Interconnection Strategy & Policy Senior Advisor

Southern California Edison (SCE); Pomona (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Become an Interconnection Strategy & Policy Senior Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE). In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert in the interconnection process, ensuring compliance and developing policy strategies. You will lead regulatory teams and build relationships with stakeholders to advance the company's objectives.

The position requires extensive experience in regulatory affairs and policy development. SCE offers a hybrid work model where employees report to an office several days a week, working remotely otherwise. Join us to drive innovation in clean energy.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of experience in regulatory affairs, processes, and policy development.
• Expertise in compliance, contract review, and tariff oversight.
• Experience leading policy updates and serving as a subject matter expert.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate development of company policy positions.
• Develop long-term policy strategies and advocacy plans.
• Lead regulatory case teams supporting regulatory activities.
• Monitor regulatory and legislative developments.
• Provide guidance on regulatory processes.

Skills

Regulatory affairs

Policy development

Compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Effective communication

Education

Master’s degree or post-graduate degree

Job description

Become an Interconnection Strategy & Policy Senior Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE). In this role you will serve as a subject matter expert for the interconnection process and represent SCE in regulatory and stakeholder forums. You will ensure compliance through formal communications, review contracts and tariff changes, update contract templates, lead training, develop policy, and align interconnection planning. By providing expert guidance you will directly impact SCE’s interconnection regulatory alignment and operational effectiveness. This position helps power our planet, reduce carbon emissions, and create cleaner air.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and contribute to the development of the company’s policy positions, collaborating with subject matter experts to identify key issues, propose solutions, and refine strategies that align with the desired goals and values.
• Develop long‑term policy strategies and advocacy plans, track emerging issues across the energy policy landscape, coordinate additional analysis, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to create effective advocacy options.
• Lead cross‑functional regulatory case teams, supporting regulatory activities, including development of filings, facilitation of meetings with internal and external stakeholders, and response to data requests.
• Manage internal communication related to regulatory proceedings, driving engagement to ensure alignment and support for regulatory strategies.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders at crucial organizations, facilitating engagement and collaboration to advance the company’s policy objectives.
• Monitor and analyze regulatory and legislative developments at the state and federal levels, identify potential impacts on the company’s operations, and recommend appropriate responses.
• Provide guidance and knowledge of regulatory processes and best practices to ensure effective participation in regulatory proceedings.
• Deliver reports and other communication materials to effectively convey the company’s policy positions and advocacy strategies to internal and external audiences.
• Ensure protection of all physical, financial, and cybersecurity assets and proper handling of private customer data, proprietary information, and other highly sensitive information.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ten or more years of experience in regulatory affairs, processes, and policy development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or other post‑graduate degree (e.g., MBA, JD) in Business, Law, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Experience in regulatory and stakeholder engagement, particularly with FERC, CAISO, and SCE interconnection processes.
• Expertise in compliance, contract review, contract template development, and tariff oversight to ensure operational and regulatory alignment.
• Experience leading policy updates, coordinating interconnection planning, and serving as a subject matter expert in utility operations.
• Effective communication skills for representing SCE in formal communications and contract matters with external partners.
• Experience reviewing, approving, and recommending changes to tariffs, and participating actively in working groups to influence tariff changes.

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. Employees will report to an SCE facility 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.
• 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.
• 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. 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.