Solutions Project Development Consultant

Schneider Electric • Nashville, TN

6d • Remote

About The Position

The North American Regional Application Center is the commercial engine behind the development of Schneider Electric’s cutting-edge Smart Infrastructure alongside commercial teams from across the organizations, shaping the future of Data Centers, Energy Parks, Microgrids, and beyond. As a Solutions Project Development Consultant, you are a recognized expert responsible for leading the development of complex, tailor-made integrated solutions that address customers’ electrification, digitization, and sustainability needs. You spearhead solution offers across the full lifecycle of strategic pursuits—from early-stage engagement through tendering—ensuring optimal system design, technical compliance, and competitive commercial positioning. This role blends deep technical expertise with commercial acumen, acting as a critical bridge between customers, opportunity leaders, and cross-functional teams. You will define and integrate multi-technology solutions spanning electrical, mechanical, and digital systems, delivering differentiated offerings aligned to customer performance, financial, and operational goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering or related field
• Proven track record of developing and delivering complex integrated solutions and proposals.
• Experience working in cross-functionally with strong stakeholder coordination capabilities
• Experience in tendering, system integration, or design-build project development
• Experience with Microgrids, Critical Infrastructure, or industrial/process applications
• Knowledge of design-build project delivery models and construction processes
• High level of ownership, independence, and decision-making capability in ambiguous environments
• Collaborative leadership and the ability to influence without authority
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to balance technical and financial outcomes
• Exceptional communication and executive engagement skills
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate complex requirements into actionable solutions

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of complex, multi-system integrated solutions
• Work with our technical team partners to translate system architecture, equipment selection, and critical interfaces across multiple technologies and partners into proposals and contracts
• Partner closely with sales, solution architects, engineering, estimating, and commercial teams across multiple business units and sales organizations
• Provide leadership and direction to multidisciplinary teams, delegating work and ensuring accountability across functions
• Lead project development through the bidding process, supporting commercial leaders and tendering teams
• Guide development of proposals that balance technical excellence, cost, constructability, and delivery feasibility
• Engage directly with customers, including senior stakeholders, to communicate technical strategies and value propositions
• Support early-stage project development, shaping opportunities in areas such as Microgrids, Fleet Electrification, and Smart Infrastructure solutions
• Contribute to the development of technical processes, standards, and best practices within the multi-system integration discipline.
• Drive continuous improvement in solution design, tendering efficiency, and system performance
• Act as a project leader, with responsibility for guiding teams and ensuring delivery
• Lead and influence medium to large, complex integrated solution pursuits across a wide spectrum from electrical distribution and control systems to software and digital platforms
• Work in environments with ambiguity and evolving requirements, apply structured problem-solving and expert judgment

Benefits

• medical (with member reward points)
• dental
• vision
• 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
• competitive pay
• incentives
• company share ownership
• 401(k) with match
• performance discussions
• global opportunities
• Schneider Career Hub
• learning platforms like Coursera
• volunteer leave
• programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation
• youth education initiatives
• military leave benefits

What This Job Offers

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