Design Contractor Planning Senior Specialist

Description

• Conducts power flow studies, builds power flow models, and prepares economic analyses to develop short- and long-term distribution system plans
• Assesses the capabilities of the regional distribution system and its compliance with the planning criteria
• 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.
• 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
• Provides training and support, assessing and managing the workload when necessary
• Ensures the distribution system performance meets reliability targets and that outages are analyzed for cause, trends and duration
• 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
• 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
• 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.
• 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

Requirements

• Ability to take initiative and accountability for the accuracy and quality of information and for achieving results.
• Experience as senior staff, providing leadership, direction, training, and mentoring to staff.
• Experience preparing distribution work orders or construction plans on projects.
• This position requires testing and applicants who are identified to continue through the selection process will be invited to test via email. Reference our Information Guides for the following tests: (EEI TECH (Test #5107)). Candidates who have previously passed these assessment(s), in some cases, may not need to retest again for this position.
• Experience managing multiple and/or sensitive projects and functioning effectively under tight time constriants, shifting priorities and making critical decisions with minimal supervision.
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills and be customer focused to understand and appropriately respond to clients' business needs.
• Experience using interpersonal skills to handle customer relations issues in an effective manner.
• Thorough knowledge of engineerig principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• Must be proficient in Mircosoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• 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.
• Position will require up to 30% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
• Able to drive traverse on uneven surfaces, occasionally lift up to 40 lbs, sit/stand for extended periods of time, work in various weather conditions, and possibly be in remote regions (coast, desert, and mountain) for extended periods of time.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Auto Desk Utility Design (AUD), SPIDA (or other Pole Loading programs).
• Three or more years of experience performing electrical utility distribution service planning.
• Experience analyzing and/or desiging engineered civil drawings.
• Ability to interface effectively and collaborate with clients, peers, management, and other work units.
• Experience determining scope of work, method of service, and construction methods for overhead and underground facilities.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Benefits

• This position’s 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.
• This position has an option for a 9/80 Alternate Work Schedule or 40hrs/5 days a week.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance