Transmission Planning Advisor

Southern California Edison•Menifee, CA

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Transmission Planning Advisor serves as a lead on multiple highly technical, time-critical, and engineering-sensitive projects. The role plans, designs, and oversees installation of new sub-transmission lines and the realignment of existing easements for third-party relocations, supporting the future development and performance of Southern California Edison’s grid. The advisor develops plans and designs for transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution facilities; identifies resources; and provides cost estimates and construction options. The role manages projects from inception through closeout, coordinating internal teams and serving as the single point of contact for Operations during construction. It also leads planning and system-performance reviews, environmental planning and permitting, budget and schedule monitoring, and risk evaluation. The position includes field inspections, maintenance-project support, circuit mapping, and maintaining accurate digital and geospatial asset records. The position is hybrid, with a primary work location at the Menifee Service Center. The employee reports to an SCE facility for a set number of days and may work remotely on remaining days. California residence and work are required unless otherwise noted. The role may require extended work at alternate locations and up to 25% travel and field work throughout SCE’s service territory. A 9/80 alternate work schedule or a 40-hour, five-day workweek is available. Applicants who advance may be required to take the EEI TECH assessment (Test #5107).

Requirements

At least five years of experience in electrical utility distribution, transmission, or telecommunication design; distribution, transmission, or telecommunication line construction; or an engineering discipline.
Valid Class C Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

Advanced knowledge of engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
Experience designing and leading complex technical projects and making strategic decisions about scope, impacts, policy, and implementation.
Proficiency with advanced design and planning tools such as AUD, SPIDA, AutoCAD, and Design Manager.
Experience providing technical oversight, reviewing complex designs, and ensuring quality and accuracy.
Experience managing multiple or sensitive projects under tight timelines.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to independently handle difficult stakeholder issues.
Strong cross-functional coordination skills across Operations, Engineering, Environmental, and other groups.
Experience managing customer or stakeholder interactions in a technical, construction, or utility environment, including providing clear information, addressing inquiries, and coordinating solutions.
Right-of-way acquisition and practices; transmission construction expertise; and electrical or structural engineering principles.
Experience with urban underground design complexity and large commercial or industrial projects.
Knowledge of design standards for transmission, distribution, and telecommunications.

Responsibilities

Develop and design plans for the company’s transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution systems, identify resources, and provide construction cost estimates and options.
Coordinate work with internal staff to complete projects correctly and on time while meeting industry design standards and safety regulations.
Oversee environmental permitting and planning for government, internal, and privately owned infrastructure projects.
Provide direction and support to the team, assess and manage workload and performance, and provide training when necessary.
Review design contractor job packets and peer designs.
Identify system and field risks and evaluate the risk-reduction benefits of proposed mitigation projects.
Provide design engineering, cost estimates, and project management for overhead and underground transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution systems from project inception to closeout.
Monitor and meet project operating dates and compliance due dates.
Monitor, forecast, and schedule work while staying within the allocated division budget.
Lead reviews of planning and system-performance studies for compliance with prevailing standards and criteria.
Lead environmental planning and permitting with a multidisciplinary team throughout the project life cycle.
Serve as the single point of contact for Operations during project construction and support Operations on maintenance-related projects.
Create and maintain circuit mapping for overhead and underground facilities.
Conduct field inspections to gather planning and development review information and verify projects comply with approved plans.
Manage digital and geospatial records for transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution assets, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting to internal groups and outside agencies.
Protect company physical, financial, and cybersecurity assets and properly access and manage private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other sensitive information.