multiple priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Preferred RequirementsMaster’s/PHD degree.Professional Engineer (PE) registration.Leadership experience.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: $97,600.00 to $159,100.00 per yearThis position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, 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: 11/12/26EEO 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.