Operations Manager - Hydropower Department

Xcel Energy•Eau Claire, WI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is based in Eau Claire, WI 54702. Position Summary Standard Operations Position. Supervise a high performing, safe operations team across multiple functions, facilities, or commodities while driving the efficient and cost-effective use of numerous resources through consistent and effective application of policies and procedures. Assure safe, reliable, and regulatory compliant operations, drive continuous improvement, and ensure customer satisfaction. Drive attainment of corporate and business unit strategies, goals and objectives, and process and performance metrics. Day travel to power plant sites required on a scheduled and/or as needed basis.

Requirements

5+ years in design, construction, operations, engineering or maintenance of utility systems/power generation plants or related industries/fields or equivalent.
Associates or technical degree preferred.
Demonstrated technical expertise in specific functional area including standards, procedures, and applicable government/environmental regulations.
Operational knowledge of work and asset management and analytical/reporting applications.
Effective change leader with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate company and business area strategies and objectives to a variety of stakeholders.
Proven results at achieving performance and operational metrics and driving process adherence.

Nice To Haves

3+ years of supervisory experience.
Completion of an approved apprentice program in an appropriately related craft.
Demonstrated understanding of utility finance.
Demonstrated experience working as or with bargaining unit employees.

Responsibilities

Provide visible safety leadership and actively contribute to the creation, implementation, and continuous improvement of a strong, sustainable safety culture in partnership with Safety Consultant.
Drive real time safety accountability by engaging the team through safety meeting participation, job briefs, audits, training, accident investigation/event assessment, and job site observations.
Evaluate team performance based on operational efficiency, reliability and quality metrics and take corrective action where appropriate, focusing on process adherence and data integrity.
Identify continuous improvement opportunities and drive adoption of process changes through effective collaboration and expectation setting.
Provide direct leadership over crew effectiveness, quality and productivity.
Maintain a continuous presence in the work environment and assist in removing barriers with pre-requisites, materials, stakeholder, and other issues.
Ensure correct crew composition and skills are in place to meet operational, reliability, customer and financial objectives.
Assist in preparing resource forecasts and providing input to longer-term work plans.
Recruit talented employees, participate in workforce and development planning efforts, establish clear expectations, and effectively and manage performance.
Provide training, coaching and oversight and drive employee engagement.
Effectively represent the organization in bargaining unit discussions, grievances, corrective actions and development.
Build and maintain effective internal and external relationships with areas that support Operations.
Provide strong working knowledge of necessary systems and resources to assist employees, other work groups, and/or customers and stakeholders.
Enable crews to provide solutions to issues and improve customer/stakeholder satisfaction.
Oversee and coordinate the execution and documentation of work in accordance with Xcel Energy policies and procedures, labor agreements, and regulatory standards.
Support and ensure required compliance and technical training is completed.
Establish, monitor, and track processes to ensure regulatory compliance.