Project Manager

Schneider Electric • Raleigh, NC

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About The Position

Schneider Electric is hiring a customer-facing Execution Project Manager to manage customer project orders of moderate size and complexity. The role is accountable for initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects, with strong emphasis on documentation, communication, and customer engagement. The Project Manager leads technical projects from planning through closeout, coordinating teams and resources while meeting customer requirements, contract specifications, safety and quality standards, schedule, and budget objectives.

The position includes managing project scope, financial performance, risks, schedules, change orders, commissioning, testing, installation quality, and turnover. The Project Manager serves as the primary customer contact and supports project activities with site visits and on-site leadership during critical phases. Travel may be up to 50%.

This U.S.-based, full-time position requires authorization to work in the United States on an ongoing basis. Schneider Electric does not provide immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The expected annual pay range is USD 101,600–152,400, including base pay and short-term incentives. The position is posted until filled.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of relevant project management experience leading technical projects.
• Experience leading Data Center Construction projects.
• Strong commercial acumen, including contracts, terms and conditions, scope of work, and change orders.
• Proficiency in SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Smartsheet, MS Office, and MS Project or other schedule management software.
• Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time, ongoing basis; the company does not provide immigration sponsorship now or in the future.
• Intermediate project management skills, including coordinating resources, timelines, and deliverables across complex customer projects.
• Intermediate analytical thinking skills to assess project data, inform decisions, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Intermediate communication skills for clear dialogue with customers, teams, and stakeholders.
• Intermediate customer orientation to align project outcomes with customer expectations and business goals.
• Intermediate decision-making skills to make informed choices within established policies.
• Intermediate operational efficiency skills to streamline processes while maintaining quality standards.
• Intermediate prioritization skills to balance competing demands across projects and stakeholders.
• Intermediate risk management skills to identify and mitigate risks to project timelines and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project execution, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and closeout, in alignment with customer requirements and contract specifications.
• Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality standards, including OSHA, NEC, and NFPA.
• Manage project scope, change orders, documentation, schedules, milestones, and integrated project plans to support on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Oversee financial performance through budget tracking, forecasting, cost control, invoice approval, and margin optimization.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, resolve issues, and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, engineering resources, vendors, subcontractors, and stakeholders to deliver project objectives.
• Lead commissioning, testing, installation quality, and turnover activities, ensuring complete documentation and successful handoff.
• Serve as the primary customer contact, provide regular project updates, facilitate stakeholder communication, and manage expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor project performance metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support project activities through site visits, up to 50% travel, and on-site leadership during critical phases, including commissioning, energization, and planned outages.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, including member reward points.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Basic life insurance.
• Benefit Bucks.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Paid family leaves.
• Well-being programs.
• 12 holidays per year.
• 15 days of paid time off per year.
• Company share ownership.
• 401(k) with match.
• Performance discussions and career development opportunities.
• Global opportunities and access to the Schneider Career Hub and learning platforms such as Coursera.
• Volunteer leave.
• Military leave benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level