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Planning Advisor
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Southern California Edison (SCE)
Southern California Edison (SCE) provided pay range This range is provided by Southern California Edison (SCE). Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range $126,000.00/yr - $189,000.00/yr
Join the Clean Energy Revolution
Become a
Planning Advisor
at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll be responsible for ensuring team output meets quality standards, providing mentorship and training, and designing or contributing to the success of large‑scale projects. As a Planning Advisor, 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
Supports the company's electrical Transmission, Sub Transmission, and Distribution system by developing and designing plans, identifying necessary resources and providing cost estimates and options for the construction of said facilities
Coordinates tasks with other internal staff to ensure projects were completed correctly and on time, while meeting industry design standards and safety regulations
Oversees the environmental permitting and planning efforts of government, internal, and privately owned infrastructure projects
Provides direction and support, assessing and managing the workload and performance of the team, providing training when necessary. Reviews design contractor job packets and also checks peer designs
Identifies system and field risks and evaluates risk reduction benefit of proposed mitigation projects
Provides design engineering, cost estimates, and project management activities for overhead and underground, transmission, sub‑transmission, and distribution systems. Will manage these elements from project inception to project closing. Ensures project operating dates and or compliance due dates are actively monitored and met. Monitors, forecasts, schedules and stays within allocated division budget
Leads the review of planning and system performance studies for compliance with prevailing standards and criteria
Leads environmental planning and permitting work with a multi‑disciplinary team throughout the life cycle of a project. Serve as the single point of contact for Operations through the Construction phase of your projects. Provide support to Operations for maintenance related projects
Creates and maintains integral system circuit mapping for both overhead and underground facilities
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. Manage the digital and geospacial records of our Transmission, Sub Transmission, and Distribution assets to ensure accuracy and timely reporting to other internal groups and outside agencies
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
Five or more years of experience performing electrical utility distribution service planning
Possess a valid Class C Driver's License
Preferred Qualifications
Experience applying engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices in electric distribution design
Experience with CAD based design tools
Experience determining scope of work, method of service, and construction methods for overhead and underground facilities
Experience preparing and reviewing distribution work orders or construction plans
Experience analyzing or designing engineered civil or electrical drawings
Experience managing multiple projects, prioritizing work, shifting priorities to meet deadlines with minimal supervision
Experience providing guidance, direction, or training to staff or peers
Experience serving as a project leader for the design and implementation of design projects, as well as planning, influencing, anticipating, and communicating conditions, trends and corrective actions in operational areas
Able to drive, traverse on uneven surfaces, occasionally lift up to 40 lbs., sit/stand for extended periods of time, work in various weather conditions
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 of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more
Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act
Position will require up to 40 % traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory
This position has an option for a 9/80 Alternate Work Schedule or 40hrs/5 days a week
Relocation does not apply to this position
As of July 1, 2025, this position falls within the representation of ESC Local 20. As the company and the union work towards a collective bargaining agreement, please note that the conditions of employment listed on this job posting may be impacted depending on the results of bargaining
Testing
This position requires testing and applicants who are identified to continue through the selection process will be invited to test via email. Reference our Information Guides for the following tests: (EEI TECH (Test #5107)). Candidates who have previously passed these assessment(s), in some cases, may not need to retest again for 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.
Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.
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Planning Advisor
role at
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Southern California Edison (SCE) provided pay range This range is provided by Southern California Edison (SCE). Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range $126,000.00/yr - $189,000.00/yr
Join the Clean Energy Revolution
Become a
Planning Advisor
at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll be responsible for ensuring team output meets quality standards, providing mentorship and training, and designing or contributing to the success of large‑scale projects. As a Planning Advisor, 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
Supports the company's electrical Transmission, Sub Transmission, and Distribution system by developing and designing plans, identifying necessary resources and providing cost estimates and options for the construction of said facilities
Coordinates tasks with other internal staff to ensure projects were completed correctly and on time, while meeting industry design standards and safety regulations
Oversees the environmental permitting and planning efforts of government, internal, and privately owned infrastructure projects
Provides direction and support, assessing and managing the workload and performance of the team, providing training when necessary. Reviews design contractor job packets and also checks peer designs
Identifies system and field risks and evaluates risk reduction benefit of proposed mitigation projects
Provides design engineering, cost estimates, and project management activities for overhead and underground, transmission, sub‑transmission, and distribution systems. Will manage these elements from project inception to project closing. Ensures project operating dates and or compliance due dates are actively monitored and met. Monitors, forecasts, schedules and stays within allocated division budget
Leads the review of planning and system performance studies for compliance with prevailing standards and criteria
Leads environmental planning and permitting work with a multi‑disciplinary team throughout the life cycle of a project. Serve as the single point of contact for Operations through the Construction phase of your projects. Provide support to Operations for maintenance related projects
Creates and maintains integral system circuit mapping for both overhead and underground facilities
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. Manage the digital and geospacial records of our Transmission, Sub Transmission, and Distribution assets to ensure accuracy and timely reporting to other internal groups and outside agencies
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
Five or more years of experience performing electrical utility distribution service planning
Possess a valid Class C Driver's License
Preferred Qualifications
Experience applying engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices in electric distribution design
Experience with CAD based design tools
Experience determining scope of work, method of service, and construction methods for overhead and underground facilities
Experience preparing and reviewing distribution work orders or construction plans
Experience analyzing or designing engineered civil or electrical drawings
Experience managing multiple projects, prioritizing work, shifting priorities to meet deadlines with minimal supervision
Experience providing guidance, direction, or training to staff or peers
Experience serving as a project leader for the design and implementation of design projects, as well as planning, influencing, anticipating, and communicating conditions, trends and corrective actions in operational areas
Able to drive, traverse on uneven surfaces, occasionally lift up to 40 lbs., sit/stand for extended periods of time, work in various weather conditions
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 of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more
Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act
Position will require up to 40 % traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory
This position has an option for a 9/80 Alternate Work Schedule or 40hrs/5 days a week
Relocation does not apply to this position
As of July 1, 2025, this position falls within the representation of ESC Local 20. As the company and the union work towards a collective bargaining agreement, please note that the conditions of employment listed on this job posting may be impacted depending on the results of bargaining
Testing
This position requires testing and applicants who are identified to continue through the selection process will be invited to test via email. Reference our Information Guides for the following tests: (EEI TECH (Test #5107)). Candidates who have previously passed these assessment(s), in some cases, may not need to retest again for 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.
Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.
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