District Planning, Senior Specialist

District Planning, Senior Specialist

Southern California Edison (SCE) invites applications for a District Planning, Senior Specialist role to support regulatory requirements of the electrical distribution system by developing and designing plans, identifying resources, and providing cost estimates and options for constructing distribution facilities.

• Conduct long-term grid import planning analyses and transmission interconnection assessments and projects.
• Manage large design projects from inception to construction completion, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, rules, rates and completion dates.
• Develop and design plans, identify necessary resources and provide cost estimates and options for construction of distribution facilities.
• Perform field inspections to gather data relevant to planning and development review process and verify compliance with approved plans.
• Assess capabilities of regional distribution system and its compliance with planning criteria.
• Conduct power flow studies, build power flow models, and prepare economic analyses to develop short and long-term distribution system plans.
• Ensure distribution system performance meets reliability targets and analyze outages for cause, trends and duration.
• Coordinate activities with internal personnel and organizations to ensure compliance and follow-through of policies, procedures, rules, rates and completion dates applicable to assigned projects.
• Stay up-to-date with current industry practices, standards and customer needs.
• Provide training and support, assessing and managing workload when necessary.

• Three or more years of experience performing electrical utility distribution service planning.
• Valid Class C Driver's License.

• Experience working in the electric utility industry.
• Experience with engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
• Experience using database systems for planning, ordering materials and scheduling work orders.
• Experience using tariffs, resource books, determining scope of work, method of service, and construction methods for overhead and underground facilities.
• Experience preparing work orders or construction plans on projects.
• Ability to interface effectively and collaborate with clients, peers, management, and other work units.
• Willing and able to drive, traverse on uneven surfaces, occasionally lift up to 40lbs, sit/stand for extended periods of time, work in various weather conditions and possibly be in remote regions (desert and mountain).

• This position’s work mode is hybrid; employees report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on remaining days. Work and reside in California. Further details discussed at interview.
• Primary work location:
  Thousand Oaks Service Center; may also work at alternate location.
• Up to 20% traveling and field work throughout SCE service territory.
• Option for 9/80 Alternate Work Schedule or 40hrs/5 days a week.
• Relocation does not apply.
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records considered per California Fair Chance Act.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We are committed to ensuring individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation for the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits.