Transmission Telecom Planning, Senior Specialist

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Become a Transmission Telecom Planning, Senior Specialist at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you will be responsible for supporting & processing complex technical Utility and Non-Utility work requests associated with Telecommunication facilities & existing infrastructure throughout the Southern California Edison Territory. These requests are for preliminary Estimates, Design, Facility Lookups, Relinquishments, Joint Pole requests, Substation projects, and Interconnection projects.

These projects are mainly driven by I.T., Substation Engineering, Transmission, Distribution, and related Third party customers.

As a Transmission Telecom 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?

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.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 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.
Preferred Qualifications
  • 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.
  • Leadership or mentorship experience.
  • 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.
Additional Information
  • 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 and reside in the state of California. Further details
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