District Planning Senior Specialist (Electrical Utility)

Location: Hybrid at the South Bay Service Center in Torrance, California; employees are required to work and reside in California unless otherwise noted. The role includes reporting to an SCE facility for a set number of days, remote work on remaining days, up to 25% travel and field work throughout the SCE service territory, and possible extended work at alternate locations.

Salary: $111,600–$167,400 per year.

Company

hirify.global provides electric utility services focused on reliable power, cleaner energy, and distribution infrastructure.

What you will do

• Conduct long-term grid import planning analyses, transmission interconnection assessments, power flow studies, and economic analyses for distribution system plans.
• Manage large electrical design projects from inception through construction completion, including scope, timing, budget, policies, procedures, rates, and compliance.
• Develop distribution facility plans, identify required resources, prepare cost estimates and construction options, and assess regional system capabilities.
• Perform field inspections, verify project compliance with approved plans, and analyze outages for causes, trends, duration, and reliability impacts.
• Coordinate with internal personnel, customers, agencies, and other organizations to resolve electrical design needs and ensure project follow-through.
• Provide training and support, assess workload, and help maintain protection of company assets and sensitive customer and proprietary information.

Requirements

• At least three years of experience in electrical utility distribution, transmission, or telecommunication design; distribution, transmission, or telecommunication line construction; or an engineering discipline.
• Valid Class C Driver’s License.

Nice to have

• Ability to apply engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
• Experience determining scope of work, method of service, and overhead/underground construction methods.
• Proficiency with wind/pole loading applications, drafting systems, GIS, or related design systems such as SPIDA Calc, Autodesk AUD, cGIS, SAP, or equivalents.
• Experience preparing work orders, construction plans, or project packages.
• Ability to manage multiple technical or customer projects under shifting priorities and collaborate with clients, peers, management, and agencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, customer service resolution experience, and experience managing customer or stakeholder interactions in technical, construction, or utility environments.
• Experience in project management, leadership, mentorship, training, or serving as a team lead.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with remote work on designated days; the arrangement may change based on business needs.
• Option to work a 9/80 alternate schedule or 40 hours across five days per week.
• Work focused on reliable electricity, cleaner energy, reduced emissions, and community infrastructure.
• Employment conditions are subject to potential changes connected with ESC Local 20 collective bargaining.

Hiring process

• Applicants continuing through selection will be invited by email to complete the EEI TECH assessment, Test #5107.
• Candidates who previously passed the assessment may not need to retest in some cases.