Subtransmission System Planning Senior Engineering Manager

Southern California Edison (SCE); Pomona (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Ongoing training and development

Relocation assistance may apply

Job summary

Become a Subtransmission System Planning Senior Engineering Manager at Southern California Edison (SCE) in Pomona, CA. In this role, you'll lead planning assessments for the subtransmission electric system, ensuring reliable service while reducing carbon emissions.

Your responsibilities include managing engineering initiatives, prioritizing roadmap execution, and driving digitalization efforts within the team. A strong background in engineering and extensive experience in electric utilities are essential to succeed in this role, which offers a hybrid work model with a focus on innovation.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience supervising a team of direct reports and/or project management.
• Experience performing engineering work in operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.
• Five or more years in an electric utility with transmission, subtransmission, and/or distribution electric system modeling or planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead subtransmission electric system planning assessments for new customers.
• Manage and prioritize the engineering roadmap; improve execution efficiency.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and budgets.
• Drive the adoption of digitalization and automation technologies.

Skills

Team supervision

Project management

Power system analysis tools

Communication

Regulatory policies expertise

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, computer science, or physics

Tools

PSLF

PSCAD

EMS

CYME

CAPE

MDI

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Subtransmission System Planning Senior Engineering Manager at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this role you’ll lead subtransmission electric system planning assessments, including generator and load interconnections, reliability studies and more to serve new customers, enable new energy resources, and maintain safe and reliable service.

As a Subtransmission System Planning Senior Engineering Manager, you’ll help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions, and create cleaner air for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Lead a variety of engineering and business initiatives to develop grid strategies, determine how the grid is planned, designed, operated and maintained to operationalize company’s strategy.
• Manage and prioritize the engineering roadmap in collaboration with other departments; develop and implement strategies for improving execution efficiency.
• Lead, manage and support the project engineering group and remain responsible and accountable for their team’s delivery of small to large scale projects.
• Manage execution performance of teams, identifying barriers, and prioritizing work to ensure projects are delivered on‑time, within scope and within budgets.
• Review and make decisions on project plans, resource allocation, risk assessment, mitigation strategies, budgets, and resources to ensure timely and successful delivery of capital and strategic projects; oversee the development and implementation of a comprehensive project management framework.
• Drive the adoption of digitalization and automation technologies to improve engineering processes, reduce manual effort, and enhance project outcomes.
• Lead the development and maintain a robust risk management strategy to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with engineering projects.
• Develop goals and assign projects/roles to employees that translate corporate strategic vision into actionable initiatives.
• Lead the development and implementation of cross‑organizational strategy, technology, and safety programs to ensure company advancement toward future vision and the well‑being of employees and contractors involved in engineering projects.
• Ensure the protection of all physical, financial, and cybersecurity assets and properly manage private customer data, proprietary information, and highly sensitive data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience supervising a team of direct reports and/or project management.
• Experience performing engineering work in operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, computer science, physics, or similar discipline.
• Five (5) or more years in an electric utility with transmission, subtransmission, and/or distribution electric system modeling or system planning focused experience.
• Experience with regulatory policies (FERC/CPUC) and interweaving technical analysis with existing tariffs and stakeholder impact to solve complex multi‑dimensional problems.
• Experience with power system analysis tools such as PSLF, PSCAD, EMS, CYME, CAPE, and MDI or other similar software.
• Ability to interface effectively and collaborate with clients, peers, project personnel and all levels of management enterprise‑wide to develop solutions and ensure stakeholder buy‑in.
• Strong communication, presentation, and writing skills with the ability to communicate complicated technical issues in a succinct manner to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Additional Information

• The 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. Employees are required to work and reside in the state of California unless otherwise noted.
• 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, CA (PIV3).
• Position will require up to 10% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
• This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position – prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training before gaining un‑escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.
• Relocation may apply to this position.

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Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

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