Project Engineering Mechanical Supervisor

Schneider Electric Inc.; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 102,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking an Assistant Manager to lead technical teams delivering complex projects across digital, electrical, mechanical, and multi-system integration domains. You will drive operational excellence from tender through delivery and shape technical solutions.

You will oversee resource allocation, develop competencies, and foster collaboration across engineering disciplines to improve performance and customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and develop technical teams with confidence and clarity
• Strong problem-solving skills that balance tactical decisions with long-term strategic thinking
• Collaborative mindset that fosters trust and alignment across diverse engineering functions
• Commitment to operational excellence, quality, and delivering exceptional customer outcomes

Responsibilities

• Manage technical teams of design engineers and execution specialists, ensuring projects meet cost, time, and quality objectives
• Oversee end-to-end technical solutions, from capturing customer needs to implementing optimized proposals and managing risk
• Direct resource allocation and competency development to support business goals and project demands
• Champion collaboration and continuous improvement across engineering disciplines to enhance performance and customer satisfaction

Skills

Communication

People Management

Product Application

Resource Management

Risk Assessment

Standardization

Technical Documentation

Change Management

Job description

Join us as an Assistant Manager leading technical teams that deliver complex projects across digital, electrical, mechanical, and multi-system integration domains. This role offers the opportunity to drive operational excellence while shaping technical solutions from tender to delivery.

What will you do?

• Manage technical teams of design engineers and execution specialists, ensuring projects meet cost, time, and quality objectives
• Oversee end-to-end technical solutions, from capturing customer needs to implementing optimized proposals and managing risk
• Direct resource allocation and competency development to support business goals and project demands
• Champion collaboration and continuous improvement across engineering disciplines to enhance performance and customer satisfaction

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Communication - intermediate level; articulating technical concepts clearly to stakeholders and guiding cross-functional collaboration
• People Management - intermediate level; supervising daily operations and conducting performance reviews for direct reports
• Product Application - intermediate level; applying technical solutions across digital, electrical, and mechanical systems
• Resource Management - intermediate level; allocating team capacity effectively to meet project deadlines and business goals
• Risk Assessment - intermediate level; identifying technical risks early and implementing mitigation strategies
• Standardization - intermediate level; ensuring consistency in processes and deliverables across projects
• Technical Documentation - intermediate level; maintaining accurate records that support knowledge sharing and compliance
• Change Management - developing level; guiding teams through process improvements and organizational shifts

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Proven ability to lead and develop technical teams with confidence and clarity
• Strong problem-solving skills that balance tactical decisions with long-term strategic thinking
• Collaborative mindset that fosters trust and alignment across diverse engineering functions
• Commitment to operational excellence, quality, and delivering exceptional customer outcomes

What's in it for me?

• Lead meaningful projects that directly impact customer success and business performance
• Grow your leadership capabilities with access to development programs and mentorship
• Collaborate with talented technical professionals across multiple engineering disciplines
• Shape technical strategy while driving day-to-day excellence in a dynamic environment

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.

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 101,600 - USD 152,400 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 States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

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

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

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.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

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