Director Grid Strategy and Emerging Technology providing strategic leadership and managing technical integration for emerging technologies in electrification at Xcel Energy.
Responsibilities
Provides visionary and strategic leadership related to operational impacts for Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Integration, Energy Storage and Grid Operations & System performance groups.
Leads engineering team responsible for development, implementation and management of technical areas for new and emerging industry technology.
Interacts with Senior Executives, Regulatory, Utility Commissions and key stakeholders to develop and implement plans policy and practices.
Primary accountability and lead for the DER Interconnection processes, including compliance.
Responsible for the deployment of emerging DER pilots and demonstrations and other emerging technology.
Understand financial impacts of decisions or policies and drive the development of operational and regulatory plans to gain approval and regulatory recovery.
Analyze and evaluate value propositions and business cases.
Through benchmarking and research, identify organizational opportunities to create efficiencies in the integration processes.
Lead research investments through EPRI, NREL and similar entities to gain value and insights to guide technical requirements.
Provide support to regulatory and testimony as necessary.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
10 years of work experience within the electric delivery industry which includes 5 years of middle management experience.
Proven expertise in energy storage, DER integration and emerging technologies.
Ability to drive major initiatives, significant communication and influence skills (written and verbal).
Demonstrated management history of cultivating positive operating cultures.
Demonstrated knowledge of management systems, safety manual and labor agreement is essential.
Advanced Degree and Professional Engineer License from a state within company service territory are preferred.
Benefits
Annual Incentive Program
Long Term Incentive
Medical/Pharmacy Plan
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
Health Care Reimbursement 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)
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