Planning Advisor

Southern California Edison (SCE); Santa Monica (CA); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Southern California Edison (SCE) is seeking a Planning Advisor to design, plan, and manage electrical transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution projects from concept through construction and closeout. The role blends engineering design, project management, environmental permitting, and cross-functional teamwork to improve grid reliability and support community growth.

The position emphasizes leadership, fieldwork, and collaboration, with a hybrid work mode and the primary work location in

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in Electrical Utility Distribution/Transmission/Telecommunication Design, Distribution/Transmission/Telecommunication Line Construction, or Engineering discipline.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
• Experience designing and leading complex technical projects and making strategic decisions related to scope, impacts, policy, and implementation.
• Proficiency with advanced design and planning tools (e.g., AUD, SPIDA, AutoCAD, Design Manager).
• Experience providing technical oversight, reviewing complex designs, and ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Experience managing multiple or sensitive projects under tight timelines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to independently handle difficult stakeholder issues.
• Strong cross-functional coordination skills (Operations, Engineering, Environmental, etc.).
• Experience managing customer or stakeholder interactions in a technical, construction, or utility environment, including providing clear information, addressing inquiries, and coordinating solutions.

Responsibilities

• Supports the company's electrical Transmission, Sub Transmission, and Distribution system by developing and designing plans, identifying necessary resources and providing cost estimates and options for the construction of said facilities.
• Coordinates tasks with other internal staff to ensure projects were completed correctly and on time, while meeting industry design standards and safety regulations.
• Oversees the environmental permitting and planning efforts of government, internal, and privately owned infrastructure projects.
• Provides direction and support, assessing and managing the workload and performance of the team, providing training when necessary. Reviews design contractor job packets and also checks peer designs.
• Identifies system and field risks and evaluates risk reduction benefit of proposed mitigation projects. Provides design engineering, cost estimates, and project management activities for overhead and underground, transmission, sub- transmission, and distribution systems. Manages these elements from project inception to project closing. Ensures project operating dates and/or compliance due dates are actively monitored and met. Monitors, forecasts, schedules and stays within allocated division budget.
• Leads the review of planning and system performance studies for compliance with prevailing standards and criteria.
• Leads environmental planning and permitting work with a multi-disciplinary team throughout the life cycle of a project. Serves as the single point of contact for Operations through the Construction phase of your projects. Provides support to Operations for maintenance related projects.
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Skills

Electrical design

Project management

Field inspections

Team leadership

Driver's license

Tools

AUD

SPIDA

AutoCAD

Design Manager

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution
Become a

Hiring Manager: Paul Tae Joon Kim
Job Abbreviation: PLA999_P4_E
Pay Grade: Exempt - 34
Pay Range: $126,000.00 -$189,000.00
Join the Clean Energy Revolution
Become a Planning Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. This role is responsible for planning, designing, and managing electrical transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution infrastructure projects from concept through construction and closeout. It combines engineering design, project management, environmental permitting, system planning, budgeting, risk assessment, field inspections, and team leadership to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant delivery of critical utility projects. What makes this role exciting is the opportunity to directly shape and improve the electrical grid that serves millions of customers. The position offers a unique blend of technical problem-solving, leadership, fieldwork, and cross-functional collaboration, allowing you to influence major infrastructure investments while seeing projects progress from an initial idea to a completed asset that improves system reliability, safety, and community growth.
As a Planning 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

• Supports the company's electrical Transmission, Sub Transmission, and Distribution system by developing and designing plans, identifying necessary resources and providing cost estimates and options for the construction of said facilities.
• Coordinates tasks with other internal staff to ensure projects were completed correctly and on time, while meeting industry design standards and safety regulations.
• Oversees the environmental permitting and planning efforts of government, internal, and privately owned infrastructure projects.
• Provides direction and support, assessing and managing the workload and performance of the team, providing training when necessary. Reviews design contractor job packets and also checks peer designs.
• Identifies system and field risks and evaluates risk reduction benefit of proposed mitigation projects. Provides design engineering, cost estimates, and project management activities for overhead and underground, transmission, sub- transmission, and distribution systems. Manages these elements from project inception to project closing. Ensures project operating dates and/or compliance due dates are actively monitored and met. Monitors, forecasts, schedules and stays within allocated division budget.
• Leads the review of planning and system performance studies for compliance with prevailing standards and criteria.
• Leads environmental planning and permitting work with a multi-disciplinary team throughout the life cycle of a project. Serves as the single point of contact for Operations through the Construction phase of your projects. Provides support to Operations for maintenance related projects.
• Creates and maintains integral system circuit mapping for both overhead and underground facilities
• Performs field inspections to gather data relevant to the planning and development review process and to verify that planning development projects comply with approved plans. Manages the digital and geospacial records of our Transmission, Sub Transmission, and Distribution assets to ensure accuracy and timely reporting to other internal groups and outside agencies.
• 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

• Five or more years of experience in Electrical Utility Distribution/Transmission/Telecommunication Design, Distribution/Transmission/Telecommunication Line Construction, or Engineering discipline.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
• Experience designing and leading complex technical projects and making strategic decisions related to scope, impacts, policy, and implementation.
• Proficiency with advanced design and planning tools (e.g., AUD, SPIDA, AutoCAD, Design Manager).
• Experience providing technical oversight, reviewing complex designs, and ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Experience managing multiple or sensitive projects under tight timelines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to independently handle difficult stakeholder issues.
• Strong cross-functional coordination skills (Operations, Engineering, Environmental, etc.).
• Experience managing customer or stakeholder interactions in a technical, construction, or utility environment, including providing clear information, addressing inquiries, and coordinating solutions.

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 Santa Monica.
• This position is eligible for a location-based incentive. Incentive is offered if commitment is made to work on-site and to remain in specified work location for an agreed-upon timeframe.
• This position requires testing and applicants who are identified to continue through the selection process will be invited to test via email. Reference our Information Guides for the following tests: (EEI TECH (Test #5107)). Candidates who have previously passed these assessment(s), in some cases, may not need to retest again for this position.

About Southern California Edison

Southern California Edison doesn'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.