Information Technology Project Manager (Grid Services)

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become anInformation Technology Project Manager (Grid Services)at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll be responsible for delivering multiple Software projects/products in the Information Technology - Grid Solutions portfolio, that includes Grid Transmission, Substation and Grid Innovation projects with a high degree of quality and within scope, schedule, and budget. You will lead the delivery of projects of varying size and complexity, which require you to make daily decisions associated with project health, vendor performance, portfolio financials, and risks / issues. You will ensure technology investments deliver positive business value and are directly associated with strategic Organizational Unit (OU) goals. In this role, you’ll collaborate with multiple internal and external partners, at various levels of management including IT vendors, PMO, Cybersecurity, Change & Release Management, Service Management, Finance, Supply Chain and Operations. Additionally, you will coordinate with multiple collaborators to evaluate performance against project plans, resolve issues, and manage escalations, while effectively communicating across the leadership spectrum.

As an Information Technology Project Manager (Grid Services), 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?

Responsibilities

• Manages the activities of one or more moderate to large, short to mid-term projects with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods and outcomes
• Exercises considerable latitude and judgement in developing plans, budgets, and resources, directing activities and actions, and determining deliverable
• Decides appropriate methods, procedures for new projects with significant independence
• Engages with all levels of management and acts as a key consultant for both functional and business issues
• Manages complex user story decomposition, dependency mapping, and backlog prioritization
• Analyzes velocity trends, quality metrics, and team capacity to forecast release plans
• Drives process improvements by analyzing sprint metrics and refining ceremonies, workflows, documentation, and tools
• Implements Agile software development practices including test-driven development (TDD), pair programming, continuous integration, and refactoring
• 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

• Seven or more years of experience in IT project management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Computing Information Systems, Engineering, or relevant technical field.
• Five or more years of experience working in Information Technology for an electric utility company.
• Two or more years of IT portfolio management, product line management, or customer relationship management experience.
• Effective interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
• Experience in understanding relevant tools including Agile tools like Jira/Octane, GitHub, or similar.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools.
• Experience with Product Line and Value Streams methodologies.

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 Rosemead, CA.  However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time at other SCE offices.

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.

At SCE, we celebrate our differences. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected 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.