Business

Southern California Edison
Job Title: Anticipated Opening: Senior NERC Compliance Operations Manager (MGR3)(70000230)
Location: Rosemead, CA

posted 01-30-12

Description: The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing the day-to-day operations of SCE’s North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Compliance Program (NCP) Operations group. The primary function will be to ensure compliance, by implementing industry best practices, with the NERC’s Mandatory Reliability Standards.

The successful candidate will lead the redevelopment, socialization and implementation of an updated, enterprise-wide NERC Standards compliance strategy. In addition, the successful candidate will manage the development and maintenance of SCE-wide compliance-related policies, processes, procedures tools and data, including the use of information management compliance tools (document management; compliance dashboards; Western Electric Coordinating Council (WECC) document delivery system).

The successful candidate will lead regulatory audits, including liaising with NERC and WECC. Responsibilities will also include developing, standardizing, and implementing best practice information protection policies and procedures across SCE. In addition, the successful candidate will also oversee the design and implementation of additional internal compliance monitoring, as well as reporting program tools to strengthen SCE’s on-going NERC Standards compliance. Finally the successful candidate will also participate in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), NERC, WECC proceedings and as appropriate, committees, industry stakeholder groups, task force committees. While interfacing with industry-wide compliance groups and, other appropriate industry groups to represent SCE’s interest and provide knowledge on industry compliance practices, as required.

Basic Qualifications: •Bachelor’s Degree. •Must have experience managing one or more organizations, units, or project teams.

Requirements: •Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Information Technology or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. •Typically possesses 8 or more years’ related experience. •Substantial knowledge of utility operations with emphasis on generation and bulk transmission operations. •Knowledge and experience working under the NERC Mandatory Reliability Standards, including the CIP family of Standards. •Demonstrated experience with network designs including network security and controls. •Ability to understand and communicate technical, NERC CIP compliance concepts and their impact on SCE’s registered entities and operations. •Demonstrated ability to interface effectively and collaborate with clients, peers, project personnel, and all levels of management enterprise-wide to develop solutions and ensure stakeholder buy-in. •Demonstrated ability to accurately analyze information, make strategic decisions/recommendations, and guide others’ decision making by identifying the anticipated benefits, consequences, and impacts of alternatives. •Demonstrated ability to take initiative and accountability for the accuracy of information and for achieving results. •Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing and presenting technical and business information in both formal and informal settings. •Must demonstrate excellent business mastery, including the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, manage risks and safety appropriately, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers. •Must demonstrate excellent management mastery, including effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and staying current with relevant technology and innovation. •Must demonstrate strong personal mastery, including ethics, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning. •Must possess excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Access, PowerPoint, with an emphasis on Excel. •Demonstrated experience with auditing IT systems and networks or a technical auditing background. •Demonstrated experience with NERC and WECC standards development processes and FERC regulatory processes. •Demonstrated experience representing utilities before national reliability organizations, including FERC, NERC, WECC, EEI, North American Transmission Forum, and North American Generator Forum. •Demonstrated experience leading NERC/WECC compliance audits.

Preferences: •Advanced technical or business degree •Industry Certification in IT Auditing (such as CISA) and Industry Certification in Risk Management (such as CRISC)

Southern California Edison
Job Title: Senior Government Compliance Analyst (APP3)(70000222)
Location: Westminster, CA

posted 01-20-12

Description: This Project Regular position will be in the Innovation Management division within Southern California Edison’s (SCE), Advanced Technology, Transmission and Distribution Business Unit (TDBU). The successful candidate will coordinate compliance oversight of 2 large-scale Department of Energy (DOE) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) projects including document and reporting accuracy, overseeing travel expenses, and timesheet reviews for compliance to ARRA complex timekeeping requirements.

Typical responsibilities will include: •Analyzing SAP and a manual tracking systems, auditing purchase orders (PO’s) for accuracy, investigating any discrepancies, and making recommendations for corrective actions. •Preparing detailed and complex analysis of applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and overseeing monitoring, intake and flow-down processes for new requirements. •Performing analysis on requirements and consulting subject matter experts to determine compliance approach. •Responding to government agencies requirements and requests for information, and ensuring timely and accurate filings for submittal to regulatory agencies, including pulling information from various sources, analyzing data for consistency and accuracy, and compiling the report for management review. •Coordinating with teams and appropriate business units and preparing state and federal regulatory filings to meet compliance requirements. •Creating and maintaining records, logs, documents, files or databases for use in monitoring, tracking, and trending program/project risks, resources, schedules and status for management team, including performing detailed analysis to identify areas of risk for non-compliance with both Edison, vendors, and sub-recipients, and developing recommendations for mitigation. •Developing and delivering presentations for senior management on risk, status, issues and trends, and making data-driven recommendations in support of key program objectives. •Fostering relationships with business units throughout SCE •Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices. •Performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualification: •Must have three or more years of experience monitoring compliance to Federal contracts, Federal grants and/or Federal co-operative agreements.

Job Requirements: •Bachelor Degree in Business or related field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. •Typically possesses five or more years of experience monitoring compliance to Federal government contracts, Federal grants and/or Federal co-operative agreements. •Demonstrated experience ensuring compliance with federal government grants and contracts compliance issues in accordance with CFRs and FARs. •Demonstrated experience monitoring, tracking, and trending program/project risks and performing detailed analysis to identify areas of risk for non-compliance. •Demonstrated experience working with cross functional teams in order to achieve objectives. •Experience with DCAA audits •Experience monitoring compliance of an ARRA demonstration project •Demonstrated experience providing project support to multiple stakeholders including gathering information and tracking project status. •Demonstrated experience creating and updating reports and presentations using advanced functions of business applications/databases. •Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. Sarbanes Oxley Act, and other related Federal Guidelines. •Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and Project. •Demonstrated experience using accounting/financial software including timekeeping in an ERP systems, i.e., Peoplesoft, Oracle, or SAP. •Demonstrated ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices. •Must demonstrate the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, develop the business and services to enhance customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks appropriately, develop and execute business plans, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers. •Must demonstrate effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation. •Must demonstrate strong ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Preferences: •Experience with the Financial and Timekeeping modules in SAP.

Comments: •If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in confidence by visiting www.edisonjobs.com. •Additional testing may be required as part of the selection process for this position. •Edison International and Southern California Edison reserve the right to close or cancel a posting at any time. •Edison International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. •Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship •This is a full time Project Regular Assignment: The duration of the project has been forecast to last until 12/31/2014, however, the project could be terminated or completed prior to this date. Accordingly, this employment is at-will for no specified period of time and may be terminated by you or the Company at any time with or without either notice or cause. At the completion of the project, we may or may not have additional work available that fits your skill sets. In such instance, your employment will end unless you have applied for and obtained another position at SCE. This position is eligible for company benefits and incentives during the duration of the assignment.

Southern California Edison
Job Title: Portfolio and Strategy Manager (MPP2)(80004692)
Location: Westminster, CA

posted 01-20-12

Description: This position will be in the Innovation Management division within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Transmission and Distribution Business Unit (TDBU). The successful candidate will lead Advanced Technology’s (AT) Smart Grid strategy efforts and the Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) portfolio.

Typical responsibilities will include: •Acting as the project lead on various smart grid planning and regulatory activities, such as the Smart Grid Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR). •Providing leadership on large collaborative projects with other utilities and industries. •Leading strategic planning efforts for the Advanced Technology group, including leading the team on researching industry trends and utilizing critical thinking skills to understand strategic business impacts of emerging Smart Grid technologies and policy. •Managing responses to regulatory/legislative issues which involve coordination across business units and other California utilities. •Managing the team responsible for the RD&D portfolio, cross-functional project teams, providing leadership and motivation to team members, and managing complex issues. •Developing ad hoc reports, presentations, and analyses of strategic issues related to smart grid technology or policy. •Making presentations of strategic planning and smart grid technology concepts to executive management, industry collaboration groups, and state/federal regulatory officials as needed. •Engaging Smart Grid engineers and subject matter experts in technical discussions to understand and communicate alignment to business goals, alignment to policy objectives, overall technical maturity, and potential cost effectiveness of emerging smart grid technologies. •Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices. •Performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualification: •Must have at least five years of experience in project or research portfolio management related to emerging technologies.

Job Requirements: •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Public Policy, or Technical Discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. •Typically possesses at least seven years of experience in project or research portfolio management, related to emerging technologies. •Demonstrated experience leading strategic planning efforts, including leading teams in the research of industry trends and utilizing critical thinking skills to understand strategic business impacts of emerging technologies and policy. •Demonstrated experience managing responses to regulatory/legislative issues that involve coordination across business units and other California utilities. •Demonstrated experience creating project management plans that specify charter, scope, approach, management plans, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), cost estimates, schedule, milestones and target dates, risk management plans and project change control plans. •Demonstrated experience in supervisory/people management position. •Demonstrated experience developing and delivering presentations to diverse stakeholders and upper management. •Demonstrated experience in analysis requiring critical thinking of complex issues. •Demonstrated experience providing management and strategic direction to a project team through establishing goals and negotiating project commitments. •Demonstrated experience managing project budgets. •Demonstrated understanding of emerging smart grid technologies and their application within an electric utility company. •Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas and information effectively, in oral and written formats •Demonstrated ability to be customer focused to understand and respond appropriately to clients business needs. •Demonstrated ability to take initiative, be accountable for results, and motivate self and others to set and achieve high performance standards. •Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project. •Demonstrated ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices. •Must demonstrate the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, develop the business and services to enhance customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks appropriately, develop and execute business plans, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers. •Must demonstrate effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation. •Must demonstrate strong ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Preferences: •Master’s degree in Business, Finance or Public Policy. •Experience with the Projectrak tool in SAP.

Comments: •If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in confidence by visiting www.edisonjobs.com. •Additional testing may be required as part of the selection process for this position. •Edison International and Southern California Edison reserve the right to close or cancel a posting at any time. •Edison International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. •Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship •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.

Southern California Edison
Job Title:Financial Analyst (AFN2)(71000032)
Location: Pomona, CA

posted 01-12-12

Typical Responsibilities: •This position will be in the Business Planning & Financial Management division within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Transmission and Distribution Business Unit (TDBU). •The successful candidate will design and perform financial analyses for use in the financial management of TDBU and act as a resource to department and division managers, business line directors, and corporate officers across TDBU.

Typical responsibilities will include: •Performing financial analyses, responding to regulatory inquiries, and determining the financial impacts of proposed projects. •Gathering large amounts of data to use in complex analyses. •Conducting discounted cash flow and revenue requirement analyses using Excel and similar programs to forecast and track capital expenditures. •Supporting the development of presentations for management and other department personnel. •Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of findings and recommendations. •Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices. •Performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualification: •Must have experience performing quantitative or financial analysis, including ad-hoc analysis.

Job Requirements: •Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. •Typically possesses three or more years of experience in financial or quantitative analysis. •Demonstrated experience with net present value, capital recovery analyses, and/or other complex financial analyses. •Demonstrated experience ensuring the accuracy and integrity of findings and recommendations. •Demonstrated knowledge of capital structures and cost of capital calculations. •Demonstrated experience analyzing and interpreting financial statements, calculations, and analyses. •Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access and familiarity with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). •Demonstrated ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices. •Must demonstrate the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, develop the business and services to enhance customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks appropriately, develop and execute business plans, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers. •Must demonstrate effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation. •Must demonstrate strong ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Southern California Edison
Contracts Analyst (Analyst-Program/Project 2)(80004938)
Location: Wildomar, CA

posted 01-10-12

Typical Responsibilities:
•This position will be in the Design RPPM group within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Transmission and Distribution Business Unit (TDBU).
• The successful candidate will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of invoices.

Typical responsibilities will include:
•Reviewing, processing and accepting electronic invoices by utilizing Supplier Portal.
•Verifying, validating and creating service entry sheets (SES) in SAP for all paper invoices received.
•Reviewing and analyzing data from SAP for the purchase order spend, contracts and change orders as needed.
•Creating, adjusting and maintaining department databases as well as creating queries and extracting data form SAP for reports , as needed.
•Reviewing invoices for completeness or accuracy as well as review and update reports, documents or correspondence.
•Conducting research in order to resolve issues regarding contractor payments, accounts payable inquires, and ensuring timeliness in processing SES.
•Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.
•Performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualification: •Must have experience extracting financial data from databases such as SAP, Supplier Portal or Project Tracker.

Job Requirements:
•Associate Degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
•Typically possesses two or more years of experience in an analytical position.
•Demonstrated experience tracking, reviewing and analyzing data, to create reports and presentations.
•Demonstrated experience extracting financial data from databases such as SAP, Supplier Portal or Project Tracker.
•Demonstrated experience working with design scope and purchase order processes.
•Demonstrated experience researching information, performing analyses, and presenting findings to stakeholders.
•Demonstrated experience analyzing Contracts, Purchase Orders, and Change Orders.
•Demonstrated ability to take initiative and accountability for the accuracy of information.
•Demonstrated experience providing customer service.
•Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others in order to meet business objectives.
•Demonstrated ability to handle multiple assignments and achieve results in a timely manner.
•Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, ACCESS and PowerPoint.
•Demonstrated ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.
•Must demonstrate the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, develop the business and services to enhance customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks appropriately, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers.
•Must demonstrate effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation. •Must demonstrate strong ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Preferences: •None

Comments:
•If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in confidence by visiting www.edisonjobs.com.
•Additional testing may be required as part of the selection process for this position.
•Edison International and Southern California Edison reserve the right to close or cancel a posting at any time.
•Edison International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
•Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.
•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.

Southern California Edison
Contract Program Manager - Electric Power Contracts
(MPC2)(80005489)
Location: Rosemead

posted 12-24-11

Description:

This position will be in the Renewable and Alternative Power (RAP) division within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Power Supply organization. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring and administering power supply contracts with renewable and alternative power producers.

Typical responsibilities will include:
•Administering payments from Southern California Edison (SCE) to power suppliers and identifying issues that may affect finance or operations.
•Monitoring contracts for compliance and renegotiating and resolving disputed provisions of existing contracts.
•Building and maintaining business relationships with both power producers and inside SCE.
•Participating in “Request for Offer” proceedings, evaluating offers and proposals and reviewing new contracts that result from offers received.
•Evaluating terms and proposals and developing recommendations for issues that range from contract terms and conditions to the arrangement of interconnection facilities.
•Managing compliance and regulatory issues that apply to specific contracts and developing workable solutions, and aiding the Manager, Contract Administration in miscellaneous ad hoc report compilations.
•Influencing policy decisions and assisting with developing strategy on issues that affect the contracted counterparties.
•Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices. |
•Performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualification:
•Must have experience with contract negotiation, contract management or contact administration.

Job Requirements:
•Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
•Typically possesses three or more years of experience in program and/or contract management.
•Demonstrated experience monitoring contracts for compliance, renegotiating and resolving disputed provisions of existing contracts.
•Demonstrated experience leading or facilitating projects .
•Demonstrated ability to quickly gain a basic understanding of the technical and financial aspects of electric power generation and a general understanding of the issues involved in contracting for renewable and alternative power (e.g., regulatory requirements, payment and pricing, contract interpretation, physical and financial arrangements, facilities and grid interconnection requirements, power plant and market operations).
•Demonstrated experience analyzing financial, regulatory and business problems.
•Demonstrate an understanding of engineering concepts.
•Demonstrated ability to perform basic financial calculations.
•Demonstrated ability to develop and present technical and business information in formal and informal settings.
•Demonstrated ability in working across departmental boundaries and developing positive business relationships inside the organization.
•Demonstrated ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.
•Must demonstrate the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, develop the business and services to enhance customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks appropriately, develop and execute business plans, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers.
•Must demonstrate effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation.
•Must demonstrate strong ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Preferences:
•JD/MBA or technical based graduate degree.
•Experience with the deregulated power market.
•Direct experience with contracting for electric power.

Comments: If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in confidence by visiting www.edisonjobs.com. Additional testing may be required as part of the selection process for this position. Edison International and Southern California Edison reserve the right to close or cancel a posting at any time. Edison International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Southern California Edison
Senior Contract Program Manager - Electric Power Contracts
(MPC3)(80005644)

posted 12-24-11

Location: Rosemead

Description:

This position will be in the Renewable and Alternative Power (RAP) division within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Power Supply organization. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring and administering complex power supply contracts with renewable and alternative power producers.

Typical responsibilities will include:
•Administering payments from Southern California Edison (SCE) to power suppliers and identifying issues that may affect finance or operations.
•Monitoring contracts for compliance and renegotiating and resolving disputed provisions of existing contracts.
•Building and maintaining business relationships with both power producers and inside SCE.
•Participating in “Request for Offer” proceedings, evaluating offers and proposals and reviewing new contracts that result from offers received. •Evaluating terms and proposals and developing viable options and solutions to issues that range from contract terms and conditions to the arrangement of interconnection facilities.
•Managing compliance and regulatory issues that apply to specific contracts and developing workable solutions, and aiding the Manager, Contract Administration in miscellaneous ad hoc report compilations, as needed.
•Influencing policy decisions and assisting with developing strategy on issues that affect the contracted counterparties.
•Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.
•Performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualification:
•Must have experience with contract negotiation, contract management or contact administration.

Job Requirements:
•Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
•Typically possesses seven or more years of experience in program and/or contract management.
•Demonstrated experience monitoring contracts for compliance, renegotiating and resolving disputed provisions of existing contracts.
•Demonstrated experience leading or facilitating projects with cross-functional teams.
•Demonstrated ability to quickly gain a basic understanding of the technical and financial aspects of electric power generation and a general understanding of the issues involved in contracting for renewable and alternative power (e.g., regulatory requirements, payment and pricing, contract interpretation, physical and financial arrangements, facilities and grid interconnection requirements, power plant and market operations).
•Demonstrated experience analyzing complex financial, regulatory and business problems.
•Demonstrate an understanding of engineering concepts.
•Demonstrated ability to perform basic financial calculations.
•Demonstrated ability to develop and present technical and business information in formal and informal settings.
•Demonstrated ability in working across departmental boundaries and developing positive business relationships inside the organization.
•Demonstrated ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.
•Must demonstrate the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, develop the business and services to enhance customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks appropriately, develop and execute business plans, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers.
•Must demonstrate effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation.
•Must demonstrate strong ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Preferences:
•JD/MBA or technical based graduate degree.
•Experience with the deregulated power market.
•Direct experience with contracting for electric power.

Comments:

If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in confidence by visiting www.edisonjobs.com.

Additional testing may be required as part of the selection process for this position.

Edison International and Southern California Edison reserve the right to close or cancel a posting at any time.

Edison International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Southern California Edison
Sr. Business Analyst (ABU3) (Ref. # SCE - 70000063)
Location: Pomona, CA

posted 12-18-11

This position will be in the Power Delivery (PWRD) Staff Support division within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Transmission and Distribution Business Unit (TDBU). The successful candidate will provide high level analytical support to the Power Delivery, Chief of Staff and project manager(s).

Typical responsibilities will include:

· Gathering, processing, and synthesizing complex information to review existing processes, identify critical issues and their underlying causes, and generate recommended solutions and improvements.
· Conducting analysis and research of new technologies and recommending appropriate alternatives in support of PWRD Staff’s strategic or operational direction.
· Conducting research and gathering information to identify integration points and interfaces between the PWRD operational plan and the roadmaps for various PWRD initiatives.
· Developing tools and processes to support the client’s needs and obtain buy-in from key stakeholders.
· Developing project plans, schedules, and updates, and generating reports on project status, including monitoring and tracking progress and performance against the plan to actual on projects or defined operational assignments.
· Preparing cost benefit and trend analysis for assigned programs/projects.
· Leading sub-project teams or acting as project lead when required.
· Making presentations to project managers, Senior Management, and other staff on assigned reports.
· Supporting PWRD’s operational and strategic initiatives and responsible for tools to support management reports including refining data base, developing queries, creating charts, reports, and graphs.
· Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.
· Performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualification:

· Must have at least 3 years of experience as an analyst and/or working in a project support role using software tools.

Job Requirements:

· Bachelor Degree in Business, or related field or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
· Typically possesses five or more years of experience in the field of analysis.
· Demonstrated experience using software tools, such as Microsoft Excel and/or Access, to create and edit complex reports, tables, and graphs, convert information from one format to another, use advanced functions, and generate non-standard reports from business applications/ databases.
· Demonstrated experience supporting functions for identifying and implementing integration and improvement solutions for organizational processes, strategies, and performance.
· Demonstrated experience with process mapping and documentation.
· Demonstrated experience with project management tools and methods.
· Demonstrated experience performing in-depth analysis and developing recommendations to address customer and/or Company problems/issues.
· Demonstrated experience presenting and/or facilitating presentations to project staff, client organizations, and management regarding reporting and project updates.
· Demonstrated experience building SQL queries and incorporating VBA scripts.
· Demonstrated experience using data systems and on-line computer applications typically used at SCE, such as SAP.
· Demonstrated ability to lead a team or participate as a team member during the implementation of specialized technical projects.
· Demonstrated ability to multi-task and support multiple projects of different level of complexity, including monitoring and reporting project status; planning, organizing, and supporting multiple simultaneous projects and functions; prioritizing changing workloads; and maintaining a high level of team performance under time pressure.
· Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
· Demonstrated knowledge of TDBU business activities and the processes which support them.
· Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, and Visio.
· Demonstrated ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.
· Must demonstrate the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, develop the business and services to enhance customer satisfaction and productivity, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers.
· Must demonstrate effective decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation.
· Must demonstrate strong ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Comments:

· Additional testing may be required as part of the selection process for this position.
· If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in confidence by visiting www.edisonjobs.com.
· Edison International and Southern California Edison reserve the right to close or cancel a posting at any time.
· Edison International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
· Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Southern California Edison
Building Construction Cost Estimator (MPP1) (Ref. # SCE - 80003618)
Location: Rosemead, CA

posted 11-29-11

This position will be in the Corporate Resources division within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Operations Support Business Unit (OSBU). The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the cost, schedule, and estimating activities for building construction projects within Corporate Resources.

Typical responsibilities will include:

· Developing and auditing project summaries, detailed schedules and detailed estimates resulting in the formulation of detailed baselines, working schedules and budgets, and work breakdown structures.

· Developing methodologies and reports to track work authorizations, incurred costs (through invoice reviews and reconciliations), change requests, risk management and cost and schedule forecasting.

· Interacting with program, project, and construction managers to obtain, validate and conform current statuses of project events and ensure information posted on project dashboards.

· Supporting cost, scope, and schedule information requests associated with General Rate Case (GRC) development, as well as requests from Audit Services, Controllers, Treasurers, and Finance.

· Producing information on project events that are incorporated into reports such as Operation Support Monthly Performance reports, Monthly Executive Reports, Utility Management Committee reports, and Quarterly Business Reports.

· Acting as a team lead and a subject matter expert in the area of cost, schedule and estimating.

· Developing project controls procedures and work instructions within a programmatic environment for functional areas of Cost, Schedule, and Estimating engineering.

· Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.

· Performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualification:

Must have a minimum of five years of experience creating cost estimates for large corporate building construction projects or large corporate tenant improvement projects.

Job Requirements:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or Technical Discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

· Demonstrated experience creating construction project cost estimates and Key Project Indicators (KPIs) using industry and organizational metrics (e.g., cost per square foot calculations and schedule performance durations).

· Demonstrated experience with project controls, cost engineering, and schedule engineering.

· Typically possesses two or more years of team leadership experience.

· Demonstrated ability to accurately analyze information and make sound decisions.

· Demonstrated project management experience including identifying and developing project plans, work breakdown structures, project scope, allocating resources, and presenting issues, risks, and recommendations for solutions to key stakeholders.

· Demonstrated experience consulting with internal business partners and external service providers, including independently identifying needs, developing action plans, identifying deliverables, and presenting results.

· Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

· Demonstrated ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.

· Must demonstrate the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, develop the business and services to enhance customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks and safety appropriately, develop and execute business plans, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers.

· Must demonstrate effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation.

· Must demonstrate strong ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Preferences:

Demonstrated experience with Primavera.

Comments:

· Additional testing may be required as part of the selection process for this position.

· If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in confidence by visiting www.edisonjobs.com.

· Edison International and Southern California Edison reserve the right to close or cancel a posting at any time.

· Edison International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

· Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Southern California Edison
Senior ARRA Compliance Analyst () (Ref. # SCE - 80003355)
Location: Westminster, CA

posted 11-29-11

This Project Regular position will be in the Innovation Management division within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Transmission and Distribution Business Unit (TDBU). The successful candidate will manage compliance oversight of 2 large-scale Department of Energy (DOE) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) projects including document and reporting accuracy, overseeing timesheet reviews for compliance to ARRA complex timekeeping requirements.

Typical responsibilities will include: · Analyzing SAP and a manual tracking systems, auditing purchase orders (PO’s) for accuracy, investigating any discrepancies, and making recommendations for corrective actions.

· Preparing detailed and complex analysis of applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and overseeing monitoring, intake and flow-down processes for new requirements.

· Performing analysis on requirements and consulting subject matter experts to determine compliance approach.

· Responding to government agencies requirements and requests for information, and ensuring timely and accurate filings for submittal to regulatory agencies, including pulling information from various sources, analyzing data for consistency and accuracy, and compiling the report for management review.

· Coordinating with the appropriate business units and preparing state and federal regulatory filings to meet compliance requirements.

· Creating and maintaining records, logs, documents, files or databases for use in monitoring, tracking, and trending program/project risks, resources, schedules and status for management team, including performing detailed analysis to identify areas of risk for non-compliance with both SCE, vendors, and sub-recipients, and developing recommendations for mitigation.

· Developing and delivering presentations for senior management on status, issues and trends, and making data-driven recommendations in support of key program objectives.

· Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.

· Performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualification:

· Must have at least three years of experience monitoring compliance to Federal government contracts, Federal grants or Federal co-operative agreements.

Job Requirements:

· Bachelor Degree in Business or related field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

· Typically possesses five or more years of experience monitoring compliance to Federal government contracts, Federal grants or Federal co-operative agreements.

· Demonstrated experience ensuring compliance with federal government grants and contracts compliance issues in accordance with CFRs and FARs.

· Demonstrated experience monitoring, tracking, and trending program/project risks and performing detailed analysis to identify areas of risk for non-compliance.

· Demonstrated experience working with cross functional teams in order to achieve objectives.

· Demonstrated experience providing project support to multiple stakeholders including gathering information and tracking project status.

· Demonstrated experience creating and updating reports and presentations using advanced functions of business applications/databases.

· Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. Sarbanes Oxley Act, and other related Federal Guidelines.

· Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and Project.

· Demonstrated ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.

· Must demonstrate the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, develop the business and services to enhance customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks appropriately, develop and execute business plans, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers.

· Must demonstrate effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation.

· Must demonstrate strong ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Preferences:

· Experience with the Financial and Timekeeping modules in SAP.

· Experience monitoring compliance of an ARRA demonstration project.

Comments:

· Additional testing may be required as part of the selection process for this position.

· If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in confidence by visiting www.edisonjobs.com

· Edison International and Southern California Edison reserve the right to close or cancel a posting at any time.

· Edison International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

· Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.

· This is a full time Project Regular Assignment: The duration of the project has been forecast to last until 8/31/2015, however, the project could be terminated or completed prior to this date. Accordingly, this employment is at-will for no specified period of time and may be terminated by you or the Company at any time with or without either notice or cause. At the completion of the project, we may or may not have additional work available that fits your skill sets. In such instance, your employment will end unless you have applied for and obtained another position at SCE. This position is eligible for company benefits and incentives during the duration of the assignment.

Southern California Edison
Business Performance Analyst (ABU2) () (Ref. # SCE - 80004391)
Location: Pomona, CA

posted 11-08-11

This position will be in the Business Planning group within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Transmission and Distribution Business Unit (TDBU). The successful candidate will be responsible for providing analytical support for the Business Planning group.

Typical responsibilities will include: · Preparing the monthly TDBU Dashboard report that documents the business unit’s progress toward annual goals. This includes gathering data from other groups, analyzing and publishing the report for executive and manager level audiences.

· Completing assigned corporate goal backgrounders and TDBU goal backgrounders (i.e., documents details ownership, deliverables, and commitment for goals).

· Assisting in the annual goal development process, by maintaining the master goal documents.

· Maintaining/updating the TDBU infrastructure asset statistics for use in various presentations to show the number of TDBU assets out in the field.

· Managing the documentation of all business reports and backup data.

· Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.

· Performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualification:

· Must have a minimum of three years of experience performing business performance and/or data analysis, including variance analysis and forecasting.

Job Requirements:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

· Typically possesses three or more years of experience performing business performance and/or data analysis, including variance analysis and forecasting.

· Demonstrated experience preparing business plan documents.

· Demonstrated experience conducting detailed analyses (numerical and statistical) and preparing technical reports.

· Demonstrated experience developing pivot tables, financial calculations, macros, v-look ups, h-look ups, and sum-ifs using Microsoft Excel.

· Demonstrated experience tracking data and documenting information.

· Demonstrated ability to interface effectively with clients, peers, and management.

· Demonstrated ability to take initiative and accountability while accurately analyzing information and making sound decisions.

· Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· Demonstrate a high attention to detail.

· Demonstrated ability to work on numerous projects and assignments simultaneously.

· Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

· Demonstrated experience running reports using an ERP system.

· Demonstrated ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.

· Must demonstrate effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation.

· Must demonstrate strong ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Preferences:

· None.

Comments:

· Additional testing may be required as part of the selection process for this position.

· If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in confidence by visiting www.edisonjobs.com.

· Edison International and Southern California Edison reserve the right to close or cancel a posting at any time.

· Edison International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

· Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.

· All positions are awarded at will.

Southern California Edison
Manager of Community Investment (MGR2) (Ref. # SCE - 80004693)
Location: Rosemead, CA

posted 11-03-11

This position will be in the Community Investment group within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) External Affairs Business Unit. The successful candidate will provide overall management and strategic oversight of Edison International's (EIX) grant-making, grant administration, signature programs and external/internal communications, ensuring timely and accurate administration and communication of the company's philanthropic commitments.

Typical responsibilities will include:

· Developing, implementing, and monitoring multi-year strategic plans for the Community Investment team to ensure that key business initiatives and corporate priorities are executed in a timely manner.

· Increasing the company's visibility by leveraging the corporate brand in the community through the development and monitoring of communications plans, aligning employees with volunteer projects, aligning executives with key nonprofit organizations for board placement, and working closely with community-based organizations to provide capacity building support as needed.

· Setting performance metrics to monitor the company's performance relative to its strategic goals for Corporate Philanthropy.

· Overseeing the company's highest-dollar philanthropic commitments, including overseeing major sponsorship commitments and supporting charitable activities in the community.

· Providing high level strategic counsel to internal and external executives and community based leaders, making site visits and providing one-on-one counseling, and developing plans and materials to communicate the company's philanthropic direction.

· Supporting the enterprise-wide executive governing body for EIX and its subsidiaries and overseeing preparations for, and follow-up after, quarterly meetings.

· Building relationships with nonprofit organizations, including monitoring, encouraging and supporting nonprofit board participation of EIX, SCE and Edison Mission Group (EMG) officers.

· Leading major benchmarking efforts to identify best practices, including making regular recommendations for improvements and overseeing performance reporting.

· Providing overall department management, including personnel oversight, performance management and coaching, and developing and managing annual operating and contributions budgets.

· Creating and maintaining a safety conscious work environment by leading and influencing others to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.

· Performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualification:

· Must have 5 or more years of experience managing one or more organizations.

· Must have experience with the philanthropic grant review process and grant administration.

Job Requirements:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Public Administration, Communication, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

· Typically possesses 5 or more years of experience in philanthropic program or project management, including evaluation, development, approval, fund distribution, monitoring and leveraging of grants.

· Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and monitoring multi-year strategic plans for a Corporate Philanthropic team, including setting performance metrics to monitor the company's philanthropic performance relative to its strategic goals.

· Demonstrated experience managing talent by reviewing business needs and developing talent pipeline that addresses future staffing needs.

· Demonstrated experience in developing communications plans to present and deliver information across diverse communities as well as all levels of the organization, some of which may be sensitive in nature.

· Demonstrated experience interfacing effectively with external stakeholders, direct reports, corporate officers, and all levels of management.

· Demonstrated experience accurately analyzing information and making strategic decisions regarding company and community philanthropic needs.

· Demonstrated ability to achieve results through others by prioritizing activities, delegating and monitoring the progress of assignments, and empowering employees with the authority to accomplish objectives.

· Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others to overcome obstacles and achieve long-term strategic goals.

· Demonstrated ability to create and maintain a safety conscious work environment.

· Must demonstrate effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation.

· Must demonstrate strong ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Preferences:

· Masters degree in Business, Communications or Public Administration.

Comments:

· Additional testing may be required as part of the selection process for this position

· If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in confidence by visiting www.edisonjobs.com.

· Edison International and Southern California Edison reserve the right to close or cancel a posting at any time.

· Edison International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

· Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Southern California Edison
Grants Systems Administrator (ASY2) (Ref. # SCE - 80004070)
Location: Rosemead, CA

posted 11-03-11

This position will be in the Community Investment group within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) External Affairs Business Unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, launching and maintaining a more automated approach for collecting, vetting, and responding to grant requests, inkind donations, sponsorship requests and year-end reports.

Typical responsibilities will include:

· Working with external vendors and key stakeholders to gather information needed to analyze and evaluate existing or future grant making systems and data as well as research, plan, install, configure, troubleshoot, maintain and upgrade the current grant making system, GIFTS, as needed. · Preparing detailed flow charts and diagrams outlining systems capabilities and processes. · Processing, distributing and tracking grant and sponsorship payments and contractual agreements given to community-based organizations. · Working directly with key stakeholders across the company (e.g. IT, SAP Subject Matter Experts, Accounts Payable) to ensure connectivity and compatibility between GIFTS and companywide systems. · Developing key philanthropic reports and presentations as needed by the Director of Philanthropy and Community Investment or the Community Investment Manager. · Developing and distributing Community Investment presentations, reports, contracts and transmittal letters as well as writing and maintaining key system documentation. · Maintaining the security and confidentiality of the information being processed, stored or accessed in GIFTS and SAP. · Developing training materials and facilitating training of personnel from other business units that are required to process philanthropic grant requests. · Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices. · Performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualification:

· Must have experience acting as the administrator of a grant making system, performing duties such as leading the research and analysis of system parameters, defining system requirements, and recommending updates and changes to the system.

Job Requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field or an equivalent combination of formal education, training, and experience. · Typically possesses five or more years of experience defining system requirements, project scope, and performing cost benefit analysis. · Demonstrated experience developing and distributing presentations, reports, contracts and transmittal letters as well as writing and maintaining key system documentation in a grant environment. · Demonstrated experience processing, distributing and tracking grant and sponsorship payments and contractual agreements given to community-based organizations. · Demonstrated experience identifying requirements, defining scope, performing cost benefit analysis, and developing conceptual specifications to address complex business issues and problems. · Demonstrated experience leading and conducting analysis and research of new technologies and recommending appropriate alternatives in regards to grant making systems, such as GIFTS. · Demonstrated experience writing technical instructions in the use of programs and/or program modifications. · Demonstrated experience communicating technical guidance and instruction to non-technical audiences regarding system use. · Demonstrated experience leading and/or participating on cross-functional teams to ensure connectivity and compatibility between assigned systems and related companywide systems. · Demonstrated experience gathering, analyzing and providing recommendations on large volumes of data. · Demonstrated ability to develop reports, charts and presentations. · Demonstrated ability to investigate and analyze information and to draw conclusions. · Demonstrated ability to learn and support new hardware, software and operating systems. · Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and Project. · Demonstrated ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices. · Must demonstrate the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, develop the business and services to enhance customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks appropriately, develop and execute business plans, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers. · Must demonstrate effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation. · Must demonstrate strong ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Preferences:

· None.

Comments:

· Additional testing may be required as part of the selection process for this position. · Edison International and Southern California Edison reserve the right to close or cancel a posting at any time. · Edison International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. · Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.

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