Project Management Support - Construction, Senior Specialist

Southern California Edison; Pomona (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Southern California Edison (SCE) is seeking a Senior Specialist in Project Management Support for Construction, based in Pomona, CA. The role entails supporting pre-construction and construction planning, tracking progress, and delivering actionable status reports to leadership.

Responsibilities include coordinating diverse project teams, maintaining schedules in Microsoft Project, and ensuring data integrity. Travel up to 15% may be required, with a hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of project support experience.
• Experience supporting large capital projects and coordinating deliverables.
• Ability to prepare presentations, agendas, and meeting minutes; monitor progress.
• Experience creating/editing reports, graphs, and non-standard reports.
• Knowledge of risk management and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support pre-construction and construction planning; manage action items and project team adherence.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Assist project manager with progress reports, metrics, schedules, and budgets; provide status to leadership.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Management/Finance/Engineering

PMP Certification

Project Management Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Project Management Support - Construction, Senior Specialist

BecomeaProject Management Support - Construction, Senior Specialistat Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Design Analyst to join our team. This critical role involves delivering actionable analysis to key stakeholders and management within the TransmissionTelecomteam. The successful candidate will support multiple functions within TransmissionTelecomDesign, including work order package processing, data reporting, and tracking of poles identified as deteriorated within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) territory.

AsaProject Management Support - Construction, Senior Specialist, 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?

• Supports the pre-construction/construction planning processes by crafting and supervising action items and leading project team member adherence; function as a subject matter expert for tool/system of record to help maintain the integrity of the data stored, assist with access and training, and provide other assistance as needed.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary project teams which often consist of 30 or more members.
• Assists the project manager with all project-related support tasks, such as preparation of progress reports, tracking of project achievements, metrics, schedules, and budgets. Provide status to project manager leadership and stakeholders. Recommends and implements various project management methodologies to adapt to changing priorities.
• Establishes, presents, and applies project procedures, directives, and bulletins to ensure compliance with SCE's policies and procedures.
• Utilizes project management tools and systems, including Microsoft Project, to maintain sophisticated project schedules.
• Crafts and maintains project documentation, including version control, distribution, document storage/retention in sophisticated document libraries and access control; conducts in-depth analysis of project data, identifies risks/issues, and provides actionable status reports.
• Develops presentations and other project documentationfor review by departmental and organizational management and executive committeesfor approval to proceed through the project gates and stages.
• Independently manages certain project management activities for complex projects with variable interdependencies and tight deadlines; lead change management processes including change orders and relevant construction modifications; stores and distributes construction drawings, submittals, safety plans and ensure version control; communicates and supports site procedures, safety protocols, and construction codes.
• 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 Project Support experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Management, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.

PMP Certification and/or Project Management Certificate.

Experience supporting large capital projects, including planning and coordinating multiple deliverables; preparing presentation materials, agendas, and meeting minutes; monitoring and reporting project status; and coordinating activities to ensure timely delivery.

Experience creating and editing reports, graphs, and presentations, converting information between formats, generating non‑standard reports, and maintaining records, logs, document files, and databases used to monitor, track, and trend project costs, resources, schedules, and status.

Experience integrating work across functions, manage risks appropriately, develop and execute business plans, distill and communicate information effectively, and provide excellent service to internal and external customers.

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode ishybrid. 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, PIV1.
• Position will require up to 15% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
• 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.