Project Execution Manager

Schneider Electric is seeking a dynamic and experienced Project Execution Manager (PEM) to lead our growing Power Systems project execution team. This is a hybrid role that can be based out of one of Schneider Electric’s HUBs or Centers of Excellence, including Andover, MA; Boston, MA; Foxborough, MA; Nashville, TN; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; or Raleigh, NC.

As a PEM you will be responsible for ensuring the success of a diverse Portfolio of projects across the United States. You will foster a one-team collaborative execution approach with Project Managers, Sales Leaders, Project Sponsors, Functional Managers, and Project Teams. You will lead cross-business unit and cross-functional teams, with direct or indirect management responsibilities. This role demands an individual who embodies the values of accountability, trust, communication, and innovation. The PEM must be an excellent communicator at all levels, proactive, and exhibit strong team leadership qualities. The ideal candidate will be adaptable and thrive in a dynamic, geographically dispersed project environment, bringing strategic insight and operational excellence to our most complex customer-facing projects.

What will you do in this position?

Opportunity Shaping

• Collaborate with Sales and Tendering Teams: Work closely with North American Operations sales and tendering teams to support major pursuits and ensure alignment with strategic objectives.

Program and Project Execution

• Provide Operational Support: Assist Project teams managing Schneider Electric's most complex and largest customer-facing projects, focusing on profitability and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure Project Success: Emphasize risk management, planning, and claims to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Lead Reviews: Lead regular project level reviews, including regular external business reviews with customers.
• Support Project Execution: Oversee a portfolio of customer projects, providing strong coaching and mentoring as selected by the Solution Opportunity Committee.

Mentoring & Coaching

• Mentor Project Managers: Formally mentor and coach your team of Project Managers, guiding the “experience” component of their development.
• Direct Interface on Projects: Provide coaching, mentoring, and direct interface on specific projects to enhance team performance and growth.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead Improvement Initiatives: Drive initiatives that improve profitability and order intake through better project management practices.
• Resource Alignment Processes: Establish processes for resource assignment, engage with commercial teams, and align targets.
• Improve Tendering Practices: Enhance tendering practices and ensure well-defined Scopes of Work at the project level.
• Develop Project Plans: Create project plans with identified billable elements and link risk reserves to the SOW and project plan.
• Support Talent Development: Contribute to the PM Talent improvement plan for North America.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field. Advanced engineering degree or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of demonstrated success in Program/Project Management within Large and Complex Projects, spanning multiple years, and managing complex contracts.
• 4+ years of direct line management experience.

Certifications and Skills

• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required (or able to obtain within 3 months of hire).
• Fluent with Microsoft Office programs, including Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Proficient with planning and scheduling software such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and/or Smartsheet.
• Thorough understanding of project and program P&L financials.

Soft Skills and Leadership

• Strong leadership skills, including team building, empowering and delegating authority, and building rapport and consensus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on customer service and team success.
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills, capable of handling a high volume of complex matters.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to engage effectively with stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage contracts, with advanced knowledge of contract law, codes, standards, and industry practices.

Travel

• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time. Normal work schedule is Monday to Friday but may vary based on project requirements. Special project circumstances may require additional or modified working days and/or hours.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work independently and remain focused in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Track record of delivering results.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams toward task completion.
• Self-motivated with strong organizational skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal team skills for teamwork, respect, courtesy, tact, and discretion.
• Must be flexible and able to alternative between multiple projects as workload dictates.

What's in it for me?

• Lead meaningful projects that directly impact customer success and business growth
• Grow your career with access to training, mentorship, and leadership development programs
• Be part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence
• Enjoy flexible work options designed to support your personal and professional well-being

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 142,400 - USD 213,600 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.

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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