Senior Construction PM: $1.2B Substation Projects (Hybrid)

Southern California Edison (SCE); Pomona (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison (SCE) is seeking a Major Construction Senior Project Manager to oversee multiple Substation projects within the Transmission Substation Project Management organization. The role includes scoping, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, and project closeout across the IPSEC model, with responsibility for safety, compliance, and stakeholder alignment.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in construction PM, experience with environmental permitting, and a valid CA driver’s

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of experience in construction project management.
• Experience structuring, negotiating and managing contracts.
• Experience working with environmental agencies in permitting infrastructure projects.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Manages one or more large, long-term and/or complex projects or programs with responsibility for results in terms of scope, schedule, cost/budget, and risk in accordance with the organization and company policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Develops strategy and business cases, objectives and initiatives related to projects and seeks approval from management in accordance with MPO policies, procedures and guidelines; with review of a senior manager or principal manager; leads the development, and management of the project schedule; leads the development of the project budget; manages the project change control process.
• Leads a large team of professionals and project managers (combination of SCE and supplemental ICs and leaders) and contractors in the development and execution of major projects and programs; provides both strategic and tactical leadership and well as oversight of work performed; addresses performance issues and elevates as needed; regularly makes decisions regarding project direction; develops recommendations for senior management and executive level decisions.
• Engages regularly with executive and senior management as a key consultant on critical business issues; Regularly develops and presents to executive and senior management on project related issues and prescribed milestones for approval.
• Provides overall project leadership for safety, ensuring that the design incorporates the latest standard and requirements and that the work associated with the project is conducted injury free.
• Holds a high level of fiscal responsibility and approval authority related to projects and programs; responsible for leading the development of cost estimates, project and program budgets, approving expenditures and reviewing project expenditures for appropriateness (supports SOX financial accountability).
• Initiates project, forms and develops project team, leads the project development, including development of preferred and alternative project scope, leads the environmental assessment development inclusive of state and federal license applications, represents SCE with state and federal agencies, leads project execution including engineering, permit acquisition, land acquisition, construction planning including material procurement, project execution strategy development, contract development and execution, contract management and contractor oversight, testing plans, quality assurance program and plans, and project closeout.
• 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.

Job description

Southern California Edison (SCE) is seeking a Major Construction Senior Project Manager to oversee multiple Substation projects within the Transmission Substation Project Management organization. The role includes scoping, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, and project closeout across the IPSEC model, with responsibility for safety, compliance, and stakeholder alignment.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in construction PM, experience with environmental permitting, and a valid CA driver’s