Charge Ready Manager

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Charge Ready Manager at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you will work in the Charge Ready group within the Clean Energy Project Management (CEPM) group in Transmission & Distribution and will be responsible for leading a cross function project management team as they oversee Charge Ready Program projects through design and  construction for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicle customers requesting service throughout the SCE territory.

Transportation Electrification (TE) is a critical strategic initiative for Southern California Edison (SCE) and we are taking a leading role to ensure that TE plays a major part in the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria pollutant emissions in California. The transportation sector is one of the largest consumers of energy, second to electric power generation, with most of the energy consumed coming from petroleum. Electrifying the transportation sector and reducing petroleum usage is critical to realizing California’s ambitious climate and air quality goals. In addition to cleaning and modernizing the grid, SCE is offering tariffs to support charger availability, make electric fueling more affordable and increase awareness of the benefits of electric transportation.

You will be a member of the Charge Ready Project Management team, and 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?

Key Focus of Role:

• Successfully influence project sponsors, design, and construction organizations to design and execute work, meeting regional unit and financial budget targets.
• Regularly assess project and program performance, monitor budget spend annually.
• Successfully manage and meet execution of program objectives and goals.
• Directly supervise Project Management teams responsible for project management of Charge Ready Program work across the IPSEC model.
• Ensure appropriate resources are in place to manage Program Management work and to meet corporate goals and objectives.
• Provide strategy, direction, coaching and mentoring, performance management, and program administration for staff.
• Build and strengthen working relationships with other organizations and stakeholders.
• Resolve cross functional issues as needed and remove obstacles encountered by the team in leading PM projects.
• Maintain ownership of forecasts, budgets, funding constraints, and delivery reporting for the Charge Ready portfolio.
• Provide clear, concise updates to senior leadership on performance, trends, and required decisions
• Participate in the development of execution plans consistent with the direction from Distribution leadership to ensure goals and deliverables are achieved.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Power Bl, Microsoft SharePoint, and WorkIT.
• Ability to work independently on multiple projects/assignments concurrently with minimal oversight under tight timelines.
• Experience directing and implementing small to medium projects, including identifying, maintaining, and/or adjusting the cost, scope, and resources, managing vendors, and leading the formal planning, tracking, and reporting of project performance.
• Ability to integrate work across related areas, develop the business and services to improve customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks and safety appropriately, develop and execute business plans, direct information, and provide extraordinary service to internal and external customers.
• Experience with service planning principles, overhead/underground construction standards, and collaborating with clients, peers, project personnel, and all levels of management to develop solutions and ensure partner buy-in.
• Experience developing and delivering technical presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.

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. 
• 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.

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