Design Contractor Planning Advisor

Become a Design Contractor Planning Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll be responsible for overseeing and preparing complex electrical designs for several internal organizations. You will also work with our design contract partners and mentor Planners and Designers.

As a Design Contractor Planning Advisor, 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 company's electrical Transmission, Sub Transmission, and Distribution system by developing and designing plans, identifying necessary resources, and providing cost estimates and options for the construction of said facilities.
• Coordinates tasks with other internal staff to ensure projects are completed correctly and on time, while meeting industry design standards and safety regulations.
• Oversees the environmental permitting and planning efforts of government, internal, and privately owned infrastructure projects.
• Provides direction and support, assessing and managing the workload and performance of the team, and providing training when necessary. Reviews design contractor job packets and checks peer designs.
• Identifies system and field risks and evaluates the risk‑reduction benefit of proposed mitigation projects. Provides design engineering, cost estimates, and project management activities for overhead and underground, transmission, sub‑transmission, and distribution systems. Manages these elements from project inception to project closing, ensuring compliance due dates are monitored and met. Monitors, forecasts, schedules, and stays within the allocated division budget.
• Leads the review of planning and system performance studies for compliance with prevailing standards and criteria.
• Leads environmental planning and permitting work with a multi‑disciplinary team throughout the life cycle of a project, serving as the single point of contact for Operations through the construction phase. Provides support to Operations for maintenance‑related projects.
• Creates and maintains integral system circuit mapping for both overhead and underground facilities.
• Performs field inspections to gather data relevant to the planning and development review process and to verify that planning development projects comply with approved plans.
• Manages the digital and geospatial records of our Transmission, Sub Transmission, and Distribution assets to ensure accuracy and timely reporting to other internal groups and outside agencies.
• Ensures the protection of all physical, financial, and cybersecurity assets, and properly accesses and manages private customer data pursuant to the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

• Five or more years of experience in Electrical Utility Distribution/Transmission/Telecommunication Design, Distribution/Transmission/Telecommunication Line Construction, or an Engineering discipline.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
• Experience designing and leading complex technical projects and making strategic decisions related to scope, impacts, policy, and implementation.
• Proficiency with advanced design and planning tools (e.g., AUD, SPIDA, AutoCAD, Design Manager).
• Experience providing technical oversight, reviewing complex designs, and ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Experience managing multiple or sensitive projects under tight timelines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to independently handle difficult stakeholder issues.
• Strong cross‑functional coordination skills (Operations, Engineering, Environmental, etc.).
• 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.…