Strategic Construction Project Manager

Schneider Electric Corp; United States; On-site; USD 102,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Basic life insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Paid family leaves

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Strategic Construction Project Manager in the United States to lead customer projects from planning through execution, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and high-quality outcomes. You will coordinate budgets, timelines, risks, and compliance for both Capex and Opex initiatives, and validate statements of work and contracts with customers.

You will develop schedules, monitor progress, escalate risks, and drive close-out activities with the customer’s project

Qualifications

• Requires a 4-year engineering degree in ME/EE/IE or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project execution within scope, schedule, budget.
• Validate statements of work and contract terms with customers.
• Develop project schedules and coordinate with customers.
• Monitor progress and manage risks, budget, and timelines.
• Close-out activities including financial reconciliation and deliverables.
• Escalate critical issues to the management team.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Customer orientation

Decision making

Operational efficiency

Prioritization

Risk management

Education

4-year engineering degree (ME/EE/IE) or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office

MS Excel

MS Access

Windows

Job description

Join us as a Strategic Construction Project Manager and take the lead on delivering customer projects that make a real difference. You'll manage everything from planning through execution, ensuring every project is delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standards.

What will you do?

• Lead end-to-end project execution, managing budgets, timelines, risks, and compliance for both Capex and Opex initiatives
• Become a valued member of a collaborative team supporting the growing Strategic Construction segment.
• Take ownership for validating the project's statement of work and contract terms and conditions with the customer, including both technical and commercial elements.
• Develop a project schedule and coordinates with the customer to ensure expectations are being met.
• Monitor and manage project execution activities within the established scope, schedule, and budget.
• Identify critical technical and/or project issues, schedule or financial risks identify. Determine corrective actions and follow through to resolution. Maintain active tracking of project issues and risks.
• Utilize defined document management practices.
• Lead the project close-out activities with the customer's project manager to include financial reconciliation, verification of deliverables, and close-out documentation.
• Identify critical technical and/or project issues, identify corrective actions and follow through to resolution.
• Identify and escalation any critical project issues to management team.

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Project Management — intermediate level; coordinating resources, timelines, and deliverables across complex customer projects
• Analytical Thinking — intermediate level; assessing project data to inform decisions and identify improvement opportunities
• Communication — intermediate level; facilitating clear dialogue with customers, teams, and stakeholders throughout project lifecycles
• Customer Orientation — intermediate level; ensuring project outcomes align with customer expectations and business goals
• Decision Making — intermediate level; making informed choices within established policies to keep projects on track
• Operational Efficiency — intermediate level; streamlining processes to reduce costs while maintaining quality standards
• Prioritization — intermediate level; balancing competing demands across multiple projects and stakeholder needs
• Risk Management — intermediate level; identifying and mitigating project risks to protect timelines and budgets

What qualifications will make you successful?

• This position requires a 4-year engineering degree in ME/EE/IE, or equivalent experience.
• Customer-facing project management experience is preferred
• Understanding of construction project lifecycle is preferred
• The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication and ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment and have time management skill.
• Good working knowledge of computer operating systems., specifically Windows.
• Standard business application software experience to include MS Office, MS Excel and MS Access.
• Ability to coach and guide team members through complex challenges and escalated issues
• Comfort working independently while maintaining adherence to quality and compliance standards
• Strategic thinking that connects project execution with broader business objectives
• Strong relationship-building skills that create trust with customers and internal partners

What's in it for me?

• Lead meaningful projects that directly impact customer success and organizational performance
• Work with diverse teams across technologies and geographies in a collaborative environment
• Grow your career with opportunities to expand your expertise and leadership capabilities
• Be part of a team that values quality, innovation, and continuous improvement

Ready to drive project excellence? We'd love to hear from you!

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.

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