Southern California Edison (SCE) · 1 hour ago
Design Contractor Planning Senior Specialist
Fullerton, CA
Contract
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expSouthern California Edison (SCE) is committed to fueling innovation in the energy sector. The Design Contractor Planning Senior Specialist will oversee and prepare complex electrical designs, manage large design projects, and ensure compliance with policies and procedures to support the company's electrical distribution system.
Communications InfrastructureElectrical DistributionEnergySustainability
Responsibilities
Conducts long-term grid import planning analyses and transmission interconnection assessments and projects. Manages various large design projects from inception to construction completion with follow- through on policies, procedures, rules, rates, completion dates, and ensuring compliance of electrical designs
Supports the company's electrical distribution system by developing and designing plans, identifying necessary resources and providing cost estimates and options for the construction of distribution facilities
Makes decisions that have a direct impact on project, course, timing, scope, and budget
Performs field inspections to gather data relevant to the planning and development review process and to verify that planning development projects comply with approved plans
Assesses the capabilities of the regional distribution system and its compliance with the planning criteria
Conducts power flow studies, builds power flow models, and prepares economic analyses to develop short- and long-term distribution system plans
Ensures the distribution system performance meets reliability targets and that outages are analyzed for cause, trends and duration
Coordinates activities with other internal personnel and/or organizations to ensure compliance and appropriate follow-through of policies, procedures, rules, rates, and completion dates applicable to his/her assigned projects
Stays up to date of current industry practices, standards and customer needs. Interacts with a diverse customer base on meeting electrical design needs and is responsible for providing successful outcomes for the customer and SCE on assigned or requested projects
Provides training and support, assessing and managing the workload when necessary
A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity
Qualification
Required
Three or more years of experience in Electrical Utility Distribution/Transmission/Telecommunication Design, Distribution/Transmission/Telecommunication Line Construction, or Engineering discipline
Possess a valid Class C Driver's License
Preferred
Thorough knowledge of engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices
Experience with AutoCAD, Auto Desk Utility Design (AUD), SPIDA (or other Pole Loading programs)
Experience determining scope of work, method of service, and construction methods for overhead and underground facilities
Experience preparing distribution work orders or construction plans on projects
Experience analyzing and/or designing engineered civil drawings
Experience using interpersonal skills to handle customer relations issues in an effective manner
Experience managing multiple and/or sensitive projects and functioning effectively under tight time constraints, shifting priorities and making critical decisions
Experience serving as a project leader for the design and implementation of design projects, as well as planning, influencing, anticipating, and communicating conditions, trends and corrective actions in operational areas
Company
Southern California Edison (SCE)
As one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, we’re bringing more clean and renewable sources of energy to Southern California.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2B2025-01-09Debt Financing· $1.5B
2024-09-03Debt Financing· $500M
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Michael Backstrom
Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
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