Senior Gas Operations Scheduler

Company: Xcel Energy Inc
Location: Denver
Posted on: May 24, 2025

Job Description:

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
Senior Operations Schedulers will strategically prioritize work, determine resource requirements, and maintain a holistic view of work to identify and recommend solutions to senior leaders. They will build and manage a full book of work, developing and handing off a prioritized, compliant, and executable schedule to construction. They will also mentor fellow employees and interns as assigned. Additionally, they will serve as the point of contact for Directors & Vice Presidents for 1-2-year strategic resource planning reports and analysis.
Essential Responsibilities

• Plan multi-week schedules based on evaluation of work demands and prioritization, identifying gaps, resolving scheduling conflicts, and making management recommendations regarding schedules and resources.
  
• Analyze scheduling performance to forecast resource utilization, identify opportunities for reallocations and operational improvements, and lead process change efforts. Facilitate regional performance review meetings and provide analysis and reports to senior leaders.
  
• Communicate effectively with leaders, build strong partnerships, and negotiate project dates to meet customer and compliance deadlines.
  
• Manage personnel, equipment, and material resources over a multi-week timeframe, reallocate resources as needed, and optimize resource selection.
  
• Own strategic capital process initiatives, provide ongoing process reinforcement, and coach peers, interns, and stakeholders.
  
• Ensure all work is scheduled within required timeframes, with proper task assignment based on dependencies.
  
• Drive customer satisfaction by establishing and maintaining adherence to scheduling processes.
  
  Minimum Requirements
  
  
• 7 years of experience in construction, design, maintenance, or other operations areas.
  
• Ability to schedule and manage work activities to meet stakeholder requirements.
  
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and facilitation skills.
  
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and scheduling tools.
  
• Ability to manipulate data from reporting tools.
  
• Experience with MS Office, work management, mapping, and scheduling software.
  
  Preferred Requirements
  
  
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Construction Management, or related field.
  
• Utility scheduling or planning experience.
  
• Coaching, training, presentation, and change management experience.
  
• Primavera experience.
  
• PMP certification.
  
  Xcel Energy offers energy-related products and services to millions across eight states. We are committed to being a trusted provider and invite you to join our team.
  All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
  For accommodations, contact .
  Position is non-bargaining. Starting pay ranges from $82,800 to $117,600 annually. Benefits include incentives, health plans, insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more.
  Application deadline: 05/29/25. For more info, visit our accessibility statement and contact us for assistance if needed.
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