Senior Project Customer Engineer

Overview

Join a truly large-scale organisation in a relaxed regional location. Benalla, Victoria location – rewarding salary package + bonus + benefits

About Schneider: Schneider’s purpose is to create impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency, supporting smart energy and building management, industrial automation, and EV charging. In 2025 we were named in Australia’s top 101 workplaces for women by WORK180 and recognised as the World’s Most Sustainable Corporation for 2025 by Corporate Knights. We are a global organisation with 150,000+ employees across 100+ countries.

The Opportunity

Our Benalla manufacturing site is located in regional Victoria, 2.5 hours north of Melbourne’s CBD. This plant provides energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability, primarily Transformers, Kiosks and Switchgear. The Benalla plant demonstrates our commitment to local manufacturing and innovation, contributing to the regional economy and offering job opportunities.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Customer Engineer to join our team in Benalla, Victoria. This permanent position will lead engineered-to-order projects that support the production of transformers, kiosks, and switchgear, collaborating with a range of key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

- Lead and manage diverse engineered-to-order projects in support of Benalla manufacturing operations, ensuring alignment with customer expectations and business objectives
- Deliver customer solutions while balancing quality, cost and adherence to internal processes across multiple concurrent projects
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholder groups including Engineering, Production, Supply Chain and leadership to ensure project success
- Drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with safety, quality and environmental standards throughout the project lifecycle
- Contribute to local manufacturing innovation, supporting Schneider’s commitment to regional economic development, sustainability and strategic relationships

Qualifications

- Relevant tertiary qualifications – ideally Electrical plus Project Management
- Experience in a similar manufacturing/production environment
- Strong project management capabilities with a diverse technical or project background to achieve customer-focused outcomes
- Experience using SAP and other digital tools
- Proven ability to partner with varied stakeholder groups and collaborate to achieve outcomes
- Knowledge of or experience with related technical assets (Electrical, Transformers, etc.) is advantageous

All applicants must have working rights in Australia at the time of application and will be required to provide documented evidence if selected for interview.

Schneider Electric does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from external agencies or suppliers. If candidates are submitted unsolicited, we will consider this as a direct application and no fee will be payable.

Benefits

- Flexible work arrangements and a global family leave policy
- Free access to Coursera online learning for ongoing development
- Fitness program to support health and wellbeing
- Option to participate in the Share Program with discounts and contributions for employees
- Potential opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Discounts with major vendors (Clipsal, JB-HiFi, Hoyts, etc.)
- Continuous training on Schneider products
- Opportunity to join the World’s Most Sustainable Company with global support

We are committed to inclusion and equally opportunity in employment. Schneider Electric expects all employees to uphold our Trust Charter and our ethics and compliance standards. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity across the communities where we operate.

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