Planning And Process Consultant

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Position Summary

Direct strategic business plan processes, drive operational effectiveness, and provide performance governance for the business area to maximize achievement of operational and financial performance. Provide leadership and/or oversight on large, complex transformational projects and/or initiatives, facilitate resource planning, and partner with other functions to improve current processes and implement new processes. Lead key and critical projects on behalf of the area and serves as a liaison and represent organization with key business partners. This is a leadership position without management responsibility.

Essential Responsibilities

- Operational and Financial Performance: Enhance performance of the business area by evaluating scorecard results and verifying that action plans are established and executed. Drive for completion of transformational objectives and ensure that the performance governance business tools are maintained as a valuable resource. Communicate performance results to senior leadership to improve understanding of strategic objectives of business area.

- Project Delivery: Provide direction and oversight on transformational projects and initiatives for the business area and/or function. Lead the establishment and execution of plans, including oversight of resource planning, to ensure the successful completion, ensuring that any resulting new processes or procedures are developed and implemented. Lead and consult on enterprise processes and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Relationship Management: Establish and maintain effective relationships with key partners and stakeholders. Effectively demonstrate collaborative leadership in a matrixed organization. Leverage partnerships to strategically position the business area and/or function with such items as the development and implementation of process and change improvements to enhance business performance, and the design and implementation of new processes and procedures to comply with new business standards and practices.

- Change Management: Oversee the design and implementation of change management strategies and plans in support of complex transformational programs. Lead and/or oversees the assessment of change impacts for affected stakeholder groups, and initiates measurement programs to evaluate change receptiveness and adoption over time

- Planning: Lead business planning efforts, to include the creation of operating plans, baselines, and performance management considerations for the business area or function. Evaluate the key performance indicators and individual goals for consistency, measurability, and alignment with strategic initiatives and plans. Lead the communication of plans to ensure that expectations are well understood (documented) and executed.

- Direction of Others: Does not have formal management responsibility, but influences others and gains consensus through indirect authority.

- Budget Management: Oversee the budget and forecasting process.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related discipline and/or a combination of education and relevant work experience providing equivalent knowledge.

- At least eight years of relevant operations experience, preferably in the utility industry.

- At least one year of demonstrated experience in strategy and planning development.

- Demonstrated experience in business and operational performance measures and scorecards.

- Experience in successfully managing projects and budgets.

- Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority.

- Demonstrated leadership capabilities in projects and change management.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills required.

- Demonstrated ability to meet business and financial objectives.

Preferred Requirements

- Work management system knowledge.

- Continuous improvement.

As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. If you’re ready to be a part of something big, we invite you to join our team.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at recruiting@xcelenergy.com.

Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $112,000.00 to $159,400.00 per year

This position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition reimbursement, Transit programs, Employee recognition program, Pension, 401(k) plan, Paid time off (PTO), Holidays, Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO), Parental Leave

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

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Deadline to Apply: 02/10/26

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