Hybrid Transmission Planning Manager

Southern California Edison; Rialto (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison is seeking a Transmission Planning Manager to lead a team responsible for planning and designing critical utility transmission projects. You will set the vision, manage workload, and mentor staff while coordinating with departments, agencies, and external partners to ensure safe, reliable delivery of complex systems.

The role emphasizes performance oversight, budget alignment, and proactive process improvements, with hybrid work and California residency required.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of combined experience performing or supervising electrical utility distribution, transmission or telecom design or line construction.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and approves work orders for accuracy and develops/revises business plans as appropriate, ensuring that all design, construction, and safety standards are met.
• Supervises incoming projects to guarantee work is assigned to balance workload level between the design staff, and to meet design execution targets.
• Leads and coordinates design activities and contract resources to meet department goals while working with peer hub managers and organizations to maintain workload levels across the department.
• Manages employee performance and development by conducting performance planning reviews, mentoring employees, and carrying out disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Reviews employee and hub performance related to approved budgets, objectives, core activities, quality, cost efficiency, and client responsiveness using various reporting means such as Project Tracker, Power BI, and similar reporting interfaces to help make informed decisions as well as provide regular performance report outs to Senior Leadership and the organization.
• Supports and monitors the implementation of new work processes and methods, technology, and automation (e.g., proactive scheduling of design tasks), while meeting ongoing project demands.
• Manages the selection, training and development, performance management, compensation, and discipline of subordinate personnel.
• Establishes and enforces expectations related to safety, procedure compliance, corrective actions, and appropriate work behaviors.
• 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.

Skills

Mentoring

Team leadership

Performance management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in business, engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

DM

GeoView

Click Schedule

Power BI

Job description

Southern California Edison is seeking a Transmission Planning Manager to lead a team responsible for planning and designing critical utility transmission projects. You will set the vision, manage workload, and mentor staff while coordinating with departments, agencies, and external partners to ensure safe, reliable delivery of complex systems.

The role emphasizes performance oversight, budget alignment, and proactive process improvements, with hybrid work and California residency required.