Director, Large Load Program Management

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Director, Large Load Program Management

Position Summary

Xcel Energy’s Enterprise Growth and Commercialization group aims to modernize and expand the energy grid while driving economic growth and sustainability to meet the evolving energy needs of the communities it serves, including large load customers such as data centers. This role will support Xcel’s growth initiatives as a cross-company focused program management initiative lead, driving deal execution and programmatic initiatives to ensure deal throughput and meet the market demand for large load growth and also benefit all customers. 

Provides strategic leadership and executive-level direction for program and project management activities supporting large-load growth. Owns the end-to-end deal lifecycle across workstreams, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring consistent use of governance, tracking, and reporting tools across the initiative. Accountable for navigating business and regulatory processes, advising senior leadership on program strategy, and ensuring quality and schedule requirements are met across all workstreams. Reviews and prioritizes resourcing requests across the initiative’s workstreams to inform phased staffing decisions. Defines program governance and charter, sets strategic direction and business alignment across workstreams, prioritizes resourcing requests, oversees scope and risk mitigation, builds relationships with internal stakeholders, and delivers executive reporting on program status.

Essential Responsibilities

• Program Governance: Define and maintain program charter, organization structure, and governance model; own governance meeting cadence and reporting to senior leadership.
• Strategic Oversight & Business Alignment: Provide executive-level direction across the program’s workstreams and establish business plans, goals, and objectives in line with enterprise growth strategy.
• Resource Planning: Review and prioritize resourcing requests across the program; advise leadership on phased resourcing decisions.
• Scope & Risk Management: Oversee processes related to scope, cost control, change management, and risk mitigation across workstreams.
• Relationship Management: Establish effective, collaborative working relationships with internal organizations and senior leadership to maximize program efficiency.
• Reporting & Communication: Prepare executive reporting and communicate program status, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Perform special projects and other duties as required.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, construction management, project management, or related field preferred; Master’s or MBA a plus. 
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in program/project management, including leadership of cross-functional teams. 
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in large-scale capital or growth initiatives; utility experience preferred. 
• Demonstrated ability to advise senior leadership and manage matrixed, multi-disciplinary teams. 
• Strong change leadership, communication, and executive presentation skills. 
• Demonstrated experience with large-load or data center growth initiatives preferred. 
• PMP or equivalent certification preferred.

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Non-BargainingThe anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $148,400.00 to $210,733.00 per yearThis position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Long Term Incentive, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Care Flexible Spending 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

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Deadline to Apply: 11/30/26

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