Generation Project Development Engineer; Eng., Sr, or Principal

Position: Generation Project Development Engineer (Eng., Sr, Staff or Principal)

• Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55401, United States of America
• Amarillo, Texas, 79101
• Denver, Colorado, 80205

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states:
Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy.

Xcel Energy is a place where you'll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you'll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.

Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday-Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.

Generation Development Engineer - Thermal

Engineer, Sr Engineer, Staff Engineer OR Principal Engineer

The Generation Development Engineer - Thermal provides technical engineering support for new power generation projects using thermal technologies, e.g., simple and combined cycle combustion turbine plants, natural gas fuel cells, geothermal power, and emerging energy technologies. This role is responsible for development engineering of new projects including layout and major configuration options, developing basic technical specifications, developing scopes of work for consultant engineering studies, working with Supply Chain on technical aspects of equipment supply contracts, interconnection planning, fuel supply planning, plant performance estimates, selection of emissions control technologies in conjunction with Environmental Services, and other functions.

The position provides crucial technical support for new generation projects from origination through regulatory approval. This role may be filled at various levels depending on the candidate's qualifications.

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Position Summary
This is an entry level position designed to develop technical expertise in a particular area of specialty. Performs work that involves conventional types of plans, investigations, surveys, structures or equipment with relatively few complex features for which there are precedents. Activities are of limited scope requiring knowledge of principles and techniques commonly employed in the specific narrow area of assignments. May lead small-medium, non-critical projects and/or provide field oversight of critical projects under direction of higher level engineer or supervisor.

Work is reviewed for soundness of technical judgment, overall adequacy and accuracy. As proficiency is gained, may work on portions of larger projects. Works under supervision and follows established procedures. May supervise or coordinate the work of interns, drafters, craft personnel, technicians and/or others.

Essential Responsibilities

• Uses and applies technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques to perform activities/assignments of limited scope.

• Supports the development of technical documentation (including but not limited to designs, testing, calculations, reports, standards, etc.) Utilizes and may assist with the development of procedures.

• Provides ongoing technical support for development project activities within areas such as design standards and technical specifications, performance optimization, etc.
• Coordinates/leads projects or portions of projects (including phases such as research, design, equipment selection, procurement support, installation and commissioning), under the direction of a higher level engineer or supervisor.

• Under the direction of a higher level engineer/supervisor, supports bid/evaluation processes by performing basic analysis and calculations on existing documentation and materials that support the preparation of bid documents. In completing segments of technical evaluations for proposals may need to effectively communicate with other business areas of the company following appropriate processes.

• Effectively exchanges information in all formats, on matters having a wide range of importance and complexity…