Transmission - Project Management, Associate Project Manager

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at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this role, you will perform the analytical functions essential to the successful execution and construction of SCE projects. The Project Management Support Organization oversees the development and delivery of capital projects, as well as initiatives driven by large external customers requiring interconnection with the sub‑transmission or transmission system. You will support Project Managers who lead cross‑functional teams across SCE—including licensing, engineering, procurement, and construction—to move projects from planning through execution. The Senior Specialist will also interface directly with external customers and their technical and project management staff to coordinate activities, align schedules, and ensure customer needs are met throughout the project lifecycle.

- Coordinating multiple projects simultaneously by monitoring status, reporting progress, and aligning activities and schedules for timely delivery.

- Tracking and monitoring materials and coordinating with the material coordinator on lead times.

- Utilizing project management tools and systems (e.g., C55, Ariba, P6, SAS) to maintain project data and schedules.

- Creating and maintaining project documentation, including version control, distribution, storage, and access management.

- Partnering with Public Affairs to develop public involvement materials, talking points, and project presentations, and coordinating with local governments.

- Using multiple reports to monitor project completion and system closeout to help prevent project write‑offs.

- Attending project job walks with the Project Manager and occasionally leading walks in their absence.

As a

, 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?

- Manages multiple work streams of one or more short-term projects with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods and outcomes

- Exercises latitude and judgement in developing plans, budgets, and resources, directing activities and actions, and determining deliverables

- Develops and recommends course of action on moderately complex projects in conjunction with the Project Manager

- Collaborates with Project Managers and Department/Division management on analyzing projects and recommending courses of action

- Assists in ensuring project plans and scope meet the agreed-upon business needs and expectations

- Monitors the project's key parameters such as budget, timeline and quality reviews

- Ensures project documentation is being effectively maintained ; Submits relevant documents to federal, state and local authorities for code compliance review and obtains required permits

- Prepares documentation and presentations to provide project needs or updates for the business; Gathers, defines and documents project scope, objectives, and requirements

- Tracks cost and schedule of the project and uses analytical skills to forecast future needs and trends; Resolves and raises problems of project specific scope within procedural guidelines

- Identifies opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement; Analyzes policies and procedures to provide next step recommendations as needed

- 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 project management or project support.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Management, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.

- PMP Certification and/or Project Management Certificate.

- Experience in Planning or Construction, with an Electric Utility.

- Expereince and ability reading and interpreting Construction Maps and Plans.

- Experience in Construction Project Management.

- Experience supporting large capital projects, including planning and coordinating multiple deliverables; preparing presentation materials, agendas, and meeting minutes; monitoring and reporting project status; and coordinating activities to ensure timely delivery.

- Experience creating and editing reports, graphs, and presentations, converting information between formats, generating non‑standard reports, and maintaining records, logs, document files, and databases used to monitor, track, and trend project costs, resources, schedules, and status.

- Experience with SharePoint, BI Dashboards, and Data Analytics.

- Experience with the Microsoft Office suite, including CoPilot.

- Experience integrating work across functions, manage risks appropriately, develop and execute business plans, distill and communicate information effectively, and provide excellent service to internal and external customers.

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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- 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 Pomona, CA (Pomona Innovation Village). However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time at alternate work locations through the SCE service territory.

- Position will require up to 50% 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.