Planning, Manager

Job ID: 3307

Job Family: Transmission & Distribution

Location: Pomona, CA, US

Pay: $157,800 – $236,700

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Planning Manager at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll lead a dynamic and diverse team of planners, designers, and analysts, collaborating closely with contractor partners to manage a high volume of projects including deteriorated pole replacements, grid modernization projects, and other critical capital infrastructure work. You’ll champion a safety-first culture that prioritizes employee well-being and ensures adherence to compliance standards.

As a key leader, you’ll focus on optimizing team performance and planning processes to deliver consistent, high-quality results aligned with SCE’s strategic goals. You’ll be responsible for developing talent, fostering a high-performance culture, and promoting accountability across your team. Your ability to lead through change, build strong cross-functional relationships, and support an inclusive and engaging work environment will be essential to your success.

As a 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 developing/revising 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 level 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 Design, Transmission Design or Distribution Line construction.

- Possess a valid Class C Driver’s License.

Preferred Qualifications

- Commitment to maintaining a safety-conscious work environment, ensuring all planning and field activities comply with safety protocols.

- Experience in employee development and talent management.

- Experience developing strategic plans to support workflow optimization, resource allocation, and departmental operations.

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external partners.

- Experience in preparing and reviewing work orders or construction plans using established construction, engineering, and design practices.

- Experience with distribution system design, including construction standards, transmission, and distribution design standards.

- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook 365, and utility-specific tools such as DM, GeoView, SPIDA, and Ariba.

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.

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!

- The primary work location for this position is Pomona. 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.

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.