Construction Advisor - Generation Major Projects

Southern California Edison (SCE)

$108K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Seven or more years of experience in construction management, methods, materials, and equipment.
  • Valid Class C Driver's License required.
  • Cal/OSHA 30 certification preferred for safety oversight expertise.
  • Experience with quality assurance and control practices in construction.
  • Ability to interpret construction drawings and specifications.
  • Strong communication skills for documentation and collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Experience in remote or regulated utility construction environments.

Responsibilities

  • Manage project scopes, costs, and schedules to ensure compliance with capital project guidelines.
  • Enforce safety and environmental policies during construction to maintain compliance.
  • Review contractor reports to provide accurate updates on project progress and challenges.
  • Manage field change orders and ensure proper approval processes are followed.
  • Coordinate quality control inspections to ensure work meets specified standards.
  • Assist in developing and reviewing Quality Control Inspection Plans in collaboration with project teams.
  • Protect company assets and handle sensitive information with integrity and attention to cybersecurity.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work mode with a mix of onsite and remote work.
  • Possibility of relocation assistance for candidates.
  • Consideration for candidates with arrest or conviction records per fair chance policy.
  • Comprehensive benefits and resources available through the Candidate Resource page.
Full Job Description
Construction Advisor - Generation Major Projects

In this job, you'll serve as a core owner-side project team member providing constructability, execution risk, and field-readiness input across the stages of multiple projects in the Big Creek Hydro-Electric System supporting project planning, design reviews, development approvals, sourcing, preconstruction readiness, construction execution, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.

As a Construction Advisor - Generation Major Projects, 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 project scopes, costs and schedules within the construction contract with contractors, ensuring compliance with specified cost and schedule for capital projects ranging from moderate to major impact.
  • Maintains and enforces safety and environmental policies and procedures onsite during active construction, interpreting and applying them to ensure a safe and compliant work environment.
  • Reviews and prepares contractors daily and weekly reports, as well as final construction reports, to provide accurate and timely information on project progress, challenges, and achievements.
  • Manages the preparation, review, and processing of field change orders, ensuring they are approved and processed in accordance with the company's procedures and guidelines.
  • Coordinates and manages quality control and third-party inspections as scoped and delivered by the project team, ensuring that all work meets the required quality standards and specifications.
  • Assists in the development and review of the Quality Control Inspection Plan (QCIP), providing input and guidance to ensure that the plan is comprehensive, effective, and aligned with project requirements. Collaborates with various third-party stakeholders, serving as the single point of contact between the onsite construction contractor and the company.
  • 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 managing construction methods, materials and equipment as well as applying construction codes, regulations and safety standards.
  • Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Cal/OSHA 30 certification, with demonstrated knowledge of construction safety standards and contractor safety oversight.
  • Experience applying quality assurance and quality control practices, including construction testing, inspections, and documentation; inspection certification is a plus.
  • Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, technical specifications, and project requirements.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document field conditions, escalate risks, prepare status updates, and collaborate effectively with contractors, project managers, and engineers.
  • Experience working in remote field environments, regulated utility sites, or construction areas with access, outage, environmental, or operational constraints.
  • Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and manage priorities with limited day-to-day supervision.
  • Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications and other technology to support field documentation, reporting, and communication.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related technical discipline, or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.


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 Big Creek, CA and position will require up to 60% traveling in the field throughout the Big Creek Hydroelectric System.
  • 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 may apply to this position.


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