Engineering Manager, Integrated Major Project Development

Join the clean energy revolution and help build a better tomorrow as part of Southern California Edison’s Transmission and Substation Project Development organization.

About the role

You will lead the Interconnection Customer Project Development team within System Planning & Engineering (SPE), overseeing engineers responsible for generation and large customer/load interconnections at voltages greater than 50 kV. This role serves as a central coordination point across engineering, planning, project management, grid contracts, environmental, land, protection, telecom, power system controls, construction, and customer-facing organizations. Your leadership will ensure interconnection projects are developed with clear scope, aligned assumptions, defensible cost and schedule inputs, and timely handoffs to the execution team.

Responsibilities

• Leads engineering and business initiatives to develop grid strategies, shaping how the grid is planned, designed, operated, and maintained to align with the company’s strategy.
• Develops and maintains a project portfolio management system to prioritize projects, allocate resources, and monitor performance.
• Evaluates new technologies and methodologies to enhance project efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability; designs and implements improvement projects and systems.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with external partners, vendors, and contractors to support project delivery and innovation.
• Coaches engineering teams on professional development opportunities to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• Leads the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy, technology, and safety program to advance the company’s vision and ensure employee and contractor well-being.
• Manages the engineering team providing emergent and routine troubleshooting support for plant technical needs.
• Oversees contract engineers to ensure consistency and quality in design, delivery milestones, and cost.
• Leads the design and implementation of new equipment and cost-effective modifications to improve safety, reliability, and throughput.
• Develops goals for the engineering team and assigns projects/roles that translate senior management’s objectives into actionable tasks.
• Ensures the protection of the company’s physical, financial, and cybersecurity assets, and properly manages access to private customer data, proprietary information, and confidential records.

Requirements

• Five or more years of combined experience performing or supervising engineering work.
• Experience in operations, production, construction, or maintenance environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with substation engineering and design, including developing scope, cost, and schedule for substation projects.
• Knowledge of electric utility transmission, subtransmission, distribution, and substation systems.
• Experience developing and delivering technical presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with customer interconnection tariffs, agreements, or processes, such as Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff (WDAT) or Transmission Owner Tariff (TOT).
• Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders to develop project scope, cost, and schedule.
• Experience leading technical work, coordinating engineering deliverables, or managing engineers or technical teams.

Additional Information

This position is hybrid, requiring the employee to report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on remaining days. The work mode may change based on business needs. The primary work location is Pomona, CA (PIV1), with potential extended assignments at alternate locations. Up to 20% travel throughout the SCE service territory is required.

This role is identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position. The successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation and complete specified training before gaining unescorted access to assigned work locations.

Relocation may apply to this position.