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Project Principal Manager

Kansas City, MO

In the role of Project Principal Manager, we'll count on you to: * Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development & initiation to ...

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San Antonio, TX · On-site

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Program Principal Engineer

Bethesda, MD · On-site

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As of Jun 5, 2026, the average yearly pay for principal manager in the United States is $109,393.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $85,000.00 and $125,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Principal Manager vs Project Manager?

AspectPrincipal ManagerProject Manager
CredentialsTypically requires advanced degrees and extensive experience in management or industry-specific certificationsRequires project management certifications like PMP and relevant experience
Work EnvironmentOversees multiple teams or departments, strategic planning, high-level decision makingFocuses on planning, executing, and closing individual projects within scope, time, and budget
Employer & Industry UsageCommon in corporate, technology, and consulting firms for leadership rolesUsed across industries for managing specific projects in construction, IT, marketing, etc.

The main difference is that a Principal Manager holds a higher-level, strategic leadership role overseeing multiple teams or departments, while a Project Manager focuses on managing specific projects. Both roles require strong management skills and relevant certifications, but their scope and responsibilities differ significantly.

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Power Marketing Principal Manager

Southern California Edison (SCE)

Rosemead, CA • On-site

$233K - $349K/yr

Full-time

Posted 5 days ago

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution
Become a Power Marketing, Principal Manager at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you'll provide enterprise-level leadership for the lifecycle management of SCE's executed power, capacity, and energy-related contracts, overseeing a large and diverse portfolio critical to reliability, affordability, and regulatory compliance. You will lead and develop experienced contract managers and a senior manager responsible for post-execution contract administration, performance optimization, and risk management across a wide range of resource types, including renewable generation, energy storage, and other emerging technologies. This position plays a key role in guiding complex contract amendments, resolving performance and compliance issues, and partnering closely with origination, planning, operations, regulatory, legal, and finance teams to ensure contracts are administered in alignment with evolving market conditions, regulatory requirements, and corporate objectives.
As a Power Marketing, Principal Manager, 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
  • Steers the management and administration of executed short-term and long-term power sale agreements with government, public and private corporations from execution through the full contract term.
  • Approves and finalizes post-execution contract actions, including amendments, waivers, consents, or execution of contractual mechanisms arising from procurement processes and executed agreements.
  • Oversees implementation of contract execution strategies approved at the senior management level, including cross-functional coordination to ensure alignment with approved commercial and operational terms.
  • Governs standards for the administration of complex deal structures post-execution, including application of contract provisions supporting financing arrangements, credit, collateral, and risk mitigation.
  • Drives contract performance and risk intelligence capabilities within the organization securing information on counterparty performance, market, industry, economic, consumer, and competitive conditions and trends that impact contract administration and compliance.
  • Shapes the financial administration and oversight processes associated with executed power sale agreements, including contract economics, payment terms, and coordination with settlements, accounting, and risk functions.
  • Directs collaboration and coordination with internal regulatory teams to ensure compliance with each program and incentive structure.
  • Ensures that all project contractual milestones are communicated to internal stakeholders and counterparties and effectively shared with development and operations teams.
  • Influences overall competency and strategy around contract interpretation, issue resolution, and execution of contractual rights.
  • Shapes and directs high-level strategic relationships with origination, planning, trading, or procurement desks across key sectors, as well as operations, regulatory, and risk teams, driving partnerships and influencing decisions that benefit the organization through effective lifecycle contract management.
  • 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
  • Seven or more years of experience supervising a team of direct reports and/or project management. Experience with energy industry in power marketing or power origination.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or related discipline.
  • Extensive experience overseeing large, complex portfolios of executed energy contracts, including renewables, energy storage, conventional power, combined heat and power, and natural gas, within a regulated utility or comparable environment.
  • Demonstrated leadership of high-impact contract amendment negotiations, commercial restructurings, and dispute resolution efforts driven by market design changes, regulatory developments, and operational performance issues.
  • Proven ability to direct and synthesize complex financial, regulatory, legal, and business analyses, translating insights into enterprise-level strategy, risk decisions, and executive recommendations.
  • Experience setting and executing contract management strategy in highly regulated, multi-stakeholder, and competitive environments, with strong understanding of California energy markets and utility obligations.
  • Strong people and organizational leadership experience, including managing managers, building high-performing teams, developing future leaders, and driving accountability across multiple functions.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to influence and present complex issues to executive leadership, regulators, governing bodies, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated sound judgment, integrity, executive presence, and ability to lead through ambiguity, manage material risk, and drive outcomes in high-visibility, high-pressure situations.

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.
  • 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 Rosemead, CA.
  • Relocation may 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 AskHR@sce.com or (626) 302-3456 and select option 2.

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