Director -Major Projects Group (Linear Assets-SPS)

Xcel Energy•Amarillo, MO

23h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is a key leadership role within the Major Projects Group – Linear Assets (MPG-LA) organization, responsible for the delivery of the company’s most complex and high‑value linear capital projects. This role leads major transmission, distribution, and gas projects from early development through construction, ensuring safe, disciplined, and predictable execution aligned with enterprise standards and long‑term capital strategy. Responsible for providing strategic direction for all operational major projects and programs which includes managing projects, programs, and procedures for Transmission, Electric distribution, and/or Gas systems. This includes managing an effective team, create the 5-year plan, setting priorities, monitoring performance, providing oversite of process, and budget adherence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline is preferred, or equivalent experience may be considered as acceptable.
Minimum ten years of experience in gas and/or electric utility design, construction, and maintenance, which includes at least 5 years of management experience.
Demonstrated ability to meet business and financial objectives.
Travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in project management, program management, and process improvement.
PE Licenses
PMP Certification

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, strategic oversite, and direction for assigned functional operations areas.
Assurance to rigor of process and effectiveness in evaluation risk significance for proper decision making is a key accountability.
Oversee major projects for all OpCos, establishing standardized processes, tools, and methodologies to ensure successful delivery.
Oversee the alignment of project objectives with overall 5 year capital plan goals.
Manage and monitor contractor and services provider performance related to project and program implementation.
Lead workforce planning and resource allocation across workstreams.
Ensure collaboration amongst OpCo teams, resolve escalated issues, and coordinate deliverables.
Development of direct reports through effective oversight and coaching on talent management, human performance assessments, coaching and accountability and performance management.
Demonstrate leadership around safety. This requires observing and enforcing safety rules and practices, encouraging safe work behaviors, and promptly correcting conditions and unsafe behaviors, which may lead to accidents.
Develops and implements business strategies and operational plans for projects, programs, and process.
Ensure projects adhere to approved budgets and timelines, for the quarter and year, by tracking progress, addressing risks, and driving resolutions.
Oversee financial planning and reporting to maintain transparency and mitigate variances.
Oversee the development and management of O&M and capital budget for department.
Drive effective change management strategies to support smooth transitions in processes or systems.
Deliver clear, concise updates to stakeholders, facilitate decision-making, and ensure alignment across all OpCos and delivery channels.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with Transmission, Distribution, Gas, and Wildfire operations and other internal and external stakeholders.
Strategically plans and implements solutions, including, process and/or IT solutions that focus on improving employee and productivity.
Emphasis will be placed on standardization and implementation of workforce solutions that supports operations.