Project Engineer

Schneider Electric; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric Singapore is seeking a Project Engineer to manage schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables for Data Centre projects within SPAC Singapore. You will act as the single point of contact for the customer and ensure on-time delivery with margin compliance.

You will lead internal and external teams, monitor risks, and collaborate with Sales and Solutions teams to drive successful project outcomes. This role requires PMP or equivalent, and strong Data Centre domain knowledge.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Relevant professional qualifications in Data Centre, Mechanical & Electrical design, Project Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project team including internal resources and external 3rd parties to achieve deliverables.
• Smooth customer interaction and coordinate meetings with stakeholders.
• Prepare Overall Project Execution Plan covering scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, risk and stakeholder management.
• Ensure safety practices are followed and maintain a zero-safety deviation environment.
• Monitor progress and prepare external and internal project reports.
• Prepare progressive payment claims and obtain approvals.
• Participate in project performance metrics and CPP gate reviews.
• Provide project management support for Sales, Solution and Tendering during pre-sales if required.

Skills

Project Management

Contract Management

Change Management

Negotiation Skills

Data Center Solutions

Financial Acumen

Data Center Execution

Education

Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)

PMP Certification or equivalent

Job description

In Schneider Electric everything we do promotes progress and sustainability for all — our colleagues, customers, partners, and the communities and societies where we live and work. From the products, software, and services driving the digital transformation of energy management and automation to corporate citizenship and volunteer activities, we make an impact by helping people and organizations become more resilient and efficient, more electric and digital.

Which is where you come in. Working at Schneider Electric means working toward a cleaner, better world. You're part of a global team built on inclusion, mastery, purpose, action, curiosity, and teamwork, turning sustainability ambitions into actions.

This position is for a Project Engineer, to manage overall schedules, budgets, resources and deliverables for specific project (Type B and C) within SPAC Singapore to achieve highest level of customer satisfaction and experience.

The SPAC is expected to be engaged with our customer on the complex types and size of projects, representing the entire Data Centre opportunity, which encompasses all Schneider hardware, software and services but also all relevant 3rd party solutions.

This role is to represent SPAC as a PE and is the official single point of contact for customer within project life cycle.

The role will monitors project team and 3rd parties to ensure goals and objectives are being kept. Knowledge of larger landscape without neglecting granular details while tracking project health, staying alert for risk and resolving issues as they arise.

The role is responsible to ensure that the solutions offered for a given project, are implemented on time, at or better than the signed off margin, compliance to standards, processes (CPP) and achieves highest customer satisfaction working with the Schneider local Sales and local Solutions teams. The person is there to ensure good resource planning during Project Execution and hence adherence to good systems (Project Accounting) practices.

The PE must ensure full compliance to ISO 450001, Occupational Health and Safety Management System. Ensure all safety practices are strictly followed at project work site by Project Members and Vendors and maintain a zero-safety deviation tolerance environment.

What will you do?

• Be responsible to lead the project team in all aspect of project including internal resources and external 3rd Parties to achieve project deliverables.
• Be responsible to smooth customer interaction and communication. Attend Customer Project Coordination Meeting or any other meeting required.
• To prepare Overall Project Execution Plan, including Scope Management, Schedule Management, Cost Management, Quality Management, Resources Management, Communication Management, Risk Management, Procurement Management and Stakeholder Management.
• Ensure all safety practices are strictly followed by Project Members and Vendors and maintain a zero-safety deviation tolerance environment.
• To manage and monitor actual project progress and prepare external and internal project reports.
• To prepare Progressive Payment Claim and obtain claim approval.
• Be responsible to Project Performance Matrix including CCO GM Deviation, C-R and CNPS.
• To participate in monthly Project REL review to ensure all Risks and Opportunities are properly manage or address.
• To ensure CPP process are meticulously followed at all time. Taking part in CPP Project’s Gates decision making review (eg P0, P1, P2 and P3 Gates)
• To prepare handover documentation to Service Team upon completion of the project.
• To provide project management support for Sales, Solution and Tendering Team during pre-sales stage if required

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

Education:

• Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical) or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)
• Relevant Professional qualifications i.e. in the fields of Data Centre, Mechanical & Electrical design, Project Management etc

Certifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar experience

Job Related experience:

• 3 or more years in Data Center applications

Travel Requirement:

• Cross Singapore Cluster (Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines) and International when required.

Technical Skills:

• Project Management including knowledge of Contract Management, Change Management and Negotiation Skills.
• Financial Knowledge on project specific such as Project P&L.
• Data Center, End-to-end Data Center Solutions and Execution
• Good commercial and business acumen

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