Project Management Coordinator - PPEP

Xcel Energy•Minneapolis, MN

12d•$84,900 - $120,567•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for the strategic guidance, planning and implementation of the Energy Supply E&C capital management infrastructure. Lead and manage the development of ES capital management and Engineering & Construction policies, procedures and project management processes. Lead continuous improvement of E&C business and project management processes and collaborates with Energy Supply and Xcel Energy to ensure alignment of processes, systems and priorities within Xcel Energy. Additional accountabilities include establishing tools to support the uniform management associated with over 200 development and major and base capital plant projects annually and totaling over $2 billion dollars over 5 years. This position serves as project manager for the development, implementation and evaluation of fleet wide training initiatives and supervises a team of related consultants and subject matter experts.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in technical, business administration, education or related field or a combination of education and experience of 10+ years.
Minimum 5 years experience in project management, process review, re-engineering and analytics.
Understanding of power generation, construction/plant operation or equivalent.
Formal project management methodology design and management training required, contract development and commercial experience recommended.
Knowledge of adult learning theory, practices, ability to evaluate effectiveness of training and tracking methodology.
Demonstrated leadership / management capabilities and experience, ability to influence others, and proven performance / results.
Strong presentation and facilitation skills, and excellent written and verbal communications skills required.
Knowledge of MS office and I/T systems / technical development experience recommended.
Must have ability to travel as required to manage responsibilities across the fleet.
Job assignments and travel between regions is required

Nice To Haves

Previous experience managing PPEP specifically for linear assets.
Previous utility experience in gas or electric distribution.

Responsibilities

Lead the organization in development and implementation of the Energy Supply approved project management methodology, processes, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.
Responsible for developing and implementing management level project reporting processes.
Collaborates with project teams to coordinate and facilitate response to policy audit findings.
Interfaces with application / technology developers to ensure processes are integrated accurately and efficiently.
Provide leadership and strategic direction to cross-organizational and cross-functional teams on various policy and training initiatives.
This position is the subject matter expert in FERC and NERC regulations impacting E&C processes and policies and supports the SOx owner in the management of SOx processes, procedures and reporting.
Drive the strategy for business process standardization within Energy Supply including identifying process improvements.
Drives and manages continuous process improvement activities.
Identifies and recommends industry best practices for the purpose of improving business performance.
Ensures appropriate changes are analyzed, documented and implemented.
Manage the development and implementation of the annual Energy Supply Engineering & Construction project training program throughout the fleet.
Coordinate with directors, managers and project staff to ensure all new project end-to-end processes are developed and optimized for added value and aligned with Xcel Energy processes.
Prepare annual training budgets and forecasts.
Secure and manage appropriate internal and external resources and funds to implement training plan.
Manage responsibilities / workloads and activities of and for direct reports.
Manage the design, refinement, and deployment of training and identify evaluation strategies to ensure continuous improvement of courses and development processes.
Oversee the development of training curriculum, implementation and evaluation of trainings held.
Maintain and manage a group of qualified internal and external instructors (subject matter experts) to lead specific training subjects and to develop curriculum.
Research trends in technology for training and recommend how to leverage these trends to achieve KPI's and project specific performance metrics.
Integrate learning solutions with business processes to provide comprehensive solutions.
Work with Learning Management System teams to implement computer based training.
As an individual researcher and consultant, is a recognized leader and authority in the organization in the intensely specialized field of training policies, processes and technical writing.
Selects problems to research to further the business.
Conceives and plans investigations of broad areas of considerable importance for which education / technology precedents are lacking in areas critical to the overall program.
Contribute to new approaches, strategies or techniques which are regarded as major advances in the department, the business unit and industry.
Participates on capital project teams as needed.