Xcel Energy
Provides energy services across multiple states, focusing on clean, reliable, and affordable solutions.
Operations Manager - Outdoor Lighting
Oversee safety, efficiency, and staff performance for outdoor lighting operations.
Job Highlights
About the Role
In this Standard Operations Position you will supervise a high‑performing, safe operations team across multiple functions, facilities, or commodities. You’ll drive efficient, cost‑effective use of resources through consistent application of policies and procedures, ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant operations while continuously improving performance and meeting corporate goals. • Provide visible safety leadership and foster a sustainable safety culture with the Safety Consultant. • Drive real‑time safety accountability through meetings, job briefs, audits, training, incident investigations, and site observations. • Evaluate team performance using efficiency, reliability, and quality metrics; implement corrective actions and ensure data integrity. • Identify and lead continuous‑improvement initiatives, collaborating to adopt new processes and set expectations. • Lead crew effectiveness, quality, and productivity; maintain presence on the worksite and remove barriers to performance. • Ensure appropriate crew composition and skill sets to meet operational, reliability, customer, and financial goals. • Contribute to resource forecasting and longer‑term work planning. • Recruit, develop, and manage talent; set clear expectations, provide coaching, training, and drive employee engagement. • Represent the organization in bargaining‑unit discussions, grievances, and corrective actions. • Build and maintain internal and external relationships to support operations and improve stakeholder satisfaction. • Oversee execution and documentation of work per Xcel Energy policies, labor agreements, and regulatory standards; ensure compliance training. • Monitor and track processes to maintain regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸safety leadership
- ▸performance metrics
- ▸continuous improvement
- ▸crew management
- ▸resource planning
- ▸regulatory compliance
What You Bring
Candidates must have at least five years of experience in design, construction, operations, engineering, or maintenance of utility systems, with demonstrated technical expertise and knowledge of relevant regulations. An associate’s or technical degree is preferred, along with three years of supervisory experience, an understanding of utility finance, and experience working with bargaining‑unit employees.
Requirements
- ▸5+ years
- ▸associate degree
- ▸supervisory
- ▸utility finance
- ▸technical expertise
- ▸union experience
Benefits
Are you looking for an exciting job where you can apply your skills at a company you can be proud of? Xcel Energy offers a challenging workplace that provides opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. If you want to join a team that values safety, reliability, and customer satisfaction, this could be the right fit. The anticipated base pay ranges from $112,200 to $159,400 per year, and the role includes a comprehensive benefits package covering health, retirement, paid time off, parental leave, and various reimbursement programs. Xcel Energy is an equal‑opportunity employer and provides accommodation requests for applicants with disabilities. The application deadline is 02/08/26. • Offer a comprehensive benefits package including annual incentive, health, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, and various reimbursement programs.
Work Environment
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