Job Description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become an Environmental Science Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and help build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll be responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary environmental technical review team, including external consultants, to plan, permit, and construct major infrastructure projects. Owning the responsibility for large, complex, environmental documents is in your comfort zone, including quality assurance, client management, schedule and budget management, and team coordination. You are a highly organized project manager and enjoy translating environmental compliance requirements into actionable steps for operations and field crews. You love helping project teams anticipate issues, avoid or solve problems, and define environmental compliance strategies. Working with colleagues and clients is something that motivates you.

As an Environmental Science, Advisor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and build 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!

Manage multi-disciplinary technical teams and external consultants to perform environmental analysis supporting infrastructure project development including SCE’s road network, environmental permitting, and implementation. Develop, direct, and/or implement compliance approaches to permit acquisition in coordination with technical experts, including biologists, cultural resource specialists, water quality specialists, GIS, etc. Prepare, process, and review CEQA/NEPA compliance documents and related technical studies. Clearly communicate environmental strategy, policy, and compliance requirements to internal and external stakeholders for infrastructure project planning, permitting, and construction. Maintain an understanding of CEQA and NEPA, including staying up to date on case law to accurately advise internal client organizations. Establish project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables, and budgets and track and report on this information. Be responsible for consultant scope, budget, and invoicing and work with contractors to maintain high degree of accuracy, quality, and prompt issue resolution. Contribute to cross-functional teams (e.g., engineers, field crews) to address issues and solve problems to advance projects. Develop and contribute to the development of technical resource area processes and/or guidance for projects to ensure consistency and standardization of resource impact analysis and compliance implementation. Provide strategic recommendations and highlight risk to support SCE project development and execution. 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. The essentials Seven (7) or more years of experience in environmental, land—use, and/or long-range planning or environmental compliance and permitting Experience with Federal (NEPA) and state (CEQA) environmental law/process, as well as other relevant laws and regulations The preferred Bachelor’s degree or higher in urban planning, environmental studies, or related subject area Three (3) or more years of experience with regulatory compliance and permitting such as CEQA/NEPA, Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) General Order 131-D, for a variety of development projects Geographic Information System (GIS) experience Excellent writing skills and ability to present complex technical information in an easily understandable format and context Demonstrate strong ethics, influencing and negotiation skills, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to handle stress and engage in continuous learning Project Management certification Experience working with state and federal land management agencies (e.g., U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, California State Parks, etc.) and the CPUC Two (2) or more years of project support or management activities such as tracking project details, schedules, budgets, invoices, and interacting with internal/external clients Utility industry experience Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with business partners, cross-functional project teams, peers, all levels of managements, and external stakeholders You should know 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 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! Position will require up to 15% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory. This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position – Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties. 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.

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.