Construction Senior Supervisor

Southern California Edison (SCE); Westminster (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison (SCE) is seeking a Construction Senior Supervisor to lead a specialized team overseeing transformer and oil-filled equipment and grounds operations. You will drive safe, efficient execution of substation construction, manage SF6 programs, and ensure regulatory compliance while delivering data-driven insights to improve reliability and reduce risk.

As a key operational leader, you’ll optimize schedules, coordinate diverse stakeholders, and mentor staff.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of combined experience supervising electric utility substation construction.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Typically two years of experience inspecting, disassembling substation power transformers and other substation apparatus.
• Demonstrated experience with environmental compliance and safe work practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform field and shop observations, conduct on-site constructability reviews, and update project progress.
• Ensure creation of construction reports, schedules, labor estimates, outage requests, investigations, and inspection plans.
• Analyze data and provide recommendations on construction methods, schedules, and training.
• Manage timekeeping and workloads, coordinating daily activities to maximize resource use.
• Enforce safety programs, lead safety meetings, and ensure compliance with safety bulletins.
• Prepare construction plans and inspections, coordinating schedules and outages for multiple projects.
• Develop subordinates, conduct performance reviews, and provide developmental feedback.
• Coordinate with engineering, clients, maintenance, operations, suppliers and agencies.
• Ensure resources and training are available to maintain a safe work environment.
• Understand IBEW agreements and labor relations applicable to projects.
• Protect company data and assets with high standards of conduct.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Construction Senior Supervisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll lead a specialized team overseeing transformer and oil-filled electrical equipment and personal grounds operations, driving safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible execution of substation construction and maintenance activities. You will optimize crew performance, manage critical SF₆ programs—including consolidation and emissions reduction—and ensure compliance with stringent regulatory and safety standards. As a key operational leader, you will coordinate complex schedules, provide technical oversight, and deliver data-driven insights that enhance reliability, reduce risk, and improve overall system performance. Your leadership will directly support grid resilience, operational excellence, and SCE’s mission to power communities while advancing a cleaner energy future. As a Construction Senior Supervisor, 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

• Performs frequent field and shop operation observations and on-site constructability reviews, documents pertinent safety information, and conducts job walks and project updates on various substation construction projects.
• Ensures and oversees the proper creation of construction reports and documentation, including schedules, team assessments, labor and manpower estimates, outage requests, accident and incident investigations, and inspection plans and reports.
• Collects information, analyzes data, and offers thorough recommendations on construction methods and strategies, long-term schedules, and/or training requirements.
• Ensures correct team timekeeping and accounting, including employee time off, interfacing with team members regarding daily work activities and developing and monitoring workloads to maximize resource utilization and streamline the overall workflow.
• Understands, implements and enforces organizational safety programs and policies; maintains a safety-focused culture by conducting timely and quality safety meetings on a periodic basis and assuring all safety bulletins and issues are understood and complied with.
• Prepares and implements detailed construction plans, inspections in progress and completed work, and establishes and coordinates schedules and outages for a number of concurrent diverse construction projects.
• Ensures appropriate training and career development of subordinates, administering discipline as needed and recognition where appropriate; develops performance expectations, conducts performance reviews and provides developmental feedback and training to subordinates.
• Interfaces with a number of diverse stakeholders including engineering, clients, substation maintenance and test personnel, operations, outside suppliers and agencies such as IBEW, in order to inform on, negotiate, and resolve issues.
• Facilitates the availability of proper resources, tools, vehicles, materials and other equipment, and the necessary training conducive to providing a safe work environment.
• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of the IBEW Collective Bargaining Agreement and Expense Agreements put forth by the IBEW and Labor Relations.
• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Four or more years of combined experience performing or supervising electric utility substation or substation utility construction.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Typically possesses two years of experience with inspecting, disassembling various substation power transformers and other substation apparatus.
• Demonstrated experience with environmental compliance, safe work practices, construction/ maintenance methods, techniques, tools and equipment.

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode is on-site. The employee will report to an SCE facility or in the field location. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• 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.
• This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.
• Relocation does not apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s 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, you’ll 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.

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