DCP Planning, Senior Specialist

Southern California EdisonPomona, CA
169dHybrid

About The Position

Join the Clean Energy Revolution Become a DCP Planning, Senior Specialist 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. Also, you will work with our design contract partners, lead Planner, Planning Specialist and Designers. As a DCP 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?

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

  • Thorough knowledge of engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
  • Experience with AutoCAD, Auto Desk Utility Design (AUD), SPIDA (or other Pole Loading programs).
  • 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.
  • Experience analyzing and/or designing engineered civil drawings.
  • Experience using interpersonal skills to handle customer relations issues in an effective manner.
  • Experience managing multiple and/or sensitive projects and functioning effectively under tight time constraints, shifting priorities and making critical decisions with minimal supervision.
  • Experience serving as a project leader for the design and implementation of design projects, as well as planning, influencing, anticipating, and communicating conditions, trends and corrective actions in operational areas.
  • Experience as senior staff, providing leadership, direction, training and mentoring to staff.
  • Must have strong oral and written communication skills, and be customer focused to understand and appropriately respond to clients' business needs.
  • Ability to accurately analyze information and make sound decisions that have considerable business impact.
  • Ability to interface effectively and collaborate with clients, peers, management, and other work units.
  • Ability to take initiative and accountability for the accuracy and quality of information and for achieving results.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

  • Conducts long-term grid import planning analyses and transmission interconnection assessments and projects.
  • Manages 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.
  • Supports 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.
  • Makes decisions that have a direct impact on project, course, timing, scope, and budget.
  • 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.
  • Assesses the capabilities of the regional distribution system and its compliance with the planning criteria.
  • Conducts power flow studies, builds power flow models, and prepares economic analyses to develop short- and long-term distribution system plans.
  • Ensures the distribution system performance meets reliability targets and that outages are analyzed for cause, trends and duration.
  • Coordinates 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 his/her assigned projects.
  • Stays up-to-date of current industry practices, standards and customer needs.
  • Interacts with a diverse customer base on meeting electrical design needs and is responsible for providing successful outcomes for the customer and SCE on assigned or requested projects.
  • Provides training and support, assessing and managing the workload when necessary.
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