• Job ID: 71043850
• Job Family: Corporate Communications
• Location: Redlands, CA US
• Salary: 116,000-174,000

Job Description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Government Relations Manager/Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll lead SCE external activities/engagements in a specified geographic area, including unincorporated San Bernardino County and cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, and other areas as assigned. You will be part of project teams and will assist in the development and delivery of public affairs strategies and tactics for major issues, programs, and projects. You will develop and provide assessments, intelligence, and recommendations to the team and will validate or supplement intelligence garnered from social media research.

As a Government Relations Manager/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?

A day in the life – Get ready to think big, work smart and shine bright!

• Manage relationships with elected officials, local government staff and community stakeholders, as needed, network with key external stakeholders and influencers within a geographic region in support of assigned projects and business priorities.
• Regularly monitor local government and community activities and issues, including the timely review of city council, county board of supervisors, other local government body meeting agendas and land use/planning documents. Regularly attend local government and agency meetings to ensure Company compliance with city/county and agency rules and regulations. Keep abreast of proposed public policies and administrative actions that may impact the Company and its customers.
• Lead response and resolution of highly escalated community issues related to programs/projects.
• Develop understanding of political/community landscape of impacted project area(s); assists project team briefings, public meetings, presentations, door-to door outreach, etc., gather community intelligence to validate or supplement intelligence from social media monitoring and research; is conversant in social media tools (e.g. Twitter), as this position may be responsible for some level of social media presence (in coordination with Corporate Communications) and community engagement as a company representative; identify community risks and opportunities and proactively incorporates these into outreach strategy.
• Provide subject matter counsel and guidance to internal team members and external stakeholders relative to handling company issues in communities; coordinate with internal company leaders and other OU project leaders within the scope of specific issues being addressed; conduct training to internal partners on dealing with the public.
• Work with project managers and teams on the development of project plans, including scope, schedule, and budget; measure impact of work in either the communities served, or the projects supported.
• Provide support in an assigned role for the Organizational Unit (OU) and Company emergency response, resiliency, and Incident Management Team (IMT) activations, processes, and reports. Participate in user team meetings as assigned.
• Stay current with relevant technology and innovation.
• Perform duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

The essentials

• Seven or more years working experience in public affairs, government relations, or community relations.
• Experience developing outreach strategies crafted to target governmental and community-based entities.

The preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Political Science, Business, or related field.
• Experience in a cross-functional environment balancing multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with social media tools for monitoring and engaging with stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze, summarize and recommend ideas and concepts to senior management in a clear, concise, and persuasive manner.
• Ability to handle and support multiple projects concurrently.
• Ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and planning skills.
• Effective decision making, results delivery, team building.
• Strong ethics, interpersonal skills, and the ability to optimally handle stress and engage in continuous learning.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills with a high level of initiative and ability to effectively interface and collaborate with all partners to help drive solutions and ensure stakeholder buy-in.
• Experience working in the energy industry.

You should know

• 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 reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage.
• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, and hiring process, and more!
• The primary work location for this is Redlands, CA (Nevada Street)
• Relocation does not apply to this position.

Testing

• This position requires testing and applicants who are identified to continue through the selection process will be invited to test via email. Reference our Information Guides for the following tests: Edison Individual Contributor Workstyles (Test #8203). Candidates who have previously passed these assessment(s), in some cases, may not need to retest again for 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.

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.