District Planning Senior Specialist (Electrical Utility Distribution)

Location: Monterey Park, California, US; hybrid work with required residence and work in California. The primary work location is the Montebello Service Center, with possible extended assignments at alternate locations and up to 20% travel throughout the SCE service territory.

Salary: $111,600–$167,400 annually

Company

hirify.global operates and modernizes electrical infrastructure while supporting cleaner energy, customer safety, and grid reliability.

What you will do

• Conduct long-term grid import planning, transmission interconnection assessments, power flow studies, and distribution system analyses.
• Develop distribution facility plans, identify resources, prepare cost estimates, and define construction options.
• Manage large design projects from inception through construction completion, coordinating scope, timing, budgets, policies, rates, and compliance.
• Perform field inspections, verify approved plans, and assess distribution system capability and reliability performance.
• Analyze outages, causes, trends, and duration while preparing short- and long-term system plans.
• Coordinate with customers, internal teams, agencies, and other stakeholders; provide training and manage workload as needed.

Requirements

• Three or more years of experience in electrical utility distribution, transmission, telecommunication design or construction, or engineering.
• Valid Class C driver’s license.
• Ability to apply engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
• Experience with work scope, service methods, overhead and underground construction, work orders, construction plans, or project packages.
• Ability to manage multiple technical or customer projects, collaborate across teams, and communicate effectively.
• Employees are required to work and reside in California; the role is hybrid and includes field travel.

Nice to have

• Experience with wind and pole loading applications, drafting systems, GIS, SPIDA Calc, Autodesk AUD, cGIS, SAP, or equivalent tools.
• Project management, leadership, team lead, training, mentorship, or customer service resolution experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with a set number of days at an SCE facility and remote work on remaining days.
• Option for a 9/80 alternate work schedule or a 40-hour, five-day schedule.
• Work focused on cleaner energy, safety, reliability, and reducing carbon emissions.
• Position is represented by ESC Local 20 as of July 1, 2025; employment conditions may be affected by collective bargaining.

Hiring process

• Applicants continuing in the selection process will be invited to complete the EEI TECH assessment by email.
• Some candidates who previously passed the assessment may not need to retest.