Field Based Project Manager

 Posted 2 hours ago
     
 $99000 - $145K per year
  
5-10 years experience
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Manage the technical aspects of major electrical assembly project orders for Data Centers, ensuring customer specifications and timelines are met. The role involves optimizing project order management processes and negotiating internal resources to improve financial positions for both Eaton and the customer.

Eaton’s ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking a Field Based Project Manager.  This remote role may be based anywhere in the United States, with preference for candidates located within 50 miles of an Eaton sales office.

What you’ll do:

The primary function of a Field Based Project Manager is to create value and establish the project order management process as a key differentiator from our competitors.  This position is heavily involved in the electrical and mechanical details of major Data Center Projects.  


In this role you will: 

  • Manage the technical aspects of major electrical assembly project orders by meeting customer specifications and timelines for products, documentations, and quality
  • Utilize the Project Management team resources assigned to their project orders
  • Assess and apply in depth knowledge of sales planning services to internal clients in one or more specialty areas, requiring technical application
  • Upgrade existing processes, deploy new initiatives, and recommend new solutions based on analysis and customer trends
  • Ensure compliance with applicable processes and procedures to achieve business goals
  • Proactively use competitive information to leverage advantages of Eaton Corporation
  • Negotiate internally for resources and priorities needed for customers
  • Improve financial position for Eaton and the customer.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
  • Minimum 5 years’ of electrical industry experience
  • Possess a valid and unrestricted driver’s license
  • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
  • Relocation is not available. Candidates must live within the continental United States.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
  • PMP Certification
  • Strong application of Power Engineered products
  • 5+ years of electrical experience
  • Project Management experience

Position Criteria:

  • Ability to apply project management methodologies and strategies to reduce potential project risk throughout the duration of the project lifecycle
  • Capable of planning and executing presentations on specific products and services to internal and external customers in order to gain recognition and customer acceptance
  • Knowledge of major competitors in the market and their alignment with distributors and major customers
  • Knowledge on plant front-end scheduling, engineering, and manufacturing process and equipment cycle times
  • Poses advanced computer skills in Advanced word processing, Spreadsheet, Vista, and Bidmanager
  • Ability to present information to others in a persuasive way
  • Demonstrated ability to take ownership of an assignment and customer satisfaction
  • Consistent demonstration of planning, leading, and communication results from executive changes
  • Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and situations to achieve superior proactive project order management and customer service

The expected annual salary range for this role is $99000 - $145000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 7/14/2026

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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