Senior Construction Superintendent - Minneapolis, MN
About The Position
The Senior Construction Superintendent oversees and implements fleet-wide construction standards and processes for power plant capital projects within Major Capital Projects-Fixed Assets. Projects may involve wind, solar, battery energy storage systems, combustion turbines, gas conversions, and other technologies, with costs ranging from $1 million to more than $1 billion. The role primarily oversees onsite construction for multiple small modification projects and individual mid-range modification projects, and hires and manages contracted workforces through staff augmentation, professional services, and FTEs. Direct reports provide onsite construction oversight as needed. The position leads safe, high-performing construction teams across multiple levels, functions, and projects, while using resources efficiently and building a culture of process adherence and continuous improvement. It sets and achieves business goals aligned with corporate and business-unit strategies, processes, performance, customer satisfaction, and reliability metrics. The role follows the Project Planning and Execution Process by participating in Generation Development and contributing to constructability and budgeting through the stage-gate process. Periodic to frequent travel to Xcel Energy operating company locations is required; travel varies with project assignments, responsibilities, and workload priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field from an accredited college or university, plus eight years of power generation construction experience; or 12 years of power generation construction experience in lieu of a degree.
- Demonstrated strong belief in and knowledge of construction loss prevention and safety policies.
Nice To Haves
- Engineering or Construction Management degree.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities and proven performance on major projects.
- Sufficient computer skills.
Responsibilities
- Ensure prospective contractors and suppliers are qualified to perform construction work according to Energy Supply standards and processes.
- Negotiate capital equipment purchases and construction contracts.
- Deliver construction projects on time and satisfactorily, meeting safety, quality, schedule, cost, and performance objectives.
- Coordinate project safety audits with site and contractor safety personnel, as appropriate.
- Direct or oversee field construction activities, including job-site safety, traffic patterns, laydown areas, security, labor utilization, schedule activities, material receipt, site fabrication, quality assurance and control, change control, cost forecasting, communications, logs, and reporting.
- Perform project constructability assessments and reviews.
- Build and maintain relationships with contractors, craft labor union representatives, suppliers, building trade council representatives, and internal stakeholders.
- Maintain current knowledge of construction techniques and technologies, and review Energy Supply construction performance against industry standards as required.
- Establish, select, plan, optimize, and direct construction teams and contractors to provide safe, reliable construction oversight and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Serve as the primary contact for resolving issues involving safety, specification adherence, environmental and regulatory compliance, schedule, and budget.
- Foster collaboration, develop solutions to stakeholder needs, remove obstacles, and support team members to improve project and work performance.
- Provide direct oversight of Level I and II construction superintendents, assigned Xcel Energy interns, and staff-augmentation contract employees.
- Participate in hiring FTE and staff-augmentation employees, conduct FTE performance reviews, approve time and expenses, and develop effective teams.
- Follow the Project Planning and Execution Process by engaging with Generation Development and contributing to constructability and budgeting throughout the stage-gate process.
Benefits
- Annual Incentive Program
- Medical/pharmacy plan
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account, if enrolled in an eligible health plan
- Limited-Purpose Flexible Spending Account, if enrolled in an eligible health plan and Health Savings Account
- Transportation Reimbursement Account
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Fitness Center Reimbursement, if enrolled in an eligible health plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Transit programs
- Employee recognition program
- Pension
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Volunteer Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
