DER Integration Project Manager I, II, or III

Xcel Energy

St Paul, MN

Full Time

Posted October 20, 2026

$85k - $121k

Utilities

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Freshness: Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 21, 2026
Classification: Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Utilities
Pay provenance: Employer-provided pay

Job Description

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Key Responsibilities

The Project Manager will strengthen delivery of DER interconnection work by managing consultant contracts, costs, capacity, throughput, and performance; coordinating internal and external study activities; maintaining visibility into active projects and risks; supporting regulatory and legal activities; and ensuring stakeholders have clear decisions, owners, deadlines, and follow-up actions. The role will not replace detailed engineering authority, but it will provide the technical project leadership needed to keep work moving, identify barriers early, and ensure appropriate engineering or management escalation.
Approval of this requisition will support improved regulatory compliance, stronger consultant oversight, better schedule and cost discipline, more consistent stakeholder communication, and increased engineering capacity for core technical work. The position is justified as a critical enabling role to support the expanding DER interconnection portfolio, maintain accountability across multiple organizations, and improve the team’s ability to deliver required studies and project outcomes efficiently and reliably. Standard Operations Position. Provide end-to-end project management, leadership and coordination for multiple, large complex projects or a transformational project work stream with responsibility for project initiation, approval, scope, schedule, cost, resource planning, and risk management. Manage alignment of financial, compliance, safety, customer and operational goals between/among projects and the BU or corporation. Lead the project team to achieve all critical financial, timing, operational, and change management metrics. Ensure effective sourcing, management and engagement of all resources. Essential Responsibilities
Project Planning: Identify quality project options, develop business cases, and secure required approvals. Lead requirements gathering and planning process while engaging all key stakeholders. Develop solution designs that define appropriate project scope, align with corporate strategies, ensure coordination with key initiatives, and assure dependencies are identified/addressed. Define deliverables, success metrics and key milestone schedules. Develop work plans, budgets, and cost/benefit analysis.
Project Management: Ensure successful delivery of committed project benefits and operational metrics in a dynamic/complex environment. Independently manage detailed project plans to approved scope/schedule and provide cross-functional tracking as needed. Define and manage a regular status reporting process to monitor progress and resolve risks to goal. Continually identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
Financial Management: Function as project controller. Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and actuals tracking. Facilitate RFP and contract management processes. Review actuals versus planned budget throughout project life cycle to identify variances and recommend corrective action.
Resource Management: Forecast, schedule, and manage resources, both internal and external. Manage assigned contracts and associated payments/performance requirements. Develop and adapt a comprehensive resource plan for a matrixed team of diverse talent to maximize skills and minimize cost. Provide training and coaching to less experienced project team members.
Scope & Risk Management: Manage scope change process for large transformational project or best practices for business area in addition to own projects. Identify risks and issues throughout the project and create mitigation strategies/contingency plans.
Relationship Management: Communicate project status to all levels of the organization. Establish effective, collaborative working relationships up to senior leader level to maximize project efficiency, responsiveness and resource allocation.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years work experience in operations, technology, finance, or comparable function; utility experience preferred
BS Engineering, Construction, Business, Information Technology or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
3 -5 years' experience in project management and process improvement; some formal project management training preferred
Demonstrated ability to lead and influence others
Strong presentation and facilitation skills; excellent written/verbal communications skills required
Understanding of core business processes/ industry trends with ability to understand/apply ongoing changes
Knowledge of project planning and business need justification process and methodology
Ability to adapt to change quickly and work within a diverse, cross-functional team environment
Vendor/contract management experience preferred
Minimum 8 years work experience in operations, technology, finance, or comparable function; utility experience preferred
BS Engineering, Construction, Business, Information Technology or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
5-7 years' experience in project management and process improvement; some formal project management training preferred
Demonstrated ability to lead and influence others, informal leadership experience and training skills preferred
Strong presentation and facilitation skills; excellent written/verbal communications skills required
Understanding of core business processes/ industry trends with ability to interpret/apply ongoing changes
Knowledge of project planning and business need justification process and methodology
Ability to adapt to change quickly and work within a diverse, cross-functional team environment
Vendor/contract management experience preferred
Minimum 10 years work experience in operations, technology, finance, or comparable function; utility experience preferred
BS Engineering, Construction, Business, Information Technology or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
10 years' experience in project management and process improvement; project management certification preferred
Demonstrated ability to facilitate, train, lead and influence others, and adapt to change quickly
Experience with providing work direction to diverse/distributed work teams
Understanding of core business processes/industry trends with ability to interpret/apply ongoing changes
Knowledge of project planning and business need justification process and methodology
Vendor/contract management experience preferred
DER experience
Experience with renewables
Utility experience
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