intern

engineer

senior advisor

energy advisor

senior specialist

Southern California Edison

Great pay and benefits. But it’s a trade off for your life basically. I have moved around in the company. There are some departments that have positive attitudes and great culture. Then there are others that are horrible. I’ve also been in departments (IT) where there is absolutely no time constraints or access restraints. The IT dept was unwilling to even try helping you out with your schedule. So I had to spend an EXTRA 2 hours in traffic every day because upper management in IT belittles it’s employees and says they can’t be trusted to show up and leave on time. What a joke. For a company so “safety driven” you would think they would at least try to keep you out of traffic. Nope. As good as the job was, I packed up and left California. Moved out of state where my drive is way easier and I can actually afford a nice home without spending over 1 million near work. If the company would have helped with starting at times to relieve traffic or open up positions in more locations maybe I would have stayed (They can but it’s an inconvenience for management). Maybe not. This position I talk about only has 1 location (Fullerton). So sometimes I would have work literally 10 minutes away from my home. Instead of letting me report there, I was made to drive 60 miles from my home to Fullerton, back near home, back to Fullerton, and back home again. So annoying. This position also had travel. I actually didn’t mind because I would not have to spend hours in traffic every day. But instead of letting you take jobs out of town, this IT department had to be “fair” and screw everyone from trying to make work life better. That department acts like they want to make everyone happy. But really it’s the management who tailors all the benefits for themselves. There’s a chain of command and you are not encouraged to go up it. Such a fake culture. The company is trying to make it better but I think they let it get so bad decades ago that it will take decades to change. Just know what your getting into weather it be construction, IT, or Metering (actually a really good department). I used to think it would be worth it but the trade off in traffic or being at work all the time is not worth it.  

In the mornings typically started off coming in early than supposed to, clock in for work hours due to time keeping is very important to the company, and get yourself situated on what the workload will be like for the following day. Then supervisors will look walk around the greeting everyone and making sure the employee is present and working. The workload is described more as analytical due to differing types of incentive based programs in which Edison gives back to the residents, commercial business, and the government by offering them rebates through application submissions. This is where you would have to analyze information and input into client based customer service program and call customers applying for these programs. We would have weekly meetings regarding improvements or updates in the program and how to improve the business. I learned how to analyze information and manage several projects within the company. I learned how to train people to become more efficient and help grow the company within due to being a quick learner. I learned how to multi-task due to heavy work load and managing different personalities of people on a team. I learned how to communicate to others more efficiently and give presentations on how to make people better understand and do their work more effectively. Management was poor due they know the overall purpose of the programs but fail to know what we are talking about within the programs themselves. Co-workers some are more adaptable changes and some disliked it completely. I personally felt some people were taking corporate life for granted and not really helping as much as they could be but, regardless I was in one of the most difficult programs and had to analyze the strengths of our team members to help them work more effectively. The hardest part of my job was helping people understand the comprehensiveness of the program to managers to implement change to move due to them unable to comply with the lack of knowledge they had regarding the programs themselves. The most enjoyable part of my job was helping others know that I am helping all these people save money and trying to make everyone a little bit happier each day.

A typical day in Eastern Doc as a dispatcher would consist of supporting Eastern and Southern grid by being the eyes and ears for the field team as they repair, locate source for lost of energy such as fault indicators, blown transformer or lost of sub which would mean the entire district would loose energy. First thing is to make sure there isn't any priorities on that grid such as hospitals, prison's or schools. We are to notified them second after we contact the fire department and local police department. Next is to determine what is out and how much is out once that is determine joining with customer service to make contact with clients would be in place to determine who service has been restored, has partial service or still out given the linemen/ troubleman an Ideal of what they are dealing with.  This department also delegate work out to the troubleman on a daily for repairs or for outside dig in's. This department also decided if a customer looses power if a troubleman would need to access the problem that evening or to put the work on the following day morning roster. Management is very supportive and you are over seen by numerous of supervisors, meaning you will have at least five supervisors for this is a 24hr operation and all station must be covered at all times. The co-worker plays a very big role because they are you backbone and your relief when you are fatigued or need to go to restroom. The hardest part of this job is the extremely long hours when a storm arrive such as wind, heat or rain because transformers began to drop all over the place and you are forced to stay at work. The most enjoyable part of the job is the support we give to each other and the end of the day meaning going home to your family that you might not have seen for days.

In the meter reading department your typical day would be to receive you work duties within your hand held devise. The day deals with all types of weather condition such as rain, heat and cold days not to mention numerous direct contact with the customer dog. This department teach you to be alert at all times in order to make sure you are safe and return home daily. The meter reader can walk up on all types of condition such as drug sales, homeless people, abundant buildings and animals. This is the reason one must be alert at all times. The meter reader must also know how to delegate their daily task in order to make sure all meters are read by the end of the day to avoid given the client a NO Read which mean they would be rated from the previous year read and that read could be higher so it is very important to gain access to the meter to make sure one has an accurate read. Customer service is also important because their are times you would interact with a customer and you are the face of the organization so good customer service plays a long way. Management would fit the correct route to the suited employee to keep them safe and offer medical needs in the even t their was an accident immediately.  The co-worker's are outstanding because they would offer their support if their work is completed faster than expected to assure all work is completed because when our department is rated it affects the department as a whole. The hardest part of this job is dealing with the weather and the customers animals because you come across all animals not just dogs. The most enjoyable part of the day is making it home safe and the safety lunches because this show us that we can get the job done and keep the injury rate down.

Culture
Appearances matter more than reality and sometimes there is an unwillingness of managers to accept realistic truth.  There is ping pong in the cafeteria , a gym on site, and a work life balance group that meets on campus and have to make your own work life balance because asked to not let anything drop although known staffing constraint.  Safety is contradicted by Good ole boys manager's club.  People are trying to climb to the top but there are limited slots or no slots at all.  Want you to speak up but depending on the manager's skills, can expect corrective action, words may fall on deaf ears, or told no need to discuss it due to discussion with superiors.  Everyone is responsible for their role but Leaders don't seem to know when they are undermining your authority making it more difficult for you to lead.   The appearance of Leaders leading and taking credit for others work is prevalent.  Managers choose  to support you on things they care about which may not align with program needs.  Mutual respect among co-workers is an issue at times.
Hardest Part of the Job
IT Enterprise had a centralized PMO, decentralized and is trying a centralized one again.  A lot of new leaders are figuring things out while driving to timelines.  Timelines are not negotiable. 
 Contract approvals and changes are delayed by resource constraints.  There is no upward mobility from the Delivery Manager role.  New leaders are chosen based on favoritism and are not sufficiently trained.  May report to unknowledgeable and less experienced managers since a two program managers model is always used regardless of the size of the program.  Additionally, there are no documented roles and responsibilities for the different project roles.    Success is dependent on vendor program management.  Have contracts with low quality vendor resources rather than pay efficient ones.  Redundant meetings with leadership at least once a month.

Working security forces at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant was an awesome experience. I learned to work as a team with an organization supporting a work force of up to a few thousand people performing multiple jobs. I was responsible for performing armed and tactical duties essential to protecting and defending the
Nuclear Reactors and their Vital Area components against radiological sabotage. I performed continuous surveillance of Protected Area barrier intrusion detection segments, periodic
checks of the gates, doorways, VA/PA alarm assessment, and escorting of vehicles in accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements. Regularly completed insider mitigation and cyber security checks. I was required to stand long hours monitoring areas of interest utilizing advanced camera systems such as PTZ’s, and infra-red. I completed daily security logs, and created detailed reports regarding any security issues. Completed quarterly weapons and tactics training utilizing .40 caliber Glock and AR-15 assault rifle. Edison had an awesome work culture which allowed hiring and training for new positions from within. The hardest part of working for Edison was that there are a lot of people who want to move up the chain of command who are extremely qualified, so advancing can at times come down to a good ol' boy network since it is not uncommon for others to have equal job qualifications. The most enjoyable parts of working for Edison was working alongside awesome individuals, and knowing that the company cared for its' employees, ensuring work was always fairly compensated financially.

This company is GREAT for benefit purposes, if you can get on permanent vs. contingent.  •	Input IDSM (Integrated Demand-Side Management) application data into S.C.E.’s CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system.  Process LTC1/2 (Loan Term Calculations) for customers to receive EE (Energy Efficiency) rebates on their commercial property.  Create service contracts for the inspections department concerning the construction, relocation, installation and/or maintenance of equipment measures associated with the commercial property.  
•	Analyze documentation (invoices, specification sheets, W9/CA590) received from customers/Customer’s Authorized Agents (CAAs) to determine incentive eligibility for S.C.E.’s EE (Energy Efficiency) program.  Maintain quality control, validate accurate data entry and confirm compliance with CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission) regulatory policies/procedures (auditing standards).
•	Update CRM database with accuracy from reports and calculations received from technical reviewers on Customized incentives by creating Excel charts/spreadsheets to graph/transfer date accumulated.  Identify potential kWh risk factors, implement process improvements, and facilitate processing of Express/Customized Core, On-Bill Financing, Partnerships/Third Party projects with S.C.E.’s BCD (Business Customer Division) and COE segment analyst (Center of Excellence).
•	Work with Commercial, Government & Institutions, Agricultural, and Industrial business stakeholders with their documentation submitted to streamline the processing of their incentive applications.  Worked with accounts payable to ensure verification of payee tax documents, corporate finances, and were IRS eligible business practices.

I spend nearly seventeen years with the Edison Company in various jobs and locations. Edison is a wonderful place to work and to develop many skills professionally. My accounting experience began as a payroll clerk. As I quickly learned the accounting practices of the entire company my understanding grew and I advanced quickly . Many of my co-workers rotated work scheduled  in payroll and in the warehouses. We would often be called to travel to other job locations from  a few weeks to a year performing and assisting the various crew members that were called to accomplish repairs in Steam Division Maintenance Division.  I picked up some valuable experiences.
The company provided great benefits when traveling out of town over nite stay's.  Edison provided everyone per-idem each week to compensate for any of our expenditures as well as car allowances.
It was really easy for me to move up into management because of those around me knew my skills and work attitude. We worked  very closely with the administration and management teams we met within our division10 areas locations and spent a lot of time together socially while not working.
Part of the draw back to the job was that we were absent from our families a lot and missing that all important interaction with the children. Yet on the other hand we provided our families with very special times of enjoyment, using our extra funds for exciting vacations and amusement  parks activities here in the Southern California area.

Call Center Environment is poor. Mandatory OT all
The time with little to no notice. There isn't any manager or supervisor support if they call hands on deck you will not see one of them on the phones. Instead of backfilling positions when employees leave they set up "developmental opportunities" where you do the job of a supervisor but keep your current pay. 

T & D does not promote from within. In fact members of HR have stated they don't normally consider employees at the call center for other openings. The last planner class that went through had 19 external candidates and 3 SCE employees. Even though we are going through reductions in force in various places they still hire more people off the street rather than filling spots with displaced loyal employees. 

There is no loyalty at this company in leadership.
All that matters is saving money no matter what the personal cost. Moral is at an all time low and I have seen many qualified, hard-working, educated employees leave to work for other companies because SCE does not promote internally enough. Employees are trying of staying stagnant and watching external candidates move up in the company while they continue to work the same go no where job for years. 

I don't recommend this company. It is no longer the "stable" utility good job everyone once thought it was. It's just another company trying to maximize profit while minimizing overhead. Over 50% of their jobs are outsourced. Run don't walk from here.

I have lead many projects from the design engineering area and the construction / inspection/ project management fields.  I believe this experience allows me to better understand the needs of everyone involved in projects and to find solutions to project problems that are viewed as more acceptable to all involved.   While working as a project manager a large bridge crane was installed with connecting welds performed by a welder without having the correct qualifications.  I came up with a design modification that spanned the unqualified welds and reduces the project impact on this fabrication error.  The hardest part of a job is working with different people and the most satisfying part is being successful working with people.  I believe keeping project stakeholder involved in a project helps tie them to the outcome of a project.  Everyone working on the job is a stakeholder.   If you can establish relations with the people you can find out what they would like to see as an successful  outcome of projects.  In this way you can bring everyone into working toward that successful outcome.

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