Senior Associate, Project Execution

Schneider Electric; Hoofddorp; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and disability insurances

Paid time off

Parental and care leave

Flexible work options

Retirement plans

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Senior Associate, Project Execution to lead customer projects from concept to completion. You will manage teams, budgets, and timelines while ensuring quality delivery and building lasting customer relationships across diverse technology environments.

You will coordinate local and global teams, assess risks, and identify opportunities to enhance project outcomes and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Collaborative approach with cross-functional teams
• Detail-oriented with emphasis on compliance, quality and safety
• Adaptability and resilience in dynamic project environments
• Prioritization, analytical thinking, communication, customer orientation, decision making, digital literacy, project management, and operational efficiency are desired capabilities

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of customer projects, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with quality standards
• Coordinate local and global teams across mono-technology and multi-system integration initiatives
• Manage budgets, assess risks, and identify opportunities to improve outcomes and customer satisfaction
• Foster strong stakeholder and customer relationships through proactive communication and collaboration

Job description

Join us as a Senior Associate, Project Execution, where you'll lead customer projects from concept to completion. You'll manage teams, budgets, and timelines while ensuring quality delivery and building lasting customer relationships across diverse technology environments.

What will you do?

• Lead end-to-end execution of customer projects, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with full compliance to quality standards
• Coordinate local and global teams across mono-technology and multi-system integration initiatives
• Manage budgets, assess risks, and identify opportunities to enhance project outcomes and customer satisfaction
• Foster strong stakeholder and customer relationships through proactive communication and collaboration

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Prioritization – intermediate level; balancing competing demands across multiple projects and stakeholders
• Analytical thinking – developing level; assessing project data to inform decisions and identify improvement areas
• Communication – developing level; keeping teams and customers aligned throughout the project lifecycle
• Customer orientation – developing level; ensuring project delivery meets customer expectations and builds trust
• Decision making – developing level; making timely calls on methods, tactics, and processes under general guidance
• Digital literacy – developing level; leveraging tools and platforms to track progress and report outcomes
• Project management – developing level; coordinating schedules, resources, and deliverables across project phases
• Operational efficiency – developing level; streamlining execution to reduce costs while maintaining quality

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Strong problem-solving abilities with confidence working independently under general guidance
• Collaborative approach with the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams
• Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to compliance, quality, and safety
• Adaptability and resilience in managing dynamic, fast-paced project environments

What's in it for me?

• High-visibility role where your work directly impacts customer success and business outcomes
• Opportunity to lead diverse, global teams and grow your project leadership expertise
• Collaborative culture that supports continuous learning and professional development
• Exposure to a wide range of Capex and Opex projects, expanding your technical and strategic skill set

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