Government Lands, Senior Advisor

Southern California Edison; Pomona (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison is seeking a Government Lands, Senior Advisor to develop and implement strategies for federal, state, tribal, military, and other governmental land rights activities supporting critical SCE infrastructure projects. The role drives process improvements and tools to meet programmatic goals and advises executives on regulatory shifts.

You will oversee end-to-end land acquisition processes, negotiate with government agencies, manage portfolios including DOD/DOE/NASA/VA

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of experience performing right of way or real property transactions and real estate acquisitions.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.
• Experience working with governmental agencies including federal & state, tribal lands, and military installations.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development of government land strategies, master plans, and land-use frameworks.
• Advises executives and senior leadership on strategic government land matters, providing expert guidance on complex risks and regulatory shifts.
• Directs and manages end-to-end acquisition process, rights verification, and final closeout activities for all Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Federal or State agency work.
• Directs and manages end-to-end processes for land acquisition in support of large T&D capital construction projects for Transmission & Substations and Distribution work.
• Leads complex negotiations for land or land right acquisition and disposition, working with senior-level leaders within various agencies and corporations.
• Negotiates and executes Master Service Agreements and Cost Recovery Agreements with government agencies to standardize O&M activities and streamline notification processes.
• Manages specialized land portfolios, including Department of Defense (DOD), DOE, NASA, and Veterans Affairs (VA) lands.
• Develops and administers Master Special Use Permits and Master Road Use Permits to facilitate long-term access and operational stability across diverse jurisdictions.
• Establishes and manages Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for government work clearances and implements property management systems for line rent agreements.
• Drives organizational efficiency by identifying and prioritizing process improvements, tool development, and the integration of future technology applications.
• Supervises and provides oversight to contingent workers supporting federal and state agency requests, ensuring quality control and adherence to organizational standards.
• Maintains high-level relationships with government agencies and/or tribal entities, ensuring the internal dissemination of critical regulatory changes and legal requirements.

Skills

Right of way

Real estate

Stakeholder management

Education

Business degree

Economics degree

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become aGovernment Lands, Senior Advisorat Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll be developing and implementing Government Lands strategies for federal, state, tribal, military, and other governmental agencies land rights activities supporting critical SCE infrastructure projects. You will identify, prioritize, and develop process improvements and tools to drive completion of programmatic & organizational goals.

As aGovernment Lands, Senior Advisor, 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

• Contributes to the development of government land strategies, master plans, and land-use frameworks. Creates actionable programs aligned to government policy and legislation.
• Advises executives and senior leadership on strategic government land matters, providing expert guidance on complex risks and regulatory shifts.
• Directs and manages end-to-end acquisition process, rights verification, and final closeout activities for all Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Federal or State agency workDirects and manages end-to-end processes for land acquisition in support of large T&D capital construction projects for Transmission & Substations and Distribution work. Oversees large scale and complicated acquisitions with significant costs and implications to company operations.
• Leads complex negotiations for land or land right acquisition and disposition, working with senior-level leaders within various agencies and corporations. Negotiates terms
• Negotiates and executes Master Service Agreements and Cost Recovery Agreements with government agencies to standardize O&M activities and streamline notification processes.
• Manages specialized land portfolios, including Department of Defense (DOD), DOE, NASA, and Veterans Affairs (VA) lands, or acting as the primary lead for military-specific rights analysis, work requests and emergency notifications.
• Develops and administers Master Special Use Permits and Master Road Use Permits to facilitate long-term access and operational stability across diverse jurisdictions.
• Establishes and manages Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for government work clearances and implements property management systems for line rent agreements.
• Drives organizational efficiency by identifying and prioritizing process improvements, tool development, and the integration of future technology applications.
• Supervises and provides oversight to contingent workers supporting federal and state agency requests, ensuring quality control and adherence to organizational standards.
• Maintains high-level relationships with government agencies and/or tribal entities, ensuring the internal dissemination of critical regulatory changes and legal requirements.

• 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

• Ten or more years of experience performing right of way or real property transactions and real estate acquisitions.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Business or Economics
• Experience working with governmental agencies including, federal & state, tribal lands, and military installations.

Additional Information

• 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.
• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
• 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.
• The primary work location for this position is Pomona, CA. However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time at an alternate work location.

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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