Environmental Business Partner, Senior Advisor

Responsibilities

• Provides subject matter expertise on environmental regulations and risks required to develop environmental compliance and/or service execution and delivery programs.
• Buils and maintains strong working relationships with internal partners and external agencies to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
• Collaborates with operations and senior management in various organizational units to implement environmental controls including programs and procedures.
• Directs multi-disciplinary technical teams of internal and external stakeholders, including contractors, to develop and implement environmental programs and permitting requirements.
• Led the procurement process for contractor needs including writing the Scope of Work, developing scoring approach and leading the evaluation of bids, and performs cost and spend analysis across the vendor portfolio to track and project workloads and budgets.
• Where applicable, provides oversight of vendor performance including budget.
• Ensures process updates and changes are implemented in alignment with Environmental Management System standards.
• Takes feedback from stakeholders, data requests, and analysis needs to improve risk assessment process to improve its efficiency and effectiveness.
• Prioritizes controls focusing on continuous improvement activities to inform Leadership on risk-reduction outcomes and emerging issues or new regulatory changes of impact to the organization including risk mitigation.
• Maintains detailed records and prepares related reports and studies for submission to regulatory agencies, ensuring compliance.

Requirements

• Ten or more years of experience in environmental and/or related compliance fields and/or permitting.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver’s License.

Qualifications

• Experience building strategic partnerships and influencing decision-making with operational, planning, or business leadership teams.
• Demonstrated experience in program management, operational planning, governance, portfolio management, or business process improvement.
• Knowledge of environmental compliance requirements, environmental review processes, permitting, project execution, or utility operations.
• Experience coordinating across environmental disciplines to align compliance obligations with environmental review, permitting, and execution activities.
• Experience leading or facilitating continuous improvement initiatives, Kaizens, Lean process improvement efforts, or operational excellence programs.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and balancing competing priorities across multiple projects or workstreams.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and relationship management skills, including experience presenting to directors, managers, or senior leadership.
• Experience analyzing performance metrics, service-level agreements, or operational trends to identify risks and drive continuous improvement.
• Experience supporting infrastructure, construction, utility, energy, environmental, or regulatory programs.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate future business needs and develop strategic solutions that align operational objectives with compliance requirements.

Benefits

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 of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage.

Relocation does not apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We're fueling the kind of innovation that's changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you'll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

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