Electrical Project Engineer jobs in Austria

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 Electrical Engineer (Customer Facing) - Project Manager is responsible to ensure the successful delivery of medium / large projects for strategic customers across EMEA. Such projects are mainly for Electrical Systems & Solutions business unit, and would be responsible for overseeing the design, supply, installation and testing works. Working as an integral part of the EMEA Customer Project Management organization, the Project Manager can work from a local (or home) base, while some limited travel may be required depending on customer needs. The role requires an experienced, composed, highly motivated, self-starter who can effectively communicate and work with a wide variety of stakeholders in a dynamic environment.

What you'll do:

• Use modern project management practices and techniques to execute projects from PO to handover to service. This includes design engineering, procurement, and implementation of projects electrical and/or automation projects for critical infrastructure.
• Take full responsibility for his/her assigned projects and bring them to successful completion using Eaton project management processes and tools, plus managing the people and resources who deliver the project.
• Identify, build, and maintain a project team. Organize kick-off then regular meetings, and ensure clear scope and understanding of deliverables for all internal (e.g. engineering, procurement, service) and external stakeholders (e.g. customers, end users, contractors, 3rd parties, subcontractors).
• Provide regular reporting to both internal and external stakeholders to ensure common understanding of progress toward the project's deliverables.
• Own the project schedule: Build, maintain, and regularly update and communicate the project schedule for all assigned projects (MS Projects), including the required support resources to execute (e.g. FSEs, Engineering.)
• Identify and maintain a risk register, while actively working to mitigate and/or eliminate potential problems.
• Work with Eaton internal engineering teams to align on the definition of deliverables as per technical specification and customer requirements
• Provide design submissions and confirmations for the projects to the customer and wider community from initial design submissions through design confirmation following the customer processes.
• Manage the project margin by controlling costs, managing variations, and regularly report out the financial forecast and status as required. This includes managing and controlling costs for Eaton internal and 3rd party external support.
• Training/Transition: The Project Manager will organize and often lead the customer (and internal) training at project closure, hand over to the Eaton service support teams, and do a full lessons-learned close out of the projects.
• The Project Manager may also be called on to provide occasion support for other sites where expertise is lacking to support customer needs.
• Continually identify ways to improve the way Eaton execute projects and share learning. This may involve developing new initiatives and recommending better ways to work based on analysis and learning on sites as well as overall customer trends.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's Electrical/Mechanical engineering Degree or Similar, from an accredited institution
• 5+ years of project management (Experience with other large and complex industrial projects will also be considered)

Skills:

• Experience with Project Management of major capital goods (ideally electrical / mechanical) and experience in renewables, utilities and large industry is a plus
• Expert-level role that requires deep Project Management knowledge and proven ability to influence in a complex business environment.
• Deep knowledge of the impact of project activities on the P&L
• Experience with MS Project and SAP is a plus
• Product portfolio & possible applications for standard and non-standard systems is a plus.
• A strong personal presence and proven ability to manage others is highly desirable.

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What we offer:

• Being part of a company that has been in business for more than 100 years, is well known in the industry, and has a major impact on the energy industry
• Work in a company that is commitment to Inclusion & Diversity and Sustainability
• Annual mentoring program, Eaton University, a reward, and recognition system
• Ongoing Learning and Career Development Opportunities in a global company. Build your career and apply internally for our open positions worldwide
• Strong, agile and diverse team locally and globally
• Strong processes and state-of-the-art systems and tools
• Structured employee development processes, open feedback culture with development plans
• Detailed induction support and well-structured onboarding
• Balance your work and life with a hybrid worktime model

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