New Business Planning Specialist

Southern California Edison • Santa Ana, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Clean Energy Revolution Become a New Business Planning Specialist at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the future of the electrical distribution system by conducting long-term grid planning, distribution interconnection assessments, and finding new solutions for a reliable grid. This position leads large-scale design projects from concept to construction, ensuring compliance with technical standards, regulatory policies, and customer needs. Collaboration across internal teams and engagement with a diverse customer base are key to delivering successful outcomes and maintaining system performance. As a New Business Planning 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

• One 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

• Basic understanding of engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
• Experience with design tools such as CAD, GIS, or similar systems and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Experience in customer service, project coordination, or similar support roles.
• Training or education applying technical information (engineering, pole loading, drafting, construction, mapping, math, science, IT).
• Ability to read or create simple distribution or technical drawings.
• Ability to adapt to competing priorities while maintaining accuracy.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams (clients, peers, management, agencies).
• Completion of a Planner Utility Certification Program.
• Experience managing customer or stakeholder interactions in a technical, construction, or utility environment, including providing clear information, addressing inquiries, and coordinating solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develops and prepares construction plans, drawings, and/or circuit maps; develops and designs electrical distribution plans, identifying necessary resources and providing cost estimates and follow through on policies, procedures, rules, rates, completion dates, and ensuring compliance of electrical designs.
• Performs calculations relevant to design with latest SCE standards and/or requests studies through Engineering when necessary.
• 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.
• Participates in small to medium-sized residential, commercial and industrial projects; assists in determining scope of work, method of service, and construction methods for Distribution overhead and underground facilities; manages work orders/projects and maintains current understanding of industry practices and standards.
• Provides technical support to licensing and certification proceedings related to new distribution/transmission lines and substation sites.
• Stays up to date of current industry practices, standards and customer needs.
• Identifies environmental requirements and coordinates required project components with other departments, customers, governmental bodies, and various external sources.
• Supports project drawings and budget by monitoring internal and external customer timelines and expectations.
• Manages multiple projects with project management principles, tools, and techniques effectively under tight time constraints, shifting priorities, and making critical decisions with minimal supervision.
• Manages project risks, resolves issues, and resolves escalations impacting project scope, timeline, and budget (work order pricing).
• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more can be found on our Candidate Resource page.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed