E&C Engineer

Job Details and Requirements Section
Explain what the scope of the work/project is? Project Overview, deliverables (what this person is responsible for). Plant Fleet based engineering role to support Xcel's energy supply projects group to help manage capital projects at the power plants across the region. This resource would be responsible for managing all emergent capital projects at the plant as well as supporting larger base and major capital projects. This resource would support reliability engineering in helping develop scopes and justifications for projects and putting those through Xcel's emergent capital request system/process and would be responsible for managing all the projects. This resource could be responsible for upwards of 20 small projects going on at one time in addition to supporting some of the larger base capital projects. True title is E&C Engineer; however, title is a bit misleading. Really looking for someone with an engineering degree/background, however, will mostly be a project manager.

1. what does a typical day look like? This person will be expected to be onsite 3 days per week or 5 days week during project execution phase. Working with operations and reliability engineering to learn about plant systems, how they operate. In addition to planning out future work to keep the plants reliable. Attending morning *POD meetings, collaborating with operations and reliability personnel throughout the day, overseeing contractors performing/executing on the projects in the field and would be responsible for all the administrative project paperwork, such as developing scopes of work, technical specifications, helping get quotes for equipment, bidding out if necessary and coordinating material deliveries and installation with the plant as well. POD meetings are the groups internal morning meetings to plan out critical items that need to be done that day.
2. 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? There are approximately 20 engineers within the group that this resource can rely on for support and mentoring.
3. Will this resource support internal (business), or external customers? Mainly internal business customers, however, will interface with external customers and vendors as needed. Sometimes the plant maintenance personnel cannot perform some of the larger scope projects or don't have the resources to support all/multiple projects that are going on at the same time, that said, sometimes this team will have to outsource some of that work to external contractors and of course, material vendors, so of course this resource would also be interfacing with those vendors pretty frequently. In addition, this resource would interface with external consulting engineers as necessary because the internal engineering group does not do a lot of engineering internally; they do more of the project management and, if engineering services are needed, they usually farm those out to external engineering firms.
4. What are the main technology application/software skills/experience this resource will be required to possess? Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint). No CAD experience is needed as the team has a design group that focuses on the drawing portion. The team does use a ProjectWise drawing system to find existing drawings and documentation for the projects and the equipment that they will be working on. Team also uses Excel spreadsheets pretty frequently as well. Experience in SAP preferred.
5. Describe work environment / team culture (supportive/collaborative, teamwork, or individual contributor)? Formal title for this role would be an individual contributor because this role doesn't technically have direct reports, however, in a way it is very collaborative, and leadership focused as this role will lead teams of other engineers, contractors, and vendors as well as working alongside plant operations and reliability so this resource must really have a strong ability to collaborate. Strong teamwork/interpersonal skills are required to be able to be successful in this role and build relationships.
6. 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? To start contributing, this resource can start contributing right away but to be confident in basic tasks, this resource might need 3 + months.
7. What are the work hours/shift (standard, evening, full time/part time, OT required, on-call for 24/7 operation)? Very flexible - Monday-Friday/40 hours - Standard/core business hours. This is a 24/7 operation, however, there may be times where it is required to be on-site for longer OT hours depending on critical nature of the project.
8. Is this new headcount or a backfill? Backfill.

Benefits/Perks of the Position Section

1. 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.)? Wonderful, supportive team. This role is given a great deal of responsibility, in charge of large budgets, a lot of projects. This resource is helping to keep reliability of Xcel's generating facilities in the CO region. In addition, this will be a great opportunity for someone interested to be part of the energy transition to help Xcel meet their carbon reduction goal and their mission for being net zero carbon by 2050. This is a great role for someone looking to problem solve and conquer challenges. This role is never boring!
2. What is the likelihood that the position will convert to a permanent opportunity? Likelihood to extend past initial contract. Possibly convert, however, with current FTE restrictions, this may be far off.

Candidate Detail Section

1. What are the top 3-5 skills and qualifications required? Ability to multi-task and juggle several tasks without sacrificing quality, takes initiative, teamwork, interpersonal/communication skills, experience with cradle to grave Project management experience. Prior experience working in manufacturing/plant environment like a power plant. Has taken the FE (fundamentals in engineering) exam or would like to (preferred not required). Would like to see previous experience managing contractors. Previous experience with project management and project plan development, charters, managing budgets, good with managing money, etc. Requires a bachelors in engineering, no specific discipline, as long as it's related to work performed at the plant (mechanical/electrical/civil). Willing to consider other engineering fields as well.
2. What non-technical skills are necessary (i.e., such as communication, problem solving, team player)? Ability to multi-task and juggle several tasks without sacrificing quality, takes initiative, teamwork, strong interpersonal/communication skills.
3. Ideal candidate background and how many years required? 2+ years of experience. Requires a bachelors in engineering, no specific discipline, if it's related to work performed at the plant (mechanical/electrical/civil).
4. re there any specific companies you like to see on a candidates resume? N/
5. re there any certifications that the candidate must possess? It is a plus if Would like to see that this resource has taken/passed the FE exam (fundamentals of engineering) or has an interest in doing so.
6. re there any preferred or "nice to have " skills? PE license, PMP certification
7. Can you think of any "red flags " on a resume? (Large gaps, previous companies, drastic career changes, job hopping) - Large gaps and job hopping. Would like to see career stability and development vs hopping from contract to contract.
8. re there any pre-screening questions, such as candidate's previous experience, education, etc., that you would like suppliers to ask of candidates upon submission? - Why are you interested in this position?