Transmission Planning Advisor

Location: Hybrid at the Menifee Service Center in California; primary location is Menifee/Romoland, with work at alternate locations and up to 25% travel throughout the SCE service territory. Employees are required to work and reside in California.

Salary: $126,000–$189,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global operates electrical transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution infrastructure and focuses on clean energy, safety, and grid reliability.

What you will do

• Develop and design plans for transmission, sub-transmission, distribution, and telecommunications facilities, including resource plans, cost estimates, and construction options.
• Plan, design, and oversee new sub-transmission lines, easement realignments, overhead and underground systems, and related infrastructure projects.
• Manage projects from inception through closing, including schedules, operating and compliance dates, budgets, risk mitigation, and project management activities.
• Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Environmental, contractors, government entities, and private infrastructure owners throughout project delivery.
• Lead planning and system performance study reviews, environmental permitting, field inspections, and compliance verification.
• Create and maintain circuit maps and digital geospatial records for transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution assets, while protecting company and sensitive customer information.

Requirements

• Five or more years of experience in electrical utility distribution/transmission/telecommunication design, distribution/transmission/telecommunication line construction, or an engineering discipline.
• Valid Class C Driver’s License.
• Ability to work and reside in California and work in a hybrid arrangement at an SCE facility.
• Ability to travel and perform field work for up to 25% of working time throughout the SCE service territory.
• Ability to complete the required EEI TECH assessment if invited to continue in the selection process.

Nice to have

• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles, construction standards, and industry practices.
• Experience designing and leading complex technical projects and making strategic decisions about scope, impacts, policy, and implementation.
• Proficiency with advanced design and planning tools such as AUD, SPIDA, AutoCAD, and Design Manager.
• Experience providing technical oversight, reviewing complex designs, and ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Experience managing multiple or sensitive projects under tight timelines.
• Strong interpersonal, stakeholder-management, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Experience managing customer or stakeholder interactions in technical, construction, or utility environments.
• Knowledge of right-of-way acquisition and practices, transmission construction, electrical and structural engineering principles, urban underground design complexity, large commercial or industrial projects, and transmission, distribution, and telecommunications design standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work mode 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 workweek.
• Field-based work across the SCE service territory and possible extended assignments at alternate locations.
• Employment conditions may be affected by collective bargaining with ESC Local 20.

Hiring process

• Applicants who continue through selection may be invited to complete the EEI TECH assessment by email.
• Further details about the hybrid work mode are discussed during the interview stage.