District Planning Senior Specialist

Southern California Edison•Ridgecrest, CA

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Clean Energy Revolution Become a District Planning Senior Specialist at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll play a critical role in planning and coordinating electric infrastructure that supports local communities, improves system reliability, and advances wildfire mitigation and clean energy goals. Ridgecrest offers a unique blend of outdoor adventure, relaxation, and community living, making it an ideal place to enjoy life outside of work. Surrounded by stunning natural landscapes, residents have easy access to destinations like Death Valley National Park, where they can explore dramatic desert scenery, hike, and experience world-class stargazing. Nearby, the Sierra Nevada mountains provide opportunities for hiking, camping, fishing, and even winter sports, while Red Rock Canyon State Park features striking rock formations perfect for photography and outdoor exploration. For those interested in local history, the nearby Randsburg ghost town offers a glimpse into California’s mining past. Recreation is abundant, with numerous hiking and biking trails, off-roading areas, golf courses, and community parks supporting an active lifestyle. Ridgecrest’s clear night skies make it a haven for stargazers, and its small-town atmosphere is enhanced by local events, farmers markets, and a welcoming community. Additionally, its location allows for convenient weekend getaways to destinations like Los Angeles, Sequoia National Park, and other iconic California attractions, offering the perfect balance between peaceful living and accessible travel. 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?

Requirements

Three 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.

Nice To Haves

Proven ability to apply engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
Experience determining scope of work, method of service, and OH/UG construction methods.
Proficiency with wind/pole loading applications, drafting systems, GIS, or related design systems (e.g., SPIDA Calc, Autodesk AUD, cGIS, SAP, or equivalents).
Experience preparing work orders, construction plans, or project packages.
Ability to manage multiple technical or customer projects under shifting priorities.
Ability to collaborate effectively across teams (clients, peers, management, agencies).
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Experience managing customer or stakeholder interactions in a technical, construction, or utility environment, including providing clear information, addressing inquiries, and coordinating solutions.
Experience in training, mentorship, or performing as a team lead.
Experience reviewing maps and verifying quality; QC experience.

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.
A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing 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.