Substation Project Development, Engineer 3

About the Role

Join the Substation Project Development team responsible for technical and engineering efforts in support of substation projects, such as pre-scoping activities. You’ll look for synergies and opportunities for project cross-cutting to maximize value, coordinate and perform technical analyses for distribution, subtransmission, and transmission level projects, and drive multiple aspects during the project lifecycle to streamline and optimize SCE resources. Your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions, and create cleaner air for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Ensures technical issues and problems are resolved in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner utilizing available resources.
• Supervises, leads, and coordinates work with full-time and contract employees in the execution of new technical strategies, equipment, or standards.
• Conducts life cycle assessments for utility infrastructure materials and processes; improves preventive maintenance procedures to decrease overall downtime.
• Conducts risk assessments and implements risk mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of engineering projects.
• Supports audits and inspections; ensures compliance with relevant environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Provides engineering and technical expertise and guidance for the identification, analysis, and resolution of high-impact, complex, and/or cross-functional problems in engineering.
• Ensures the engineering facility design basis is controlled and design basis documentation is maintained.
• Conducts engineering and related studies with full technical responsibility for planning and coordinating high-impact complex projects.
• Provides support and technical training to junior engineering levels.
• A material job duty is ensuring the protection of all 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 with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a scientific/technical/math field.
• Five or more years of experience in engineering within operations, production, construction, or maintenance environments.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Experience developing and delivering technical presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience collaborating with regulatory agencies (e.g., FERC, NERC).
• Engineering experience related to modeling and performing power system analyses on distribution and transmission systems (i.e., 4 kV up to 500 kV).
• Experience in the utility industry, with a focus on substation planning, grid interconnection, power system infrastructure related to substations, and/or design of those facilities.
• Experience in project management, including strategic planning, budgeting, and execution of large-scale projects.

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. The primary work location is Pomona, CA (PIV1), though the successful candidate may also be asked to work at an alternate location for extended periods. Position may require up to 5% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.

This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position. Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to the assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.

Relocation may apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don’t just keep the lights on. Our mission is to fuel 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.