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IMPACT starts with us. Be an Impact Maker. At Schneider Electric, you will contribute to solving the climate crisis and accelerating the energy transformation that our planet urgently needs. You will work among colleagues with diverse personal and professional experiences, united by a vision of a better world. Location & commitments: Flexible location within Europe Full-time position International role with up to 80% travel across Europe Hybrid work model Smart onboarding with access to e-learning platforms Opportunity to work on large-scale international projects Your IMPACT: In this highly visible role, you will lead and support the execution of strategic customer projects across Europe, ensuring operational excellence, risk mitigation, and a consistent customer experience across multiple countries. You will act as a senior escalation point for complex and critical projects, collaborating closely with customers, general contractors, local project teams, engineering teams, system integrators, and business stakeholders. The position requires travel across Europe and offers the opportunity to shape the future delivery model of large-scale Digital Buildings and mission-critical infrastructure projects. Your Responsibilities: Lead and oversee the successful execution of strategic Digital Buildings projects across Europe. Act as the primary coordination point between customers, general contractors, local project managers, engineering teams and business stakeholders. Ensure consistent project execution standards, engineering methodologies and documentation across multiple countries. Monitor project performance, proactively identifying risks, issues and opportunities for improvement. Drive resolution of project escalations while maintaining strong customer relationships. Support local project teams during critical project phases, including commissioning and handover activities. Ensure projects are delivered according to scope, schedule, budget and quality commitments. Implement and maintain robust project governance, reporting and change control processes. Participate in project reviews, operational meetings and critical customer escalations. Coach and support local Project Managers, helping to increase project management maturity across the region. Drive knowledge sharing, lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives within the project organization. Collaborate with Engineering, Operations and Commercial teams to ensure successful project delivery. Support tender and sales teams in developing competitive and executable project solutions. Provide regular project status updates and executive reporting to management stakeholders. Contribute to the evolution of Schneider Electric's European project delivery model, taking ownership of increasingly strategic and complex projects. Your Profile: Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager within an international and matrix organization. Experience managing complex building automation, Digital Buildings, Data Center, mission-critical infrastructure or industrial automation projects. Strong track record of leading large-scale customer projects involving multiple stakeholders and subcontractors. Good understanding of Digital Buildings solutions, Building Management Systems (BMS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), power monitoring solutions or related technologies. Experience working with Data Centers is highly preferred. Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2 or equivalent) is considered a strong advantage. Fluent English communication skills (written and spoken). Additional European language(s) will be considered an asset. Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities. Ability to lead remote and cross-functional teams in a multicultural environment. Excellent communication, negotiation and customer-facing skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset. Ability to make decisions in complex environments with incomplete information. Comfortable working under pressure and managing multiple priorities simultaneously. Willingness to travel across Europe (up to 80% of working time). Our Offer: EXCITING JOB in an international company leading the Digital Transformation of Energy Management and Automation. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE through collaboration with customers and teams across Europe. CAREER DEVELOPMENT opportunities within a global project management and technical organization. ONBOARDING TRAININGS to help you successfully start your journey with Schneider Electric. WIDE CHOICE OF BENEFITS – private medical care, life insurance, sports card, performance bonus, benefits cafeteria and many more. ADDITIONAL FAMILY LEAVE beyond labor law requirements. PROJECT WORK OPPORTUNITIES and participation in strategic initiatives. DIVERSE TEAM and a truly international working environment. ACCESS TO TRAINING PLATFORM tailored to your development goals. PARTICIPATION IN CSR AND SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS including one fully paid volunteer day annually. EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAM with attractive financial rewards. 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. 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: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, support for chronic conditions, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges. Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and pension saving matching contribution. Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow. Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace. Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education. 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. IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world. 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. Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today! €40 billion global revenue +9% organic growth 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled. 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. At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.
