Senior Manager, Transmission & Distribution Operational Planning & Cost Performance

Senior Manager, Transmission & Distribution Operational Planning & Cost Performance

Join the Clean Energy Revolution and become a Senior Manager, Transmission & Distribution Operational Planning & Cost Performance at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this position, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how SCE's Transmission & Distribution organization plans, funds, and executes its work. This position is responsible for balancing affordability, reliability, and delivery performance by integrating capital and O&M operating plans. You will ensure that financial and operational strategies are fully aligned to support a resilient and future-ready grid. This is a unique opportunity to influence enterprise-level decisions, translate data into actionable strategy, and establish operating plans for billions of dollars in annual investments across Transmission & Distribution. As a Senior Manager, Transmission & Distribution Operational Planning & Cost Performance, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Key Areas of Focus

• Lead T&D Operating Plan Development
• Direct Financial and Cost Planning
• Establish and Maintain Cost-Per Metrics
• Oversee Delivery and Compliance Tracking
• Provide Strategic Leadership and Collaboration

Responsibilities

Plays critical role in aligning performance metrics with organizational goals and ensuring the resilience of business operations. Identify areas for performance improvement based on data analysis and insights. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategies, initiatives, and process improvements that drive efficiency, productivity, and cost savings; monitor the impact of these interventions and make adjustments as needed. Assess and monitor risks that may impact business performance; identify potential risks, develop risk mitigation strategies, and establish monitoring mechanisms to ensure that risks are effectively managed; provide recommendations for improving resilience and addressing emerging risks. Collaborates with various stakeholders to ensure that performance metrics are aligned with strategic objectives; facilitate discussions, workshops, and presentations to communicate performance results, share insights, and gain buy-in for performance improvement initiatives. Continuously evaluate and refine performance management processes and methodologies. Stays up-to-date with industry best practices, emerging trends, and new technologies; lead benchmarking exercises to compare performance against industry peers and identify areas for improvement. Lead and support organizational change initiatives, offering insights into their impact on performance metrics; collaborate with senior executives and other key stakeholders to align performance metrics with strategic goals; analyze data to identify areas for improvement and implement initiatives to enhance efficiency and productivity. Lead a high-performing team to drive strategic initiatives, optimize processes, and enhance overall business performance. 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 experience supervising a team of direct reports and / or project management. Five or more years combined experience performing or leading Business Performance Management function.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, Economics, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred. Ten (10) years of relevant experience in financial planning, cost management, or performance analytics within a utility or capital-intensive organization. Proven experience as a people-first leader, with strong emotional intelligence (EQ) and the ability to support, motivate, and develop a remote diverse team. Demonstrated strategic thinking and ability to align operational plans with business goals and regulatory requirements (e.g., general rate case). Financial management or portfolio management experience with large budgets (hundreds of millions to billions of dollars); strong analytical skills and agility with data. Track record of successful collaboration and negotiation with senior leaders (vice presidents, directors) and cross-functional teams. Hands-on approach to problem-solving, including the ability to develop tools (e.g., Excel workbooks) and support the team through strict deadlines and high-pressure situations. Comfortable working in a dynamic, evolving environment; experience leading teams through organizational change and process improvement. Ability to drive cost-saving initiatives, standardize processes, and implement analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI) across operational groups. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data and present actionable insights to stakeholders.

Additional Information

The position's work mode is remote. Employee is able to work primarily at home or remote however, the employee may be expected to come to an SCE facility on occasion. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Hiring organizations can add further requirements related to specific jobs. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs. Position will require up to 20% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory. 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. We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.