Manager, Project Engineering

Quick Facts

• Remote role supporting the Central Region (MN, IA, MO, IL, WI, MI, IN, KS, OH).
• Lead and direct Project Engineers supporting Field Project Managed orders.

Description

Lead and develop the technical team of Project Engineers for Project Managed customer orders in the Central Region. Ensure workload is properly distributed, identify and address training needs, and ensure efficient, common use of systems and processes to proactively support project orders for Customers, Field Sales, and Project Managers.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and development to Project Engineers supporting Project Managed orders across the assigned region.
• Develop and motivate direct reports through goal setting, development plans, performance reviews and ongoing monitoring of performance.
• Serve as escalation point of contact for technical and commercial issues.
• Promote proactive technical project support through timely and accurate communications with internal partners (Product lines, Field Sales, and Project Managers) and external customers relative to pricing and application support; manage Bill of Material and configuration changes; provide documentation packages.
• Actively promote the Project Management Organization capabilities to customers, distributors, and sales.
• Communicate product line changes which impact order management processes.
• Identify process improvements and facilitate the documentation, communication and training on revised processes and procedures.
• Utilize tools (Vista/SAP, Power BI, BidManager, Microsoft Office, Salesforce/PM Hub) and other available resources to identify and resolve issues on project orders (Built-To-Order, Assembled-To-Order, Engineered-To-Order) and ensure workload balance across team.
• Develop strong working relationships with Field Sales Management, the Project Management Leadership Team, key customers within the supported region, and division management.
• Coordinate with the Technical Services Team to drive continuous improvements in documentation and configuration support processes.
• Perform all other duties as required by the Manager, Project Engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 5 years of sales, customer service and/or project management/project engineering experience.
• Valid and unrestricted driver’s license.
• Relocation not available; must currently reside within the listed Central Region states.
• No employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position (no CPT/OPT/STEM OPT, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 portability, etc.).

Benefits

Eaton provides Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits and programs that provide paid and unpaid time away from work (eligibility depends on factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and collective bargaining agreements).