Electrical Power Systems Expert

Schneider Electric; Hoofddorp; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work options

Professional development

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking an Electrical Power Systems Expert to support customers in assessing, optimizing, and modernizing their electrical distribution networks in Belgium and the Netherlands. This consulting role combines deep technical expertise with customer engagement to improve safety, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability across critical installations.

You will perform comprehensive assessments, identify risks, and develop long-term modernization strategies, traveling to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with power systems focus.
• Strong experience in electrical power systems engineering, consulting, or industrial electrical distribution.
• Expertise in LV/MV distribution, protection systems, and power system analysis.
• Experience with short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, grounding, harmonics, and power quality studies.
• Knowledge of AREI and European electrical standards.
• Understanding of distribution reliability, topology, and asset lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with power monitoring and energy management systems.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities, translating findings into recommendations.
• Fluency in Dutch and French, good English.
• Willingness to travel 50-70% within Belgium and the Netherlands.
• Valid Category B driving license.

Responsibilities

• Conduct electrical power system assessments and audits for industrial and commercial customers.
• Identify risks and improvement opportunities in LV/MV networks.
• Evaluate asset condition, lifecycle status, and maintenance practices.
• Analyze system performance including protection coordination, power quality, and harmonics.
• Identify single points of failure and opportunities to improve resilience and continuity.
• Develop modernization roadmaps for electrical infrastructure and power distribution architectures.
• Present findings to customers and act as trusted advisor during assessments.
• Collaborate with Sales, SAMs, and Tendering teams on solutions.
• Perform power system studies including short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, and power quality analyses (20-30% of role).
• Travel regularly to customer sites across Belgium and the Netherlands.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Customer-facing

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Power Systems specialization

Job description

Brussels or Hoofddorp | Hybrid | Customer-Facing Consulting Role

Make an Impact with Schneider Electric

Are you passionate about electrical power systems, industrial reliability, and helping customers make smarter decisions about their electrical infrastructure?

At Schneider Electric, we’re looking for an Electrical Power Systems Expert to support our customers in assessing, optimizing, and modernizing their electrical distribution networks. In this highly visible consulting role, you’ll combine deep technical expertise with customer engagement to improve safety, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability across some of the most critical industrial and commercial installations in Belgium and the Netherlands.

As a trusted advisor, you’ll help customers identify risks, uncover improvement opportunities, and develop long-term modernization strategies for their power systems.

What will you do?

As an Electrical Power Systems Expert, you will perform comprehensive assessments of customers’ electrical infrastructures and provide strategic recommendations to improve their operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct electrical power system assessments and audits for industrial and commercial customers.
• Identify electrical, operational, and safety risks within LV and MV electrical distribution networks.
• Evaluate asset condition, lifecycle status, technical documentation, and maintenance practices.
• Analyze system performance, including protection coordination, power quality, harmonics, grounding, and network reliability.
• Identify single points of failure and opportunities to improve system resilience and operational continuity.
• Develop recommendations to enhance electrical safety, reliability, digital monitoring, and asset performance.
• Build modernization roadmaps for electrical infrastructure and power distribution architectures.
• Present technical findings and recommendations to customers and act as a trusted advisor throughout the assessment process.
• Collaborate with Sales, Strategic Account Managers, and Tendering teams to develop customer-focused solutions.
• Perform power system engineering studies, including short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, and power quality analyses (20-30% of the role).
• Travel regularly to customer sites across Belgium and the Netherlands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably with a specialization in Power Systems.
• Strong experience in electrical power systems engineering, consulting, or industrial electrical distribution.
• Strong expertise in LV/MV electrical distribution systems, protection systems, and power system analysis.
• Experience with short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, grounding, harmonics, and power quality studies.
• Good knowledge of AREI and applicable European electrical standards.
• Understanding of electrical distribution reliability, network topology, and asset lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with power monitoring and energy management systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and customer-facing skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities, with the ability to translate technical findings into actionable recommendations.
• Fluent in Dutch and French, with a good command of English.
• Willingness to travel 50-70% of the time within Belgium and the Netherlands.
• Valid Category B driving license.

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.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you.

Benefits

• Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flex plan , flexible work options, support for chronic conditions, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges.
• Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and retirement savings plans for your future.
• Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.
• Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.
• Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.

Culture & Values

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

€40 billion global revenue

+9% organic growth

150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

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