Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a customer-facing Execution Project Manager. In this role, you will be accountable for managing customer project orders of moderate size and complexity. This includes initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing of customer projects. Documentation, communication, and customer facing skills are critical to this position.
This is a hybrid position. You must be within 40 miles of the locations listed and able to report to the office up to three days a week.
What will you do?- Lead end-to-end project execution, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and closeout, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and contract specifications.
- Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality standards (OSHA, NEC, NFPA), while driving successful project delivery and customer satisfaction.
- Manage project scope, change orders, documentation, schedules, milestones, and integrated project plans to maintain on-time and on-budget performance.
- Oversee financial performance, including budget tracking, forecasting, cost control, invoice approval, and margin optimization.
- Identify and mitigate project risks, resolve issues, and implement corrective actions to support successful outcomes.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, engineering resources, vendors, subcontractors, and stakeholders to deliver project objectives.
- Lead commissioning, testing, installation quality, and turnover activities, ensuring complete project documentation and successful handoff.
- Serve as the primary customer contact, providing regular project updates, facilitating stakeholder communication, and managing expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
- Monitor project performance metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational effectiveness.
- Support project activities through site visits, up to 50% travel, and on-site leadership during critical project phases, including commissioning, energization, and planned outages.
What are the key skills we are looking for?- Project Management - intermediate level; coordinating resources, timelines, and deliverables across complex customer projects
- Analytical Thinking - intermediate level; assessing project data to inform decisions and identify improvement opportunities
- Communication - intermediate level; facilitating clear dialogue with customers, teams, and stakeholders throughout project lifecycles
- Customer Orientation - intermediate level; ensuring project outcomes align with customer expectations and business goals
- Decision Making - intermediate level; making informed choices within established policies to keep projects on track
- Operational Efficiency - intermediate level; streamlining processes to reduce costs while maintaining quality standards
- Prioritization - intermediate level; balancing competing demands across multiple projects and stakeholder needs
- Risk Management - intermediate level; identifying and mitigating project risks to protect timelines and budgets
What qualifications will make you successful?- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- At least 5+ years of relevant project management experience leading technical projects
- Must have experience leading Data Center Construction projects
- Strong commercial acumen (contracts, T&C's, scope of work, and change orders),
- Proficiency in SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Smartsheet, MS Office, and MS Project (or other schedule management software)
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, ongoing basis. The company does not provide immigration sponsorship now or in the future.
What's in it for me?- Lead meaningful projects that directly impact customer success and organizational performance
- Work with diverse teams across technologies and geographies in a collaborative environment
- Grow your career with opportunities to expand your expertise and leadership capabilities
- Be part of a team that values quality, innovation, and continuous improvement
Ready to drive project excellence? We'd love to hear from you!
