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Director, Strategic Planning – Integrated System Planning
Xcel Energy. Provide strategic leadership and direction for Integrated System Planning .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates strategic leadership in Integrated System Planning, with expertise in regulatory strategy, infrastructure investment, and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to translate complex planning insights into actionable recommendations for executive leadership.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Strategic LeadershipRegulatory Affairs ExperienceIntegrated System PlanningInfrastructure Investment StrategyMultidisciplinary Team Leadership
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Hard Skills
Planning Policy DevelopmentCost Allocation StrategiesCost Recovery StrategiesRegulatory Proceedings ManagementMarket Analysis
Soft Skills
Stakeholder EngagementCommunication SkillsTeam Building
Industry Keywords
Utility ExperiencePublic PolicyRegulatory StrategyInfrastructure PlanningCustomer-Driven Growth
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide strategic leadership and direction for Integrated System Planning
- Lead planning policy, regulatory strategy, infrastructure investment, and customer-driven system growth
- Establish and execute coordinated long-term planning, regulatory, and commercial strategies
- Represent the company in industry, regulatory, customer, and policy forums
- Shape external planning and policy frameworks and build stakeholder alignment
- Advance approval, cost allocation, and cost recovery strategies for major infrastructure investments
- Identify and respond to emerging policy, market, regulatory, and system-planning issues
- Serve as strategic spokesperson with regulators, agencies, RTO leadership, customers, municipalities, market participants, peer utilities, and policy stakeholders
- Establish and govern integrated planning strategies across generation, transmission, distribution, customer-driven growth, and other long-range system needs
- Translate complex planning and market insights into recommendations for executive leadership
- Develop and execute planning policy, cost allocation, and cost recovery strategies
- Oversee responses to regulatory proceedings, policy changes, and stakeholder initiatives
- Provide expert written and oral testimony in regulatory proceedings
- Build and lead a multidisciplinary team, including priorities, performance expectations, resource strategies, workforce capabilities, succession plans, and accountability
- Oversee contracts, agreements, and partnerships supporting planning and investment strategies
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, engineering, or related discipline
- 12 years of utility experience
- Experience in state or federal regulatory affairs, system planning, engineering, markets, or public policy
- Master's degree preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- 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)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Transit programs
- Employee recognition program
- Pension
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Holidays
- Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
- Parental Leave
- Hybrid work model supporting collaboration and flexibility