Environmental Science Advisor

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Become a

Environmental Science Advisor

at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll be responsible for leading multi-disciplinary environmental technical review teams, including external consultants, to plan, permit, and construct major infrastructure projects. Owning the responsibility for large, complex, environmental documents is in your comfort zone, including quality assurance, client management, schedule and budget management, and team coordination. You are a highly organized project manager and enjoy translating environmental compliance requirements into actionable steps for operations and field crews. You love helping project teams anticipate issues, avoid or solve problems, and define environmental compliance strategies. Working with colleagues and clients is something that motivates you. As a

Environmental Science 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

- Recommend and implement appropriate actions to ensure compliance with environmental regulations, serving as a liaison with external and governmental agencies or internal business partners

- Develop, manage, implement and improve compliance/business processes, standards, procedures, training, and operational plans that advance business strategies with an impact on work group results

- Evaluate and assess environmental risk and collaborates in developing and implementing programs for risk reduction and mitigation

- Conducts comprehensive environmental inspections and self-assessments, maintaining accurate compliance records.

- Builds and maintains strong working relationships with internal partners and external agencies to facilitate effective communications and collaboration

- Demonstrates project management skills to oversee and coordinate various environmental initiatives and ensures timely completion

- Maintain detailed records and prepares related reports and studies for submission to regulatory agencies, ensuring compliance

- 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

- Seven or more years of experience in environmental and/or related compliance field and/or permitting

- Valid Class C driver’s license required

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in urban planning, environmental studies, or related subject area

- Three (3) or more years of experience with regulatory compliance and permitting such as CEQA/NEPA, Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) General Order 131-D, for a variety of development projects

- Geographic Information System (GIS) experience

- Excellent writing skills and ability to present complex technical information in an easily understandable format and context

- Demonstrate strong ethics, influencing and negotiation skills, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to handle stress and engage in continuous learning

- Project Management certification

- Experience working with state and federal land management agencies (e.g., U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, California State Parks, etc.) and the CPUC

- Two (2) or more years of project support or management activities such as tracking project details, schedules, budgets, invoices, and interacting with internal/external clients

- Utility industry experience

- Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with business partners, cross-functional project teams, peers, all levels of management, and external stakeholders

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 25% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.

- Relocation does not apply to 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.