Interconnection Customer Project Development, Engineer 3

Thomson Reuters Markets Espana SL.; Pomona, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison seeks an Interconnection Customer Project Development, Engineer 3 in Pomona, CA. You will develop substation scopes, coordinate cost and schedule estimates, and sponsor projects through execution for interconnections above 50 kV.

You will align stakeholders across engineering, planning, project management, environmental, and other teams to deliver defensible estimates, reliable connection requirements, and timely schedules that support customer needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Five or more years of engineering experience in operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Ensure technical issues are resolved timely, efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Supervise and coordinate work with full-time and contract staff on new technical strategies, equipment or standards.
• Conduct life cycle assessments for utility infrastructure materials and processes; improve preventive maintenance to reduce downtime.
• Perform risk assessments and implement mitigation to ensure safety and reliability of projects.
• Support audits and inspections; ensure compliance with EH&S regulations.
• Provide engineering guidance for analysis and resolution of high-impact, cross-functional problems.
• Maintain design basis documentation and coordinate high-impact complex projects.
• Provide technical training to junior engineers.
• Protect company data and assets with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Technical presentations

Interconnection knowledge

Project coordination

Engineering problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

WDAT

TOT

Rule 21

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become an Interconnection Customer Project Development, Engineer 3 within the Transmission and Substation Project Development organization at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this role, you'll support generation and large customer/load interconnections above 50 kV by developing substation scopes, coordinating cost and schedule estimates, and sponsoring projects through execution. As the central engineering contact during facility studies, you'll align critical stakeholders such as engineering, planning, project management, environmental, real properties, protection, telecom, and power system controls, to deliver reliable connection requirements, defensible estimates, and schedules that will be presented to customers.

As an Interconnection Customer Project Development, Engineer 3, 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

• Ensures technical issues and problems are resolved in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner utilizing available resources.
• Supervises, leads, and coordinates work with full time and contract employees in the execution of new technical strategies, equipment or standards.
• Conducts life cycle assessments for utility infrastructure materials and processes; improves preventive maintenance procedures to decrease overall downtime.
• Conducts risk assessments and implements risk mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of engineering projects.
• Supports audits and inspections; ensures compliance with relevant environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Provides engineering and technical expertise and guidance for the identification, analysis and resolution of high impact, complex and/or cross-functional problems in engineering.
• Ensures the engineering facility design basis is controlled and design basis documentation is maintained. Conducts engineering and related studies with full technical responsibility for planning and coordinating high-impact complex projects.
• Provides support and technical training to junior engineering levels.
• 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

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Bachelor's Degree in a scientific/technical/math field.
• Five or more years of experience in engineering within operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with substation engineering and design including developing scope, cost, and schedule for substation projects
• Knowledge of generation interconnections, large customer load interconnections, or utility planning processes, such as Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff (WDAT), Transmission Owner Tariff (TOT), Rule 21
• Experience developing and delivering technical presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience sponsoring customer projects
• Strong customer engagement and stakeholder management skills

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 (PIV).
• Position will require up to20% traveling and being out in th e field throughout the SCE service territory.
• 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 is 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.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at [e-mail] or [phone] and select option 2.