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Sustainability Senior Manager - MEA Project Delivery

AT Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric

Sustainability Senior Manager - MEA Project Delivery

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Sustainability Business (SB) is a global division with the mission to bring all Schneider acts together to provide unprecedent, end-to-end support to our customers to achieve their sustainable transformations - from formulating climate strategy to execution & deployment of sustainability offers.

The mission of this role is to establish & grow Schneider Electric Sustainability Consulting Services for companies headquartered in South Korea, generating new consulting service revenues and maximize "pull-through" for Sustainability Business LOBs and the rest of Schneider's portfolio globally.

The role of MEA Delivery Senior Manager operates as a key member of the MEA leadership team and reporting directly to APMEA Delivery Lead .

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This role is to play the project leader role across multiple client engagements in the region and has potential to become the future MEA delivery leader.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Project management: advise client on their climate strategy - from carbon baselining and onsite audits, external benchmark studies, goal setting and roadmap planning to the implementation of renewable energy transactions, sustainability managed services and enterprise efficiency services - be the key interface with client during case work, provide project oversight (synthesize recommendations, challenge work in progress, and re-orient analyses as necessary to drive client value), and manage project budgets.
  • Drive delivery (projects and service) to a more proactive interaction with clients:share innovative ideas, handle challenging client situations, proactively problem-solving to tackle delivery challenges, manage external and internal stakeholder communications with high level of maturity.
  • Collaborate to win: collaborate with teams across the globe and region to leverage our expertise and facilitate follow on opportunities for all Schneider Electric lines of businesses (LoBs); work seamlessly with commercial leaders and support commercial enablement as needed.
  • Build teams: coach and inspire junior team members to develop their consulting and client communication skills, creating opportunities for team members to learn and grow.
  • Knowledge management: contribute to Sustainability knowledge management by working closely with Knowledge Management team to identify knowledge gaps and develop new methodologies, tools and assets.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
  • Capable to persuade and influence effectively, and able to engage others to work collaboratively.
  • Ability to operate in a matrix management environment.
  • Excellent business acumen and judgment, pragmatic, with financial and commercial awareness.
  • Strong people leader, supporting the team to achieve their best and celebrate success.
  • Fast learning capacity and curiosity for Schneider Electric's businesses.
  • Resourceful, tenacious and self-starter attitude.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent verbal (oral) and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
  • Open-minded, actively listens to others, understands and values others' views, with an international, multi-cultural mind-set and approach.
  • High level of maturity: ability to liaise with counterparts from different parts of the organization (internally and externally) and including senior managers and executives.
  • Structured and organised way of working; ability to work under time pressure; Good attention to detail with an ability to prioritise and balance workload.
  • Effective self-motivation and the ability to convey business strategy and vision effectively.
  • Possesses a strategic and innovative mindset, with enthusiasm for the capabilities of our technology.
  • English speaking to at a high level of fluency, additional languages would be beneficial.
  • A willingness to travel as and when necessary.
  • Background in ESG Software.
  • Proven experience in leading client engagements and complex projects or services across multiple geographies.


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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.

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

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Client-provided location(s): Dubai Silicon Oasis - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Job ID: Schneider_Electric-https://careers.se.com/jobs/88234?lang=en-us
Employment Type: Full Time