Associate 1st 6 Months, Gas Operations - Grand Junction, CO id-8245

May 9, 2025

Job Description

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.

We anticipate the need for one Associate 1st 6 Months, Gas Operations at our Mesa County Operations Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. The starting rate of pay for this position is $30.25 hourly.

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Summary
Provide moderately complex technical and administrative support. Proactively support managers, coordinators, designers, planners, technicians, associates and other personnel in the development and execution of technical and administrative tasks. First contact with customers as related to various depts. General knowledge of distribution, gas and electric emergency work, street lighting and engineering. Compile, compute and verify info with a very high degree of accuracy for various depts. Access and effectively resolve complex issues related to contractor field and invoicing performance. Audit and reconcile gas and electric facility info for contractor and company crews. Establish gas and electric (metered and non-metered) accounts for residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers to ensure billing accuracy and collection of company revenue. Request, schedule and coordinate with various outside companies to ensure utility work is able to proceed as scheduled.

Required Qualifications

High School education or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with UKG, SAP, Microsoft Word, & Excel Spreadsheet preferred
Organizational skills preferred
Experience with accounts payable, timekeeping, & expense reconciliation
Provide phone answering support to help screen and route calls
Office supply ordering and stocking experience
Experience sorting and delivering internal and external mail
Experience with scheduling and delegating work

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