Project Management Support - Construction, Senior Specialist

Become a Project Management Support - Construction, Senior Specialist 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.

As a Project Management Support - Construction, Senior Specialist, 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

• Supports the pre-construction/construction planning processes by crafting and supervising action items and leading project team member adherence; function as a subject matter expert for tool/system of record to help maintain the integrity of the data stored, assist with access and training, and provide other assistance as needed.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary project teams which often consist of 30 or more members.
• Assists the project manager with all project-related support tasks, such as preparation of progress reports, tracking of project achievements, metrics, schedules, and budgets. Provide status to project manager leadership and stakeholders. Recommends and implements various project management methodologies to adapt to changing priorities.
• Establishes, presents, and applies project procedures, directives, and bulletins to ensure compliance with SCE's policies and procedures.
• Utilizes project management tools and systems, including Microsoft Project, to maintain sophisticated project schedules.
• Crafts and maintains project documentation, including version control, distribution, document storage/retention in sophisticated document libraries and access control; conducts in-depth analysis of project data, identifies risks/issues, and provides actionable status reports.
• Develops presentations and other project documentation for review by departmental and organizational management and executive committees for approval to proceed through the project gates and stages.
• Independently manages certain project management activities for complex projects with variable interdependencies and tight deadlines; lead change management processes including change orders and relevant construction modifications; stores and distributes construction drawings, submittals, safety plans and ensure version control; communicates and supports site procedures, safety protocols, and construction codes.
• 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 Project Support experience.

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 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 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.
• Relocation does not apply to this position.