Job Information
Southern California Edison Environmental Science, Senior Advisor [HYBRID] in Rosemead, California
Job Description
Join the clean energy revolution
Become an Environmental Science, Senior Advisor in Environmental Projects and Planning South in the Environmental Department at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow.
This position is responsible for enterprise-wide program and permitting strategies to ensure efficient environmental compliance across multiple scientific subject areas (cultural, biology, air quality, waters permitting, waste characterization, etc.) for maintenance of electrical systems and wildfire mitigation requirements.
The Environmental Science, Senior Advisor will support the environmental compliance of utility projects by designing and implementing compliance and permitting strategies across SCE’s 50,000 square mile service territory. Specifically, they will lead environmental compliance and permitting efforts in support of Transmission, Distribution, and Vegetation Management to evaluate their potential to affect environmental resources and take appropriate steps to ensure compliance prior to the release of work. The position will contribute to cross-functional teams to ensure the effective implementation of the environmental clearance process in collaboration with project stakeholders. This role helps craft and operationalize the Environmental Department’s new compliance support model and, track department goals and success measures, and solve problems to advance clearance projects and provide on-time and on budget project delivery while maintaining environmental compliance.
As an Environmental Science, Senior Advisor 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?
A day in the life - Get ready to think big, work smart and shine bright!
Responsibilities
Develop environmental compliance and permitting strategies.
Be responsible for consultant scope, budget, and invoicing and work with contractors to ensure accuracy, high quality and resolution of issues at a program level.
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.
Responsible for managing and coordination of multi-disciplinary technical teams and external consultants to perform environmental analysis throughout the project lifecycle.
Serve as a subject matter expert with a functional knowledge of the California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Policy Act. Provide interpretation of environmental regulations and rules for compliance programs (e.g., air quality, biology, coastal permitting, construction stormwater, cultural resources, wetland permitting, etc.) that affect the environmental review process for projects.
Experience as a subject matter expert in effectively managing business risks, interacting with agencies, and identifying new and existing opportunities to minimize operational impacts. Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with business partners, cross-functional project teams with internal and external stakeholders.
The essentials
- Ten years or more of experience with environmental compliance and permitting.
The preferred
Bachelor’s degree or higher in environmental studies or related subject area.
Ten years or more of experience in environmental compliance, permitting or project management.
Ten years or more of experience in supervising projects with environmental resource compliance requirements within various subject areas (e.g., air quality, biology, coastal permitting, construction stormwater, cultural resources, wetland permitting, etc.).
Project Management certification.
Lean Six Sigma.
You should know…
When a return-to-office date has been determined, 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.
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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.
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