Root Cause Engineering Manager

Title: Root Cause Engineering Manager
Type; Hybrid
Pay: $157,800 – $236,700
Job ID: 2911
Job Family: Asset Strategy & Planning
Location: CA-Westminster

Job Description:

Become a Root Cause Engineering Manager within the System Performance team in System Planning & Engineering at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow.

In this job, you will lead a team investigating and identifying the root causes of asset failures such as overhead wire downs and underground equipment failures. Responsibilities include leading root cause analysis investigations, coordinating with various departments to gather data, and developing strategies to prevent future issues.

As a Root Cause Engineering Manager, you will play a critical role in enhancing the reliability and performance of our systems, ensuring that our grid runs smoothly and efficiently. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future? 

Responsibilities

• Leads a select set of engineering and business initiatives to develop grid strategies, determine how the grid is planned, designed, operated, and maintained to operationalize company’s strategy
• Develops and maintains a project portfolio management system to prioritize projects, allocate resources, and monitor performance
• Evaluates new technologies and methodologies to enhance project efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability, designing and implementing improvement projects and new systems to support site initiatives and improve operational efficiency
• Establishes and maintains relationships with external partners, vendors, and contractors to support project delivery and innovation
• Coaches engineering teams on professional development opportunities to enhance their skills and knowledge
• Leads the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy, technology and safety program to ensure company advancement toward future vision and the well-being of employees and contractors involved in engineering projects
• Manages the engineering team that provides emergent and routine trouble-shooting support for plant technical needs. Manages various contract engineers and works with those individuals to ensure consistency and quality in design, delivery milestone dates, and cost
• Leads the design and implementation of new equipment and cost-effective equipment modifications to help improve safety, reliability, and throughput
• Develops goals for engineering team and assigns projects/roles to employees that translate Sr. Manager levels goals into actionable tasks
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five or more years of combined experience performing or supervising engineering work in operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field. 
• Experience in project management, including budgeting and scheduling.
• Proven track record of leading engineering teams and managing complex projects.
• A passion for innovation and implementing cutting-edge technologies to enhance system reliability and performance.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to clearly capture information discussed in team settings including key decisions & outcomes with rationale supported by data, context, and implications to a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Experience presenting to and influencing senior management.

Additional Information

• 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 work and reside in the state of California.  Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more! 
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• The primary work location for this position is Westminster.  However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time at (alternate work location).
• Position will require up to 10% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory. 
•  This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position – Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation.  Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.
• 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.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.