Permitting Senior Specialist

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Join the Clean Energy Revolution

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Become a Permitting Senior Specialist \u00a0at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you will leverage appropriate internal resources to acquire permits in the public right of way. You will regularly communicate with various internal organizations, governmental agencies, and other external stakeholders to ensure favorable permit conditions for the installation of SCE facilities.

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As a Permitting 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

• Responds to internal environmental and permitting-related inquiries in support of power purchase agreement bids, project financing, and third-party due diligence.
• Creates and maintains construction and compliance requirements document, updating monthly portfolio exception report and managing all change processes.
• Investigates and outlines the permitting process in varying jurisdictions, including application requirements, fees, anticipated approval timelines, required studies and the likelihood of securing the required permits.
• Reviews permit applications, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of all documentation.
• Secures land use permits for new and acquired renewable energy facilities across multiple local, state, and federal jurisdictions for projects.
• Stays up to date with relevant regulations, codes, and permitting requirements at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Tracks and influences state policy developments, including legislative and regulatory activities.
• 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 in acquisitions of construction permits.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience acquiring encroachment, excavation and/or traffic control permits.
• Proficient at interfacing with governmental agencies to acquire necessary construction permits.\u00a0
• Working within construction timelines and with various construction personnel and clients.\u00a0
• Reporting on project status to internal and external stakeholders.\u00a0
• Acting as the point of contact for internal and external generated questions related to permit applications.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access and SharePoint.

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Additional Information\u00a0

• This position\u2019s work mode is\u00a0 hybrid.\u00a0 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\u00a0reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage.\u00a0The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Visit our\u00a0Candidate Resource\u00a0page 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. The primary work location for this position is the Compton Service Center.\u00a0\u00a0However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time\u00a0in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
• The primary work location for this position is the Antelope Valley Service Center.\u00a0\u00a0However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
• Position will require up to 25% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.\u00a0
• Relocation does not apply to this position.

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About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We\u2019re fueling the kind of innovation that\u2019s 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\u2019ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

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Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

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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 View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io and select option 2.