District Planning Specialist

Join the Clean Energy Revolution. Become a District Planning Specialist at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this role, you’ll support the regulatory requirements of SCE’s electrical distribution system by developing plans, identifying resources, estimating costs, and designing distribution facilities. You will interact with a diverse customer base to meet electrical design needs, providing successful outcomes for customers and SCE on assigned projects.

Your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions, and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to help us build the future?

• Develop and prepare construction plans, drawings, and/or circuit maps; design electrical distribution plans, identify necessary resources, provide cost estimates and ensure compliance with policies, procedures, rules, rates, and completion dates.
• Perform design calculations with the latest SCE standards and request studies through Engineering when necessary.
• Interact with a diverse customer base on meeting electrical design needs and provide successful outcomes for the customer and SCE on assigned or requested projects.
• Participate in small to medium-sized residential, commercial and industrial projects; assist in determining scope of work, method of service, and construction methods for distribution overhead and underground facilities; manage work orders/projects and maintain current understanding of industry practices and standards.
• Provide technical support to licensing and certification proceedings related to new distribution/transmission lines and substation sites.
• Stay up to date on current industry practices, standards and customer needs.
• Identify environmental requirements and coordinate required project components with other departments, customers, governmental bodies, and various external sources.
• Support project drawings and budget by monitoring internal and external customer timelines and expectations.
• Manage multiple projects with project management principles, tools, and techniques under tight time constraints, shifting priorities, and making critical decisions with minimal supervision. Manage project risks, resolve issues, and resolve escalations impacting project scope, timeline, and budget (work order pricing).
• Perform field inspections to gather data relevant to the planning and development review process and to verify that planning development projects comply with approved plans.
• Ensure the protection of all physical, financial, and cybersecurity assets, and properly access and manage private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other highly sensitive information with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

• One 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.

• Basic understanding of engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
• Experience with design tools such as CAD, GIS, or similar systems.
• Experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Experience in customer service, project coordination, or similar support roles.
• Training or education applying technical information (engineering, pole loading, drafting, construction, mapping, math, science, IT).
• Ability to read or create simple distribution or technical drawings.
• Ability to adapt to competing priorities while maintaining accuracy.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams (clients, peers, management, agencies).
• Completion of a Planner Utility Certification Program.
• Experience managing customer or stakeholder interactions in a technical, construction, or utility environment, including providing clear information, addressing inquiries, and coordinating solutions.

• 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…