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Southern California Edison
Senior Dam Safety Engineer
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A Water or Wastewater Engineer specializes in the treatment and management of contaminated water. Designs sewage systems and water treatment plants.
$117,203 / year median in California
+5% projected growth
Job Description
Join the Clean Energy Revolution Become a Senior Dam Safety Engineer at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you'll work with our dedicated Dam Safety Team to protect the Company and the Public by ensuring the safety of SCE's dams. You will provide field and construction support to ensure that dam safety maintenance and capital projects meet Federal and California regulatory requirements, including all needed work authorizations. You will have direct responsibility for making key decisions in the field independently and if needed provide immediate direction to field personnel on dam safety issues. Key Focus of Role Field Inspections/ Construction Support
- You will work independently to perform field inspections/ construction support for dams and appurtenant structures to ensure compliance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and California Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD), and to investigate and evaluate emergent dam safety issues. Dam Safety Reports and Briefings
- You will prepare critical dam safety regulatory reports and briefings to meet internal and regulatory needs, as well as meet with regulatory agency representatives. Maintenance Strategies
- You will work with planning units and field personnel to develop, implement and lead effective maintenance strategies for individual dams. Evaluate dam safety instrumentation data and provide recommendations for appropriate threshold and action levels. Dam Safety Subject Matter Expert
- You will act as a subject matter expert on a range of dam safety topics and provides guidance on (FERC) and California (DSOD) regulations. Dam Safety Training
- You will provide dam safety training to engineers, hydrographers, civil crew members, operators, managers, and others, as needed.
NERC/CIP
impacted position- Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation.