BMS Project Engineer

Schneider Electric; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible work options

Counseling services

Job summary

Schneider Electric in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead the technical execution of digital systems projects. You will own end-to-end scope from award to closure, guiding multi-disciplinary teams to deliver cost-efficient, on-time, and high-quality solutions across automation, infrastructure, and cybersecurity.

The role emphasizes risk management, stakeholder reporting, and clear technical documentation.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership ability—guide technical teams and mentor professionals through challenging deliverables
• Strong communication skills—translate complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders with clarity
• Strategic thinking—balance competing priorities of cost, time, and quality in solution design
• Versatility across technical domains—you work confidently with process, power, building, grid, and IT systems

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical scope for digital systems projects, delivering solutions that meet customer needs and performance expectations
• Lead technical teams through specification, design, supplier management, implementation, testing, and acceptance activities
• Identify technical risks and optimize solution proposals across digital infrastructure, automation, and control systems
• Report technical progress and challenges to project stakeholders and management, maintaining full accountability for outcomes

Skills

Problem Solving

Digital Systems

Automation and Control Systems

Cybersecurity

Project Management

Requirements Analysis

Technical Documentation

System Architecture

Job description

Join us as a Senior Engineer leading technical execution of digital systems projects. You'll take ownership of solutions from project award to closure, managing technical teams and ensuring excellence in cost, time, and quality across automation, infrastructure, and cybersecurity domains.

What will you do?

• Own end-to-end technical scope for digital systems projects, delivering solutions that meet customer needs and performance expectations
• Lead technical teams through specification, design, supplier management, implementation, testing, and acceptance activities
• Identify technical risks and optimize solution proposals across digital infrastructure, automation, and control systems
• Report technical progress and challenges to project stakeholders and management, maintaining full accountability for outcomes

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Problem Solving— advanced level; resolving complex technical challenges across digital systems and multi-domain integration
• Digital Systems— intermediate level; designing and delivering communication networks, automation, and control solutions
• Automation and Control Systems— intermediate level; implementing monitoring and control applications across market segments
• Cybersecurity— intermediate level; ensuring secure digital infrastructure and data flow management
• Project Management— developing level; coordinating technical activities from tendering through project closure
• Requirements Analysis— intermediate level; capturing customer needs and translating them into technical specifications
• Technical Documentation— intermediate level; creating specifications and design documentation for complex digital solutions
• System Architecture— developing level; structuring digital networks and end-to-end data flow for optimal performance

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Proven leadership ability—you guide technical teams and mentor professionals through challenging deliverables
• Strong communication skills—you translate complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders with clarity
• Strategic thinking—you balance competing priorities of cost, time, and quality in solution design
• Versatility across technical domains—you work confidently with process, power, building, grid, and IT systems

What's in it for me?

• Direct accountability for technical solutions that make a real impact for customers
• Leadership opportunities managing diverse technical teams on complex, high-visibility projects
• Work with advanced digital infrastructure, automation, and cybersecurity technologies
• Professional growth through specialized technical challenges and continuous learning

Bring your technical expertise to a role where you'll lead, innovate, and deliver.

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

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For this UK based position, the expected pay range is GBP 50,400 - GBP 75,600 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United Kingdom. Our pay ranges are determined by the local market.

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Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

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