Analyst, Manufacturing ​/ Production, Electrical Engineering

JOB DESCRIPTION
Outage coordination (OC) responsibilities include scheduling, coordinating, and writing distribution switching procedures for NSP construction and maintenance departments adhering to safety policies and guidelines. It is challenging to provide a timely customer response when there are more switch plan requests than resources to coordinate, communicate and write. Maintaining the existing workload with fewer FTEs will result in longer lead time for switch plan coordination, which may result in higher Construction costs due to project delays.


Job Details and Requirements Section

Explain what the scope of the work/project is? Project Overview, deliverables (what is this person responsible for).

Writing switching requests for grid work.
Coordinating with the control center.
Developing switch plans for the NSP territory.
Knowledgeable in safety tags and clearances.

What does a typical day look like?

Ensuring safe work practices are followed Look at what switch plans need to be written for the upcoming ½ days, sent out for review, work with them to get it approve, once its approve get it on schedule, work with control center, hand it off and follow up with questions that the control center might have

What is the size of the group this position will be supporting? Who are some of the key players this person will be working with?

Team of 6

Will this resource support internal (business), or external customers?

Internal collaboration with:
Control Center, Outage Coordination group, Grid operations teams

Describe work environment / team culture (supportive/collaborative, teamwork or individual contributor)?

All the above

What is the ramp up time/process for this role? Aside from having the required skill set, approximately how long will it take to train on Xcel's process, procedures/policy?

6 month – 1 year to get fully up to speed/trained in

What are the work hours/shift (standard, evening, full time/part time, OT required, on-call for 24/7 operation)?

7-3:30 CST In office Monday through Friday

• If you expect a resource to work OT, can you provide an estimate on the average amount of OT hours they would work?

Open to OT, case by case. If someone is off on vacation. It is not expected.


Benefits/Perks of the Position Section

What makes this position attractive to candidates? Why would a candidate want to work for Xcel Energy (i.e., current initiations within company, company size, culture, people, technology/innovation, etc.)?

• Foot in the door with Xcel Energy
• Long-term contract potential
• Potential conversion to full-time union role
• Opportunity to work directly with grid operations and control center teams

What is the likelihood that the position will convert to a permanent opportunity?

Opportunity for a full-time position.


Candidate Detail Section

What are the top 3-5 skills and qualifications (technology, etc.) required?

Ideal candidates should have:

• Distribution electrical system knowledge
• Utility industry experience
• Field experience (lineman / trouble man strongly preferred)
• Understanding of:
  • Switching procedures
  • Safety tags
  • Clearances
  • Grid operations
• Basic engineering or electrical theory knowledge

Highly preferred experience:

• Distribution System Operating Group experience at another utility

Ideal candidate background and how many years required?

Must be distribution background
Generally indicates mid-level experience with relevant technical exposure.

Are there any specific companies you like to see on a candidate's resume?

Are there any certifications that the candidate must possess?

Are there any preferred or "nice to have" skills?

Oracle NMS

Can you think of any "red flags" on a resume? (Large gaps, previous companies, drastic career changes, job hopping)

Job hopping – less than a year at multiple different jobs.