Automation Design & Quality Control Senior Project Manager

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Date: May 12, 2026

Location: Irwindale, CA, US, 91702

Company: Southern California Edison

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become an Automation Design & Quality Control Senior Project Manager at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll you’ll lead cross‑system technology initiatives that advance enterprise priorities through disciplined execution, strong coordination, and proactive risk management, while maintaining a strong focus on delivery quality. You’ll translate strategy into action by aligning business, IT, vendor, and governance partners across data, analytics, and automation efforts - bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to complex, high‑visibility work. Operating as a trusted partner to business and technology stakeholders, you’ll help maintain stakeholder confidence, drive clear decision‑making, and ensure initiatives deliver meaningful, scalable outcomes that remain aligned with organizational priorities.

As an Automation Design & Quality Control Senior Project 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

Manages activities of one or more large, mid to long-term projects with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods and outcomes.
Develops business plans, objectives and initiatives for the organization.
Provides inputs to organizational objectives and policies and ensures delivery of results.
Engages regularly with senior management as a key consultant on critical business issues.
Identifies and manages resolution of major or complex project issues in order to meet goals of the project and maintain timeline and budget for the project.
Implements, establishes, and maintains key strategic metrics that ensure project effectiveness.
Maintains transparent and efficient resource planning and allocation process for ongoing projects within the assigned area of responsibility; Ensures all on-going project strategies are in compliance with SCE standards, as well as political and regulatory requirements when applicable.
Develops resource and financial requirements from the project plan; Analyzes and determines regulatory impacts and requirements of the project.
Analyses project portfolio performance and financial reporting, continuously improving reporting using multiple tools and key performance metric tracking; Facilitates the internal information exchange for key stakeholders by providing project status reports.
Identifies project performance issues, analyzes and addresses them in a timely manner.
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

Ten or more years of experience in project management.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in regulated, matrixed, or large enterprise organizations where governance, controls, and alignment are critical
Agile or project management certifications such as PMP, CSM, CSPO, PMI-ACP, or SAFe are preferred but not required
Experience with Automation Tools e.g.: UiPath / Power Automate
Experience running projects for Generative AI and LLM’s
Experience managing business, operational, or process improvement initiatives, including those that may be technology enabled or automation supported
Experience preparing and delivering executive ready communications, including presentations, multi-year roadmaps, portfolio views, status updates, issue/risk summaries, and decision support materials to enable informed leadership decisions
Experience partnering with customer‑facing business teams, including call center, revenue services, customer programs and demand response, compliance, or other related business functions
Ability to provide execution discipline, risk awareness, and delivery quality oversight while navigating ambiguity, competing priorities, and evolving enterprise needs
Strong execution mindset with proven ability to translate enterprise strategy into actionable delivery plans, prioritize work based on value and risk, and sustain momentum in dynamic, enterprise environments

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.
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.

Nearest Major Market: Los Angeles

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