Join the Clean Energy Revolution
Become a Planning Specialist at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, youll guide customers through the electrical upgrade process and help maintain and strengthen our electrical grid through customer-focused and compliance-driven work. The employee will manage multiple projects with critical deadlines while delivering excellent customer service. Employee should be excited because they will be assisting customers while contributing to the improvement and reliability of the electrical grid in Southern California.
As a Planning Specialist, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions, and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?
Responsibilities
• Develops and prepares construction plans, drawings, and/or circuit maps. • Develops and designs electrical distribution plans, identifying necessary resources and providing cost estimates and follow-through on policies, procedures, rules, rates, completion dates, and ensuring compliance of electrical designs. • Performs calculations relevant to design with latest SCE standards and/or requests studies through Engineering when necessary. • 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. • Participates in small to medium-sized residential, commercial, and industrial projects, assisting in determining scope of work, method of service, and construction methods for Distribution, overhead, and underground facilities. • Manages work orders, projects, and maintains current understanding of industry practices and standards. • Provides technical support to licensing and certification proceedings related to new distribution, transmission lines, and substation sites. • Stays up-to-date on current industry practices, standards, and customer needs. • Identifies environmental requirements and coordinates required project components with other departments, customers, governmental bodies, and various external sources. • Supports project drawings and budget by monitoring internal and external customer timelines and expectations. • Manages multiple projects with project management principles, tools, and techniques effectively under tight time constraints, shifting priorities, and making critical decisions with minimal supervision. • Manages project risks, resolves issues, and resolves escalations impacting project scope, timeline, and budget, work order pricing. • 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.
Minimum Qualifications
One 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 Drivers License.
Preferred Qualifications
• Effective communication and customer service skills to interact with diverse customers, stakeholders, and deliver project outcomes. • Experience in Project Management, including managing scope and timelines. • Experience with Engineering Principles, Construction Standards, and Industry practices. • Experience with systems such as Design Manager, SAP, Autodesk Utility Design, SpidaCalc, and knowledge of engineering principles and industry practices. • Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. • One or more years of experience developing and designing electrical distribution plans, identifying vital resources, and providing cost estimates. • Training or education applying technical information related to Engineering Drafting, Architecture, Construction, Mapping, Design, Mechanics, Mathematics, Science, or Information Technology. • Experience working with Computer-Aided Design software (CAD). • Willingness and ability to occasionally lift up to 40lbs. • Willingness and ability to drive, traverse on uneven surfaces, sit, stand for extended periods, and work in various weather conditions.
Additional Information
This positions work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at 833-343-0727.
About Southern California Edison
The people at SCE dont just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. Were fueling the kind of innovation thats changing an entire industry and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, youll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.
Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at 833-343-0727.