Public Affairs Senior Advisor

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Public Affairs Senior Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you will lead the development and implementation of strategic, integrated engagement plans that result in favorable outcomes for energy-related policy and infrastructure projects to help safely deliver reliable, clean, and affordable electricity.

Core responsibilities include managing external engagement for a portfolio of business, policy, and infrastructure projects across the service area, including coordinating the Local Public Affairs department’s participation in SCE’s Incident Command System program and ensuring compliance with public safety regulations and reporting. The Senior Advisor will develop and drive the execution of comprehensive, strategic external engagement plans and lead community engagement efforts on various topics.

They work closely with internal teams to understand business objectives, policy priorities, and key energy infrastructure projects, and lead cross-functional teams to drive for results. This includes engaging with policymakers and their staff, making presentations to government officials, and participating in external stakeholder forums. They also develop and track key metrics, identify trends or issues, and make recommendations to company leadership to mitigate risk and optimize outcomes.

The Senior Advisor will also lead engagement with local government partners to facilitate better interagency cooperation and coordination during emergency events and lead efforts to educate local governments around resiliency measures. The Senior Advisor provides support in an assigned role for the Organizational Unit (OU) and company emergency response, resiliency, and Incident Management Team (IMT) activations. After-hours, night, and weekend duty rotation may be required.

As a Senior Advisor, 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

Leads larger strategic relationship-building projects; engages new officials and re-strategizes relationships; ensures SCE initiatives are clearly communicated

Takes the lead in setting the agenda for forums and gatherings, determines the key topics and focus areas; leads discussions and engages proactively with government officials; starts to strategize on SCE’s approach to potential legislation

Approves correspondence, forms, and other documents as well as ensures they are without error

Leads the completion of reports, ensuring deadlines are met and that the reports are of high quality; interacts directly with legal or compliance teams to ensure full compliance; provides recommendations for improving the report filing process

Highlights issues that may affect company operations and project developments in briefing notes for senior management and leads the development of reports for the corporate office

Leads development of policy content, anticipating organizational needs and industry shifts; influences internal discussions and external engagements with developed content ensuring the organization’s voice is prominently featured in broader policy conversations

Leads the flow of information from the Government Affairs office to internal stakeholders relying on information from them, such as strategic initiatives, agency actions, and legislative proposals

Identifies priority issues and reaches out to industry lobbying coalitions regarding those matters

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

Ten or more years of experience working in public affairs, government relations, or community relations.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Political Science, Business, or related field

Experience working closely with local government(s), public works agencies, emergency management, and environmental sustainability organizations

Experience tracking and reporting on regulatory or legislative compliance mandates

Experience giving presentations on complex issues to non-technical audiences, including city councils, boards of supervisors, and the general public

Experience working in the energy industry

Experience managing external engagement for infrastructure projects and public involvement or community engagement activities

Experience working with fire agencies, emergency management, or other public safety agencies

Experience in public safety policy or demonstrated experience developing public safety policy proposals at the city or county level

Familiarity with the Incident Command System

Strong strategic planning, analytical, and effective organizational skills with a high level of initiative

Effective decision making, results delivery, and team building

Excellent written and oral communication skills with a strong attention to detail

Ability to analyze, summarize, and recommend ideas and concepts to senior management in a clear, concise, and persuasive manner

Strong ethics, people skills, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning

Ability to prioritize and project manage multiple projects concurrently

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.

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Position will require up to 30% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service area

There may be an assessment as part of the interview process

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

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.

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