Operations Manager - Elk Creek Solar

About the Role

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 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 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. Provide visible safety leadership and actively contribute to creating, implementing and continuously improving a strong, sustainable safety culture in partnership with the Safety Consultant. Drive real‑time safety accountability by engaging the team through safety meetings, job briefs, audits, training, accident investigations 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, remove barriers such as pre‑requisites, materials or stakeholder issues, and ensure the crew has the right composition and skills to meet operational, reliability, customer and financial objectives. Recruit talented employees, participate in workforce and development planning, establish clear expectations and manage performance. Deliver training, coaching and oversight, drive employee engagement and represent the organization in bargaining‑unit discussions, grievances and corrective actions. Build and maintain effective internal and external relationships that support operations, providing strong knowledge of necessary systems and resources to assist employees, work groups, customers and stakeholders. Oversee execution and documentation of work in accordance with Xcel Energy policies, labor agreements and regulatory standards, and monitor processes to ensure compliance. • Lead a high‑performing operations team across multiple facilities ensuring safety, reliability and compliance. • Provide visible safety leadership, conduct safety meetings, audits, investigations and training. • Evaluate team performance using efficiency, reliability and quality metrics; drive corrective actions and continuous improvement. • Oversee crew productivity, quality and proper staffing; remove operational barriers. • Assist in resource forecasting and long‑term work planning. • Recruit, train, coach and manage performance of crew members; represent organization in bargaining‑unit matters. • Build and maintain internal and external relationships to support operations and enhance customer satisfaction. • Ensure work complies with Xcel Energy policies, labor agreements and regulatory standards; track compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸safety leadership
• ▸performance metrics
• ▸crew productivity
• ▸resource planning
• ▸compliance oversight
• ▸stakeholder relations

What You Bring

Minimum requirements include five or more years in design, construction, operations, engineering or maintenance of utility systems or related industries, with an associate or technical degree preferred. Candidates must demonstrate technical expertise, operational knowledge of work and asset management tools, and effective change‑leadership and communication skills. Preferred characteristics include three years of supervisory experience, understanding of utility finance and budgeting, experience working with bargaining‑unit employees, on‑call availability and willingness to work nights or weekends, and experience with battery energy storage systems (BESS). • Minimum five years experience in design, construction, operations, engineering or maintenance of utility systems or related fields. • Associate or technical degree preferred; three years supervisory experience preferred. • Demonstrated knowledge of utility finance, budgeting and asset management. • Experience with battery energy storage systems (BESS) is a plus. • On‑call availability; may work nights or weekends.

Requirements

• ▸5+ years
• ▸associate degree
• ▸bess
• ▸asset management
• ▸supervisory
• ▸on-call

Benefits

The anticipated base salary for this role is $112,200 to $159,400 per year, with eligibility for an annual incentive program. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, fitness reimbursement, transportation reimbursement and several other programs. • Base salary $112,200‑$159,400 per year with annual incentive program. • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, parental leave, tuition reimbursement and more.

Work Environment

Onsite