Underground Civil Construction Inspector

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become an Underground Civil Construction Inspector at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you'll work in our Underground Civil Construction & Inspection Division within Southern California Edison's T&D Organizational Unit overseeing the construction and maintenance of SCE's underground infrastructure system. As an Underground Civil Construction Inspector, 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

• Dispatches field crews, troubleshooters and testers engaged in the construction, maintenance and emergency restoration of energy distribution facilities and customer service facilities; assigns work to SCE's contractors, reviewing contractor daily reports for accuracy, and resolves issues and approves changes; monitors assigned contract crews for safe, productive and quality work practices
• Ensures that the services provided to the customer meet internal and external regulatory requirements
• Creates and delivers reports on all ongoing construction, quality of work, and scheduled maintenance
• Documents the location of installed facilities on as-built drawings and preparing required supporting documents in accordance with departmental policies and procedures
• Coordinate changes to projects in accordance with contract documents and/or department policies and procedures with both internal and external customers
• Collaboratively tasks projects with contractors and provides technical support to Local and Tech Planning
• Interface with internal personnel and outside agencies; making decisions in the field which may impact the efficiency of field crews and work order closings
• Review, authorize, validate and track assigned work scopes and scope changes at the field level
• Perform contractor field safety assessments. Create and maintain a safety conscious work environment by leading and influencing others to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices
• Ensure warranty corrections are completed, inspecting work for safety and quality
• 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

• Five to seven years of experience in quality control/inspection
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with utility underground construction practices, specifications and requirements, including the SCE's Underground Structures (UGS) Manual, CPUC GO128 and related industry standards.
• Experience performing inspections, including providing technical support, identifying compliance issues, and providing corrective recommendations.
• Experience documenting installed facilities on as-built drawings.
• Experience with Auto CAD, Blue Beam or any similar drafting software.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience managing risks and safety appropriately and providing exceptional service to internal and external customers.
• Experience evaluating the effectiveness of projects, including monitoring progress, reallocating resources, reporting on status, and implementing changes as needed.
• Experience coordinating activities between the Company and contractors, including assigning work, monitoring projects, and reviewing contractor daily (TEM) reports for accuracy.
• Experience preparing and delivering reports to management and/or peers.

Additional Information

• This position's work mode is on-site. The employee will report to an SCE facility or in the field location. 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 the Wildomar Service Center. However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time at a field location is the San Jacinto Region which includes Yucca Valley, Twenty Nine Palms, Blythe, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Idyllwild, Hemet, Moreno Valley, Perris, Mead Valley, South Corona, Temescal Valley, Menifee, Quail Valley, Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Murrieta, Temecula, La Cresta, De Luz)
• Position will require up to 75 % traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
• Relocation does not apply to 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.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Wildomar, CA

Job ID: Edison-4984

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-12-19T18:51:06