June 13, 2025
Electric Energy Jobs

Power System Operations Specialist 2

Organization:
Southern California Edison
Region:
Canada, California, Alhambra
End of contest:
September 9, 2025
Type:
Full time
Category:
Transmission operations
Description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Power System Operations Specialist 2 at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you'll focus on Grid Operations compliance, training development/coordination, operating documentation and will interact with multiple disciplines (e.g., engineering, planning, maintenance, legal, regulatory and audits) to ensure that SCE operations, training and compliance documentation is aligned with regulatory requirements. As a Power System Operations Specialist 2, 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

  • Monitors system conditions and real-time systems data to ensure electric system operations reliability
  • Prepares and delivers system event reports and updates, participating in event analysis and internal reviews to drive continuous improvement
  • Tracks interconnected system conditions during normal and emergency situations, analyzing system operating limits and taking corrective action to mitigate contingencies
  • Facilitates scheduled and unscheduled electrical system outages, investigates equipment failures and oversees corrective maintenance to prevent recurrences
  • Directs changes in electrical components to ensure system integrity
  • Determines appropriate system adjustments and load shedding to respond to emergencies, complying with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) reliability standards
  • Maintains accurate and up-to-date operations logs, switching orders, clearance procedures, and other operational documentation
  • Activates notification protocols to inform management of system events
  • Employees hired into Trans Ops Planning & Analysis department, must be able to pass the NERC PER-005 assessment with 12 months of hire
  • 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

  • Three or more years of experience in electric system operations.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ten years of experience in Engineering, Electric Utility or related field. 
  • NERC Reliability Coordinator Certification.
  • Experience with NERC standards, WECC policies, and CAISO procedures.
  • Two years of experience with bulk electric system operations.
  • Experience in making real-time decisions regarding operating of the SCE electric system. 

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Contact

Southern California Edison

P.O. Box 800

Rosemead

California États-Unis

www.sce.com