Strategic Construction Project Manager

Join us as a Strategic Construction Project Manager and take the lead on delivering customer projects that make a real difference. You'll manage everything from planning through execution, ensuring every project is delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standards.

What will you do?

• Lead end-to-end project execution, managing budgets, timelines, risks, and compliance for both Capex and Opex initiatives
• Become a valued member of a collaborative team supporting the growing Strategic Construction segment.
• Take ownership for validating the project's statement of work and contract terms and conditions with the customer, including both technical and commercial elements.
• Develop a project schedule and coordinates with the customer to ensure expectations are being met.
• Monitor and manage project execution activities within the established scope, schedule, and budget.
• Identify critical technical and/or project issues, schedule or financial risks identify. Determine corrective actions and follow through to resolution. Maintain active tracking of project issues and risks.
• Utilize defined document management practices.
• Lead the project close-out activities with the customer's project manager to include financial reconciliation, verification of deliverables, and close-out documentation.
• Identify critical technical and/or project issues, identify corrective actions and follow through to resolution.
• Identify and escalate any critical project issues to management team.

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Project Management - intermediate level; coordinating resources, timelines, and deliverables across complex customer projects
• Analytical Thinking - intermediate level; assessing project data to inform decisions and identify improvement opportunities
• Communication - intermediate level; facilitating clear dialogue with customers, teams, and stakeholders throughout project lifecycles
• Customer Orientation - intermediate level; ensuring project outcomes align with customer expectations and business goals
• Decision Making - intermediate level; making informed choices within established policies to keep projects on track
• Operational Efficiency - intermediate level; streamlining processes to reduce costs while maintaining quality standards
• Prioritization - intermediate level; balancing competing demands across multiple projects and stakeholder needs
• Risk Management - intermediate level; identifying and mitigating project risks to protect timelines and budgets

What qualifications will make you successful?

• This position requires a 4-year engineering degree in ME/EE/IE, or equivalent experience.
• Customer-facing project management experience is preferred
• Understanding of construction project lifecycle is preferred
• The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication and ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment and have time management skill.
• Good working knowledge of computer operating systems., specifically Windows.
• Standard business application software experience to include MS Office, MS Excel and MS Access.
• Ability to coach and guide team members through complex challenges and escalated issues
• Comfort working independently while maintaining adherence to quality and compliance standards
• Strategic thinking that connects project execution with broader business objectives
• Strong relationship-building skills that create trust with customers and internal partners

What's in it for me?

• Lead meaningful projects that directly impact customer success and organizational performance
• Work with diverse teams across technologies and geographies in a collaborative environment
• Grow your career with opportunities to expand your expertise and leadership capabilities
• Be part of a team that values quality, innovation, and continuous improvement

Ready to drive project excellence? We'd love to hear from you!

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.

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For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 101,600 - USD 152,400 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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Care for Yourself and Your Family.We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

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