PMO Manager / Leader Engineer

Eaton Corporation; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading power management company in Dubai is looking for a Project Management Office Manager/Leader Engineer to oversee project delivery performance in the Middle East. The ideal candidate should have at least 10 years of Project Management experience and strong leadership skills. The role offers competitive compensation and a focus on employee development, making this an excellent opportunity to contribute to sustainable manufacturing and power management.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Focus on employee health and safety

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Project Management.
• 3-5 years of experience managing a team.
• Good knowledge of Data Centers and Utilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop Project Management capacity in the region.
• Implement best practices and processes in project management.
• Lead project reviews and ensure financial performance.
• Secure Project services P&L targets accomplishment.

Skills

Customer relationship management

Power distribution construction activities

Negotiation and commercial awareness

Leadership skills

Proficiency in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Job description

Join Our Team at Eaton: Empowering Tomorrow, Today!

Eaton has been a key player in the Middle East for 40 years. This July, we announced the construction of a new sustainable campus in Dubai , which will bring together our commercial, manufacturing, and support functions, providing room for future growth.

About Eaton

Eaton is a power management company where we provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technology and services. Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.

The Project Management Office Manager/Leader Engineer is responsible for the project delivery performance of Eaton in the Middle East region for our main customers including O&G, Datacenter, Utilities, Industrials, and renewables project segment. S/he builds and organizes capacity to ensure the best experience for our customers and deliver project KPI’s for Eaton. As such s/he manages end to end financial performance and forecast of project portfolio assigned to the team. Internal and external stakeholders management on different phases of project backlog execution is also a key success factor in the position.

What you’ll do:

• Develop Project Management capacity in the region while leveraging Eaton’s experience at EMEA level

• Implement EMEA project management best practices and processes at local level including Project performance review process.

• Promote one Eaton mindset with all internal stakeholders to ensure strong project performance delivery

• Assess, value and recognize individual and collective performance of Project Management team members.

• Lead Project reviews process locally to ensure periodical check of project finance performance, resources plan and customer satisfaction

• Conduct order backlog report-out to consolidate local project backlog performance status/actions and report-out financial forecast

• Participate on tenders preparation and review having specific emphasis on Project/site management capacity allocation and project procurement assumptions (sourcing clarity and cost validation)

• Develop Project and site execution capacity including partnership with 3rd party companies

• Secure Project services P&L targets accomplishment

• Coordinate internal and external senior stakeholders when dealing with project escalations and POST-order contractual negotiations

• Provide constructive feedback to development teams to ensure roll-out feasibility of new processes and tools being developed

• Ensure EHS practices and deployed and continuous improvement process in place

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or equivalent educational background

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Project Management

• 3-5 years of experience managing a team

• Good knowledge of Data Centers and Utilities

Skills:

• Experience with customer relationship management

• Experience in power distribution construction activities, field services & commissioning work

• Negotiation, commercial awareness, good people skills and experience of dealing with customers are critical

• Experience with project financials and contract management

• Strong leadership skills able to deal with strong personality

• Prove to be calm in all the situations

• Good people skills and experience of dealing with customers are critical

• Proficiency in English

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits package

• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team

• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible

• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University

• We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies.

• We make your wellbeing matter – We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it’s about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen

Dubai is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city known for its modern architecture, luxurious lifestyle, and rich cultural heritage. Living and working in Dubai offers an exceptional quality of life with world-class amenities, a safe environment, and a thriving expatriate community. Experience a dynamic blend of work and leisure in one of the world’s most exciting cities.

Ready to make a difference? Join Eaton’s Dubai Team and be part of a company shaping the future of sustainable manufacturing and power management!

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

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