Project Manager

Mission:

The Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of complex, high-risk customer projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope and budget, and aligned with business and customer objectives. This is a customer-facing leadership role requiring strong commercial awareness, stakeholder engagement and the ability to lead cross-functional teams in a global environment.

 

Key responsibilities:

 

• • Own and lead the full project lifecycle from bid support through execution to delivery and close-out, ensuring alignment on scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, and dependencies.
  • Serve as the main customer interface for all delivery-related topics, building strong, trust-based relationships and supporting long-term partnerships.
  • Manage overall project performance including financials (forecasting, cost control, margin), KPIs, reporting, and compliance with governance frameworks, PMO standards, and contractual obligations.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate risks, issues, and opportunities while driving continuous improvement, lessons learned, and effective change and contract variation management processes.
  • Lead, align, and motivate cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams (e.g. engineering, procurement, quality, suppliers) within a matrix organisation and manage subcontractors and external partners.
  • Ensure clear, effective communication and stakeholder alignment across all organisational levels.
  • Delivery of complex, often multi-site or international projects across industries such as water & wastewater, energy, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, utilities, manufacturing, and digital/automation environments.

 

Skills and attributes:

 

• • Proven project management experience across all phases, delivering complex, customer-facing projects.
  • Background in industrial, automation, digital, or engineering environments.
  • Knowledge of project governance and PMO frameworks.
  • Experience in international and multi-cultural settings.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making ability.
  • Customer-focused with a strong leadership presence.
  • High level of organisation and continuous improvement mindset.
  • Solid expertise in project, risk, and contract management combined with commercial acumen.
  • Willingness to travel internationally.

 

Education

 

• • Degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience.

 

At Schneider Electric, Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of our organisation, it's an integral part of our history, culture, and identity.  We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve. As a result, our teams are stronger to drive the company's future.

“We are proudly participating in the Disability Confident Program offering support to people in the workplace who consider themselves living with a disability.”

 

What we offer you:

Competitive salary & Bonus Scheme, 28 Days Annual Leave + Public Holidays, Pension Scheme, Employee Share Ownership Programme, Various Health & Wellbeing Support Options, Gym Flex, Open Talent Market (internal mobility opportunities + access to mentors & projects globally), Shopping & Dining Discounts, Learning Portal and much more.

 

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+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

 

 

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