Principal Manager - Substation Construction & Maintenance, Test & Technology

Southern California Edison (SCE); Pomona (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison (SCE) is seeking a Principal Manager – SC&M Test & Technology in California to lead testing, commissioning, relay protection, automation and OT programs across the substation and grid operations. This role drives digital substation transformation, cybersecurity-by-design, and grid modernization initiatives, influencing executive leadership and program strategy.

The role requires coordinating across Engineering, MPO, Advanced Technology, TS&O Programs, Grid

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of supervising a team and/or managing projects.
• Experience managing field-oriented operations such as transmission, distribution, generation, substations, contractor operations OR strategy/planning/engineering roles.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the electric transmission system to ensure safe, reliable operation per regulations.
• Manages outages coordination and scheduling to protect field personnel.
• Plans and implements construction and maintenance of transmission facilities.
• Supports transmission policy development and regulator interfaces.
• Manages the transmission grid operations, dispatch, outages and asset performance.
• Leads outage restoration to maximize customer restorations safely and efficiently.
• Develops and maintains the clearance process and training programs.
• Ensures data management for work executed and/or managed.
• Safeguards protection of assets and customer data with high standards.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Cybersecurity awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related discipline

Tools

IEC-61850 architectures

Job description

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Join the Clean Energy RevolutionBecome a Principal Manager – SC&M Test & Technology at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. This role leads one of the most technically complex operational organizations in the electric utility industry. This role is responsible for the strategy, execution, modernization and reliability of SCE’s substation testing, protection, automation, commissioning and operational technology ecosystem supporting approximately 1,000 substations. This Principal Manager serves as a senior operational and technical leader at the intersection of Grid Operations, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Telecommunications, Digital Substations, Renewable Integration, and Critical Infrastructure Modernization. Success in this role requires executive-level leadership, deep utility expertise, and the ability to influence across Engineering, MPO, Advanced Technology, TS&O Programs, Grid Modernization, Distribution Apparatus, Operations, and enterprise technology organizations. The successful candidate will be expected to influence executive leadership, direct organizational strategy, and provide technical leadership across multiple disciplines that directly impact grid reliability and public safety. This role requires the ability to operate across engineering, operations, cyber security, telecommunications, protection systems, major capital projects, field execution, regulatory compliance, and enterprise technology organizations. The individual selected will be expected to influence executive leadership, direct organizational strategy, and provide technical leadership across multiple disciplines that directly impact grid reliability and public safety. As a Principal Manager – SC&M Test & Technology, 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?

Strategic Leadership Responsibilities

• Establish and execute the long-term vision for testing, commissioning, relay protection, automation and operational technology programs.
• Lead digital substation transformation, virtualized protection and control systems, IEC-61850 architectures and grid modernization initiatives.
• Drive OT/IT convergence and cybersecurity-by-design across critical grid infrastructure.
• Ensure organizational readiness for renewable integration, battery storage, transmission interconnections and advanced protection schemes.
• Lead organizations responsible for testing, commissioning and energization of assets from distribution voltages through the 500kV system.
• Direct safety, reliability, workforce, labor, training, capital and O&M strategies across the organization.
• Provide a safe work environment for approximately 1,000 employees and contractors.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, maintenance and operational readiness of substation and distribution apparatus assets.
• Ensure compliance with NERC, NERC-CIP, CAISO, CPUC and environmental requirements.
• Advance wildfire mitigation and fault detection technologies.
• Lead execution of compact substations, digital substations and telecom-assisted protection schemes.
• Drive enterprise-wide performance, reliability and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the electric transmission system to ensure the grid is operated in a safe and reliable manner according to regulatory requirements, while minimizing costs to customers and the company.
• Manages the coordination and scheduling of system outages to ensure safety for all field personnel while working on electric utility equipment.
• Ensures successful planning and implementation of construction and maintenance of electric transmission facilities and equipment.
• Supports the development of transmission policy and interfaces with key state and federal regulators, to ensure the safe and reliable operation of electric transmission systems across short- and long-term planning horizons.
• Manages the transmission grid, including electrical operations and dispatch, outage planning, design, training, emergency management and asset performance.
• Oversees the execution of outage restoration and response by ensuring that the maximum numbers of customers are restored in the safest, most efficient manner.
• Develops and maintains the clearance process, including developing and implementing proper training for employees and implementing and maintaining initiatives consistent with industry best practices.
• Ensures proper data management for work executed and/or managed.
• 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

• Seven or more years of experience supervising a team of direct reports and/or project management.
• Experience managing field-oriented operations such as transmission, distribution, generation, substations, contractor operations OR experience in a supporting role through strategy, planning & design, engineering, system operations, safety.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related discipline is highly preferred.
• 7+ years leading managers and large technical organizations supporting transmission and distribution operations, testing, commissioning, protection and controls, automation or related functions.
• Demonstrated experience leading large cross-functional strategic initiatives.
• Experience managing major capital and O&M budgets.m? Wait formatting error: The string accidentally got messed up. Let's correct.