Job Description

Do you dream of working in a company that is driven by a meaningful purpose? An inclusive company that empowers you to do your best and be innovative?

We are looking for a Regional Project Leader to make a difference!

At Schneider Electric, we believe access to energy and digital is a basic human right. We empower all to do more with less, ensuring Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, at every moment. We provide energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability.

What will you do? 

Summary

• Lead the execution of the Data Center project: large, multi technology businesses with high added value involving several internal and external entities in different countries (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, France).
• Lead relationship and coordination with the direct customer, third parties and other contractors for timely execution of the project from contract award till project closing.
• Manager risks and opportunities to improve margin at completion.
• Manage large project team for all involved departments (Project Management, Engineering, Service, Logistics, Purchasing, Finance, ...) to insure full customer satisfaction and financial performance.

Responsibilities:-

• Drive customer relationship (including end-user), leading and organising all project team interaction with customer organisation. Insure highest level of customer satisfaction for both delivered solution and customer experience during project execution phase.
• Master project risks & opportunities via strong project team work over full contractual perimeter. Assess the analysis of all kinds of risks & opportunities (Financial, technical, commercial, ...) then define and carry till successful completion necessary actions to avoid or mitigate risks and achieve opportunities.
• Take full accountability over project profitability including a) budget (cost & margin) forecasting, engagements follow-up & re-forecasting over all Schneider Electric involved entities; b) Cash flow & working capital forecasting and follow-up; c) Successful implementation of all profitability improvement actions.
• Manage project contract insuring fulfilment of Schneider Electric contractual obligations and application of its contractual rights.
• Drive project team and support functions via appropriate actions to timely recover customer receivables (payments…)
• Steer, organize and lead project team and suppliers. Insure operational management of project team & suppliers.
• Insure effective communication within the team for best team coordination and motivation.
• Monitor, control & report project execution status, progress & KPIs. Ensure full & effective reporting to management (reports, project reviews, …).
• Inform timely leadership team about all key & relevant project events impacting project performance or compliance with governance principles
• Ensure project team and suppliers are executing the project in full compliance with Schneider-Electric processes, quality instructions and governance principles. Take all necessary actions to correct any deviations or quality issues occurring during project execution.
• Handle successfully Project transfer from Selling to Execution phases via adequate involvement with Sales & Tendering team prior to the transfer. Can support bid preparation and/or final contract negotiation.
• Contribute strongly to PM Community of Practice within his Execution Center and globally within Execution Center network. Identify, formalise, share and promote lessons learned and best practices. Act as role model and/or coach of junior PMs. 

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

• Minimum 15 years in Customer Project Managemet (complex projects, multi-countries, remote management)
• Strong leadership & charisma
• Ability to build strong customer intimacy
• Risk & opportunities management
• English fluency is a must

What’s in it for me?

• Global family leave
• Comprehensive medical coverage for employee and dependents
• Worldwide Employee Stock Ownership

…and more!

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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!

€36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations

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. This extends to our Candidates and is embedded in our Hiring Practices.
  
You can find out more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here and our DEI Policy here

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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.

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