Xcel Energy
Provides energy services across multiple states, focusing on clean, reliable, and affordable solutions.
Project Manager II - Distribution PMO
Manage large utility projects end‑to‑end, overseeing scope, schedule, cost, risk and resources.
Job Highlights
About the Role
Successful candidates will drive financial management, project planning, and execution, while handling resource allocation, scope changes, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communication to deliver project milestones in a dynamic environment. • Serve as project controller, managing budgeting, forecasting, and tracking actuals. • Lead requirements gathering, solution design, and secure approvals for approved projects. • Create and maintain detailed project plans, WBS, milestone schedules, and cost/benefit estimates. • Manage internal and external resources, contracts, and performance requirements. • Oversee scope change requests, identify risks, and develop mitigation and contingency plans. • Communicate project status across all organizational levels and foster collaborative relationships.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸budget management
- ▸project planning
- ▸resource allocation
- ▸risk mitigation
- ▸scope change
- ▸stakeholder communication
What You Bring
The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction, business, IT or a related field, at least eight years of relevant experience and five to seven years of project‑management expertise, with utility experience preferred. • Require a bachelor's degree in engineering, construction, business, IT, or a related field. • Minimum 8 years of operations/technology/finance experience, with 5‑7 years in project management. • Preferred: formal project management training, experience with Primavera, SAP, and utility industry background.
Requirements
- ▸bachelor's
- ▸project management
- ▸primavera
- ▸sap
- ▸utility
- ▸8+ years
Benefits
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? Xcel Energy serves 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural‑gas customers across eight states, offering a competitive salary of $95,200–$135,200 and a full suite of benefits such as medical, dental, vision, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and generous paid time off. • Salary range $95,200–$135,200 annually with comprehensive benefits including annual incentive, medical/vision/dental, 401(k), PTO, and tuition reimbursement.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time