Edison International

Senior Specialist – Project Management Support

Posted on: 5 Mar 2021

Pomona, CA

Job Description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Senior Specialist Project Management Support at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you will work in partnership with Project Managers (PM) and other stakeholders to perform project management support activities for projects and programs varying in size and complexity and ensuring achievement of organizational goals. You will also be responsible for coordinating, leading, organizing and controlling activities including, but not limited to, driving consensus in key decision-making discussions, development and execution of key deliverables, presentations, and management of essential documents for the Major Project Organizations (MPO) portfolio of projects. As a Senior Specialist Project Management Support, you 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?

A day in the life - Get ready to think big, work smart and shine bright!

* Act as key resource to project team, department and division management, customers, and/or client organizations to ensure project goals are met in a timely and cost-effective manner.
* Facilitate and drive consensus in key decision-making discussions.
* Provide independent assessment, consistent communication, and follow-up with relevant stakeholders to drive the completion of actions and resolve concerns.
* Coordinate the development and execution of critical deliverables, presentations, and document review processes (i.e. bids, Request for Proposals (RFP), meeting minutes, regulatory documents and external permitting documents when applicable).
* Build and maintain positive relationships with management, project teams and stakeholders to ensure the project meets schedule, budget, and regulatory compliance requirements.
* Track and provide oversight of document management, change management, action and decision logs, risk logs and governance materials in accordance with MPO policies and procedures.

Qualifications
The essentials

* Five or more years experience performing project management support activities.
* Three or more years experience using Microsoft Office Excel and SharePoint.

The preferred

* Bachelors degree.
* Project Management Certificate.
* Ability to lead and proactively manage time constraints, prioritize work, and resolve project related concerns.
* Experience working across multiple disciplines, interdepartmental teams and engaging with internal and external suppliers and stakeholders.
* Experience working in a utility or contractor environment supporting the development and/or execution of major transmission or distribution projects, large capital projects, or Third-Party interconnection projects.
* Customer focused and the ability to understand and appropriately respond to internal and external clients business needs.

You should know

* Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, and hiring process, and more!
* Position will require up to 30% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
* Relocation does not apply to this position.

Testing

* This position requires testing and applicants who are identified to continue through the selection process will be invited to test via email. Please access our Information Guides to reference test: Edison Individual Contributor Workstyles (Test 8203). Candidates who have previously passed these assessment(s), in some cases, may not need to retest again for this position.

About SCE

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. Were fueling the kind of innovation thats 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, youll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

At SCE, we celebrate our differences. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected 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.

Edison International

Rosemead, CA

Edison International is a public utility holding company based in Rosemead, California. Its subsidiaries include Southern California Edison, and unregulated non-utility business assets Edison Energy. Edison's roots trace back to Holt & Knupps, a company founded in 1886 as a provider of street lights in Visalia, California. At Edison International, our vision is to lead the transformation of the electric power industry toward a clean energy future. Through our subsidiaries, we generate and distribute electric power, as well as provide energy services and technologies, including renewable energy.

With 130+ years of innovation in our history, our company is well-positioned and prepared for the work that lies ahead as we focus on opportunities in clean energy, efficient electrification, the grid of the future, and customer choice to strengthen and grow our businessOur subsidiary, Southern California Edison, is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States and a longtime leader in renewable energy and energy efficiency. With headquarters in Rosemead, Calif., SCE serves approximately 15 million people in a 50,000 square-mile area of central, coastal and Southern California. SCE has provided electric service in the region for more than 130 years.  

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