Network & Telecom System Integration Services Manager

Join the Clean Energy RevolutionBecome a Network & Telecom System Integration Services Manager at Southern California Edison (SCE) and help build a better tomorrow. In this role, you will lead the installation and integration of telecommunications systems and equipment across SCE’s service territory. These systems are critical to the safe and reliable operation of the electric grid and support key business functions through SCE’s proprietary voice and data networks.You will be responsible for ensuring telecommunications systems are installed in accordance with established standards, engineering requirements, and work practices, with a strong focus on safety, reliability, maintainability, quality, and long-term operability.In this position, you will:Lead and supervise represented telecommunications technicians responsible for constructing, installing, integrating, and supporting SCE’s enterprise telecommunications network.Provide leadership for major telecommunications projects supporting internal IT initiatives and Transmission & Distribution projects, including new substation construction, transmission projects, customer interconnections, and other critical grid infrastructure.Collaborate with business partners, engineering teams, project managers, construction organizations, and other stakeholders to ensure work is properly planned, coordinated, and executable in the field.Provide leadership and development for employees by establishing clear performance expectations, setting goals aligned with Company objectives, providing timely feedback and coaching, recognizing accomplishments, and supporting employee development and succession planning.Champion SCE’s safety culture by promoting safe work practices, reinforcing accountability, and ensuring compliance with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and Company requirements.Administer the IBEW Collective Bargaining Agreement, including addressing labor-related issues, resolving grievances at the appropriate level, and providing recommendations on matters requiring escalation.Resolve complex and escalated operational issues by working across organizations, addressing conflicts, removing barriers, and driving issues toward timely resolution.Lead by example, demonstrating SCE’s values through sound decision-making, accountability, collaboration, integrity, and a commitment to operational excellence.As a Network & Telecom System Integration Services Manager, your leadership will help maintain critical communications infrastructure while supporting the modernization of the electric grid and SCE’s transition toward cleaner energy technologies. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?ResponsibilitiesLeads the collection and reporting of periodic network performance data to recognize trends, create reports, and draft solutions to correct any issues.Manages the coordination, needs, scheduling, and logistics among multiple vendors and business units, including managing work schedules to ensure that critical project operating dates are met.Drives the strategic direction as a project leader and maintains responsibility for the project development, budget, and schedule, leveraging the collection of network data to create growth projections across the market to provide insight into the scope of coming projects.Manages the in-depth analysis of telecommunications issues and developing solutions to complex problems. Designs and implements IT solutions, specifically in telecommunications and networking, for substation, data center, service center, and control center environments.Oversees large internal telecommunications and network projects, including in-take, tracking, reporting, close-out, performance monitoring and internal network projects.Leads the short term and long-term analysis, planning, and cost estimation for telecom and network projects to support the control systems and applications required to operate the power grid.Drives the development, planning, and execution of application upgrades, meter upgrades, communication device upgrades, and manage device configurations.Manages work schedules, ensuring that critical project operating dates are met. Identifies project impediments and risks and determines mitigation actions.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 QualificationsFive or more years of combined experience performing or supervising proprietary telecommunications systems.Experience in telecom network engineering and operations.Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.Preferred QualificationsThorough knowledge of Telecommunications Systems, including Transmission Systems, Voice, & Data, and the role that this technology plays in the critical operational functions of the Electric Grid.Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a technical field of study.Experience supervising Bargaining Unit employees in the Telecom and Networking space.Strong decision-making skills, identifying, and mitigating project risks, exercising sound judgment under severe time constraints.Experience managing large and complex schedules, balancing workload, and resources, and establishing work priorities.Ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation, include all aspects within the field of Telecommunications, such as digital transmission, IP, Telephony, and wireless technologies.Ability to implement and optimize processes to achieve improved quality, cost, and time.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. The primary work location for this position is Fullerton, CA. Position will require up to 25% 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 assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.Relocation does not apply to this position.About Southern California EdisonThe 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 View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io and select option 2.Brand: Southern California EdisonJob ID: 8874Job Area: Information TechnologyPosted Date: 22/10/2026