Operations Supervisor - Transmission Substation Construction

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow?  A  position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.

Position Summary

We are hiring an Operations Supervisor in our Substation Construction Department in Maple Grove, MN! The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of related experience (specific substation construction experience preferred) and formal or informal supervisory experience. This position is expected to be in the field approximately 50% of the time; a valid driver’s license and ability to travel are required.

Supervise a high performing operations team while driving the safe, efficient and cost-effective use of resources according to policies and procedures. Assure safe, reliable, and compliant operations and ensure customer satisfaction. Ensure consistent and effective use of standard tools and processes. Support attainment of corporate and business unit goals and objectives, and process and performance metrics. Serve as a strong communicator of key strategic and operational changes.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide supervision of 6 to 10 substation construction crews and contractors ranging between 30 to 50 total employees.

• Oversee projects ranging between $10k and $10M.

• Responsible for assisting with constructability reviews for proposed substation construction projects and generating labor and equipment costs estimates and schedules.

• Coordinate with engineering, project management, supply chain, substation O&M and other project stakeholders to ensure projects are ready for construction start.

• Plan and coordinate equipment, tooling, and training requirements for projects to ensure crews are able to work safely and efficiently.

• Ability to prioritize work and adapt crew schedules to accommodate emergent/unplanned projects and make decisions on when projects need to be outsourced to external contract crews.

• Safety: Provide visible safety leadership and drive real time safety accountability by engaging employees/crew through safety meeting facilitation, job briefs, audits, training, accident investigation/event assessment, and job site observations. Work in close partnership with Safety Consultant.

• Business Optimization & Strategy: Evaluate team performance based on operational efficiency, reliability and quality metrics; monitor trends, and take corrective action where appropriate. Ensure and reinforce the importance of process adherence and data integrity. Identify continuous improvement opportunities and drive adoption of process changes through effective communication of expectations and objectives.

• Operational Effectiveness: Responsible for crew productivity and quality of execution. Maintain a consistent presence in the work environment. Assist in removing barriers with pre-requisites, materials, stakeholder, and other issues. Align crew skills and availability to work activities through coordinators, planners, and schedulers, prioritizing customer satisfaction and reliability.

• Talent Management: Recruit talented employees, establish clear performance expectations and effectively manage performance. Provide training, coaching and oversight and drive employee engagement. Provide input and leadership in addressing bargaining unit issues, grievances, corrective actions, and future development.

• Relationship Management: Build and maintain effective internal and external relationships. Be knowledgeable 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.

• Regulatory & Compliance: 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/technical training is completed. Establish, monitor, and track processes to ensure regulatory compliance.

Minimum Requirements

• Three or more years in design, construction, operations, engineering or maintenance of utility systems/power generation plants or related industries/fields.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in specific functional area 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