Director Engineering; Major Projects Group-Linear Assets

Position Summary

Provides strategic leadership and technical direction for all engineering oversight functions supporting the Major Projects Group, across all Xcel Energy operating companies. Accountable for the safety, quality, timeliness, and cost‑effectiveness of engineering deliverables for the company’s most complex, critical and high‑value capital projects. Serves as the enterprise engineering authority for major projects, overseeing an internal team of engineers and directing a significant complement of professional engineering consultant resources across multiple disciplines – civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and controls acting as Owner’s Engineers on behalf of the company.

Ensures engineering designs comply with all applicable codes, company standards, and regulatory requirements while supporting safe, reliable, and cost‑effective project execution across the full project lifecycle, from feasibility through commissioning and close‑out. This role anticipates and positions the engineering organization to meet future business requirements in a dynamic environment, while leading critical partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the attainment of corporate and business unit goals and objectives.

• Engineering Oversight & Technical Direction. Accountable for all engineering and design activities and standards across the major projects portfolio, spanning fixed and linear assets. Ensures engineering deliverables – including certified designs, drawing packages, specifications, models, and procurement support – are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in full compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulations.
• Consultant & Resource Management. Directs and manages a team of engineers, including internal engineers and a significant complement of professional engineering consultants. Ensures consultant and vendor personnel are qualified to perform work in accordance with accepted Xcel Energy standards and processes. Establishes performance expectations, assesses the quality of engineering deliverables delivered by construction partners, and holds all internal and external resources accountable for results.
• Standards & Specifications. Establishes and maintains uniform engineering standards, specifications, and design criteria for major capital projects across all operating companies, while accommodating regional and asset‑type‑specific requirements. Partners with the Central Program Office, construction partners and Business Unit engineering organizations to ensure enterprise alignment.
• Capital Portfolio Engineering Support. Provides engineering leadership across a multi‑billion‑dollar capital portfolio of projects, including scope development, EPC engineering deliverable reviews, design/material standard deviation requests, constructability reviews, design optimization, value engineering, and technical risk assessment. Ensures engineering deliverables satisfy stage‑gate requirements as well as contractual deliverables, and are aligned with approved project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Cross‑Functional Coordination & Regulatory & Compliance Support. Communicates with and establishes effective working relationships with internal organizations outside the span of control – including regional Capital Directors, Business Unit Engineering leadership, internal standards organizations, EPC Partners, MPG Construction leadership, Project Controls, Integrated System Planning, Supply Chain, Operations, Regulatory, and Legal – to maximize efficiency. Prepares and supports regulatory filings (CPCNs, route permits, rate case filings) as they relate to engineering scope, design, and technical requirements.
  
  Ensures compliance with NERC/FERC reliability standards, Bulk Electric System requirements, and all applicable federal, state, and local codes and regulations.
• Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement. Accounts for engineering QA/QC across the major projects portfolio. Ensures a robust review process for all engineering deliverables produced by internal and external resources. Implements a structured lessons‑learned and feedback…