Senior Manager of Distribution Project Management (Electric Utility)

Location: Hybrid role based primarily in Pomona, California; employees are generally required to work and reside in California. The position requires up to 30% travel and field work throughout the SCE service territory. Relocation does not apply.

Salary: $182,800–$274,100 per year.

Company

hirify.global provides electric transmission and distribution services focused on safety, reliability, infrastructure innovation, and cleaner energy.

What you will do

• Develop the long-term vision and strategic roadmap for the project management function, including project controls, cost, schedule, and innovative delivery methodologies.
• Lead the planning, optimization, and resource allocation of major Distribution Capital Programs and the largest and most complex transmission and distribution projects.
• Provide strategic direction for infrastructure projects involving new lines, substations, network upgrades, and distribution programs.
• Build relationships with engineering, asset management, technical planning, regional, transmission, permitting, public affairs, business, and vendor partners.
• Lead regulatory interactions and negotiate with agencies on permitting, siting, and environmental impact assessments.
• Provide escalation support for emergent issues while protecting company assets, customer data, proprietary information, and sensitive records.

Requirements

• Five or more years of experience supervising direct reports and/or managing projects.
• Experience developing long-term visions and strategic roadmaps for project management initiatives.

Nice to have

• Direct people leadership experience managing high-performing project management, utility, or operational teams, including employee development and organizational capability building.
• Experience leading complex electric utility or infrastructure projects and portfolios with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, risk, performance, and customer outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of electric distribution operations and experience partnering across engineering, design, construction, operations, and related organizations.
• Experience improving customer experience through proactive communication, project predictability, issue resolution, and stakeholder management.
• Experience leading organizational change, process improvement, performance management, and data-driven decision-making in a complex operating environment.
• Exceptional communication, strategic thinking, influencing, and stakeholder-alignment skills, including translating business priorities into measurable results.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work mode with a set number of days at an SCE facility and remote work on the remaining days.
• Work focused on cleaner energy, safety, reliability, and reducing carbon emissions.
• Opportunity to contribute to projects with direct impact on customers and employees across Southern California.
• Work includes field activity and travel throughout the SCE service territory.