District Planning Senior Specialist

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Become a District Planning Senior Specialist at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll support the regulatory requirements of Southern California Edison’s electrical distribution system by developing and designing plans, identifying necessary resources, providing cost estimates and options for the construction of distribution facilities. Also, you will interact with a diverse customer base on meeting electrical design needs and be responsible for providing successful outcomes for the customer and SCE on assigned or requested projects.

As a District Planning Senior Specialist
, 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?

• Conduct long-term grid import planning analyses and transmission interconnection assessments and projects. Manage various large design projects from inception to construction completion with follow-through on policies, procedures, rules, rates, completion dates, and ensuring compliance of electrical designs
• Support the company’s electrical distribution system by developing and designing plans, identifying necessary resources and providing cost estimates and options for the construction of distribution facilities. Make decisions that have a direct impact on project, course, timing, scope, and budget
• 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
• Assess the capabilities of the regional distribution system and its compliance with the planning criteria
• Conduct power flow studies, build power flow models, and prepare economic analyses to develop short- and long-term distribution system plans
• Ensure the distribution system performance meets reliability targets and that outages are analyzed for cause, trends and duration
• Coordinate activities with other internal personnel and/or organizations to ensure compliance and appropriate 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. Interact with a diverse customer base on meeting electrical design needs and be responsible for providing successful outcomes for the customer and SCE on assigned or requested projects
• Provide training and support, assessing and managing the workload when necessary
• 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 types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity

• Three or more years of experience performing electrical utility distribution service planning
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License

• Experience with engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices
• Experience using database systems for planning (i.e. Design Manager, and SPIDA), ordering materials and scheduling work orders
• Experience managing multiple and/or sensitive projects and functioning effectively under tight time constraints, shifting priorities and making critical decisions with minimal supervision
• Experience using interpersonal skills to handle customer relations issues in an effective manner
• Experience using tariffs and resource manuals. Demonstrated experience determining scope of work, method of service, and construction methods for overhead and underground facilities
• Experience preparing distribution work orders or construction plans on projects
• Ability to interface effectively and collaborate with clients, peers, management, and other work units
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

• 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 work…