Transmission Planning Advisor

Description

• Provides direction and support, assessing and managing the workload and performance of the team, providing training when necessary. Reviews design contractor job packets and also checks peer designs
• Creates and maintains integral system circuit mapping for both overhead and underground facilities
• Identifies system and field risks and evaluates risk reduction benefit of proposed mitigation projects
• 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. Manage the digital and geospacial records of our Transmission, Sub Transmission, and Distribution assets to ensure accuracy and timely reporting to other internal groups and outside agencies
• 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.
• Supports the company's electrical Transmission, Sub Transmission, and Distribution system by developing and designing plans, identifying necessary resources and providing cost estimates and options for the construction of said facilities
• Leads environmental planning and permitting work with a multi-disciplinary team throughout the life cycle of a project. Serve as the single point of contact for Operations through the Construction phase of your projects. Provide support to Operations for maintenance related projects.
• Provides design engineering, cost estimates, and project management activities for overhead and underground, transmission, sub- transmission, and distribution systems. Will manage these elements from project inception to project closing. Ensures project operating dates and or compliance due dates are actively monitored and met. Monitors, forecasts, schedules and stays within allocated division budget
• Coordinates tasks with other internal staff to ensure projects were completed correctly and on time, while meeting industry design standards and safety regulations
• Leads the review of planning and system performance studies for compliance with prevailing standards and criteria
• Oversees the environmental permitting and planning efforts of government, internal, and privately owned infrastructure projects

Requirements

• Five or more years of experience performing electrical utility distribution service planning.
• Experience determining scope of work, method of service, technical design requirements, and construction methods for overhead and underground facilities.
• Experience in field construction.
• Experience and advanced knowledge utilizing engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
• Position will require up to 10% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
• 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 in the Electric Utility Industry.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Auto Desk Utility Design (AUD), SPIDA (or other Pole Loading programs), Design Manager (DM).
• Experience interpreting design plans or technical drawings.
• Experience gathering and analyzing information, along with making strategic decisions regarding project scope, impact, policy, development, and implementation.
• Experience supervising either Transmission and/or Distribution Construction.
• Experience and thorough working knowledge with transmission line construction, maintenance, methods, procedures, tools and materials.
• 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.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook and Sharepoint.
• Experience serving as senior staff expert and provide leadership, direction, training, and mentoring to staff.
• Experience and broad knowledge of transmission rights-of-way practices and corporate/business line policies and practices, including safety and environmental rules and regulations and the IBEW contract.

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