Project Manager

Schneider Electric•Nashville, TN

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Project Manager. In this role you will be accountable for managing customer project orders of moderate size and complexity. This includes initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing of customer projects. Documentation, communication, and customer facing skills are critical to this position. This is a hybrid position. You must be within 40 miles of the locations listed and able to report to the office up to three days a week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
PMP certification
5+ years of relevant project management experience leading technical related projects.
Excellent communicator, decision maker, team builder
Strong leadership skills, ability to work collaboratively
Proficiency in MS Office, MS Project (or other schedule management software)
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, ongoing basis. The company does not provide immigration sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Greater than 50% travel may be required

Responsibilities

Manage several simultaneous projects
Provide direction and leadership for Managed customer projects as assigned
Manage the team’s compliance with Customer Projects Process to ensure consistent results
Improve effectiveness of critical functions within the direct responsibility of the individual project team through metrics monitoring and tracking
Monitor the execution of the customer project order, verifying execution of the project through kick-off meetings, communication to all parties and exchange of technical requirements and project plan information
Maintain the project schedule and communicate with the customer to ensure expectations are being met
Coordinate with internal manufacturing facilities and third-party vendors
Plan, communicate, and manage project risks
When requested, provide upfront sales support during project quotation and preparation phase
Manage tender of engineered projects
Monitor the performance of the customer project through its lifecycle, including task completion verification, project team monitoring, schedule reporting and issue resolution
Solve problems and resolve project issues to deliver positive customer feedback and improved relationships
Lead the closeout of the customer project to include financial reconciliation, verification of job site equipment arrival, installation, start-up, software integration, and training