Technical Planning Manager

Technical Planning Manager

Become a Technical Planning Manager at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this role, you will lead a team responsible for planning and designing critical utility distribution projects. You'll provide clear direction and support, manage team workload and performance, and foster growth through mentoring, training, and development. As a Technical Planning Manager, you will set the vision and direction for distribution design activities, ensure effective execution, and provide regular updates on project status while proactively managing resource needs. You will collaborate across departments, the broader organization, government agencies, and external partners to build and maintain strong, productive relationships. Your leadership will play a key role in delivering reliable energy solutions, advancing grid modernization, and supporting our commitment to reducing carbon emissions and improving air quality for our communities.

As a Technical Planning Manager, 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

• Reviews and approves work orders for accuracy and develops/revises business plans as appropriate, ensuring that all design, construction, and safety standards are met.
• Supervises incoming projects to guarantee work is assigned to balance workload level between the design staff, and to meet design execution targets.
• Leads and coordinates design activities and contract resources to meet department goals while working with peer hub managers and organizations to maintain workload levels across the department.
• Manages employee performance and development by conducting performance planning reviews, mentoring employees, and carrying out disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Reviews employee and hub performance related to approved budgets, objectives, core activities, quality, cost efficiency, and client responsiveness using various reporting means such as Project Tracker, Power BI, and similar reporting interfaces to help make informed decisions as well as provide regular performance report outs to Senior Leadership and the organization.
• Supports and monitors the implementation of new work processes and methods, technology, and automation (e.g., proactive scheduling of design tasks), while meeting ongoing project demands.
• Manages the selection, training and development, performance management, compensation, and discipline of subordinate personnel.
• Establishes and enforces expectations related to safety, procedure compliance, corrective actions, and appropriate work behaviors.
• 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 combined experience performing or supervising electrical utility distribution, transmission or telecom design or line construction.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with construction standards, transmission and distribution design standards, and/or G.O. 95/128 standards.
• Experience preparing and reviewing work orders or construction plans using established construction, engineering, and design practices and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategic plans to support customer satisfaction, workflow and work management processes, resource allocation, and department operations.
• Strong work management skills, with the ability to effectively prioritize, balance, and deliver across multiple competing demands in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience selecting and developing employees to address talent gaps, including knowledge of human resources policies, procedures, principles, and laws (e.g., discipline, training and development, salary administration, recruiting, affirmative action, and equal employment opportunity).
• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook 365, as well as programs such as Design Manager, CSRP, GeoView, and Click Schedule.

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.
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• The primary work location for this position is Pomona (Innovation Village 3). However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time at alternate work location.
• Position will require up to 30 % 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.
• 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.