Director Projects - Data Centre

Eaton Group; Mumbai; Presencial; INR 7.000.000 - 11.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Eaton is seeking a Director Projects - Data Centre in Mumbai to lead end-to-end execution of large, mission-critical data centre and power infrastructure projects across India. You will own project governance, planning, engineering coordination, procurement, installation, commissioning, and customer acceptance, while ensuring safety and compliance.

The role requires driving schedules, cost control, risk management, and strong leadership of multidisciplinary teams, with close engagement of

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• 15+ years managing large capital projects in data centres, utilities, or EPC environments.
• Project Management or equivalent qualification preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Lead One EATON projects including LV/MV, UPS, automation, and cooling.
• Manage full lifecycle from contract handover to customer acceptance.
• Develop schedules, risk registers, and delivery milestones with cost control.
• Drive governance and reporting to senior management.
• Coordinate engineering, sales, service, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.
• Oversee UPS, PDUs, switchgear, batteries, SCADA/BMS, and monitoring.
• Ensure designs meet customer specs and industry standards.
• Manage project P&L, costs, and revenue recognition.
• Lead risk assessment, safety culture, and quality controls.

Conocimientos

Project lifecycle management

Data Centre infra

LV/MV systems

UPS & PDU

SCADA/BMS

P&L management

Contract & CAPEX

Scheduling

Risk management

Quality & Compliance

EHS practices

Team development

Executive comms

Negotiation

Change management

Customer focus

Commercial awareness

Ownership & accountability

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical/Mechanical/Electronics/Instrumentation/Industrial)

Descripción del empleo

Eaton’s Electrical Sector division is currently seeking a Director Projects - Data Centre.

Job Summary:

Lead end-to-end execution of ONE EATON, Large End Users, Complex Data Centre and Critical Power Infrastructure projects across India. The role owns project planning, engineering coordination, tendering, sourcing, customer engagement, installation, commissioning, budget and cost control, quality assurance, statutory and site compliance, and delivery excellence. It requires disciplined project governance and leadership of multidisciplinary teams delivering safe, compliant, mission-critical infrastructure.

Job Responsibilities:

PROJECT LEADERSHIP & DELIVERY

• One EATON Projects - Comprises of LV, MV, UPS, Automation, Cooling Including SITC

• Lead Data Centre, UPS, electrical infrastructure, battery energy storage, power distribution, and critical-facility projects.

• Manage the full lifecycle from contract handover through engineering, procurement, installation, commissioning, and customer acceptance.

• Develop schedules, risk mitigation/ registers, Manage Forex / Inflation, resource plans, and delivery milestones; deliver safely, on time, within scope, and within budget.

• Drive project governance and reporting to senior management.

CUSTOMER & STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Serve as the primary escalation point for End customers, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders.

• Build relationships with Data Centre operators, hyperscalers, colocation providers, EPC contractors, and enterprise customers.

• Lead project reviews and executive updates, maintaining customer satisfaction throughout delivery.

ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL COORDINATION

• Coordinate engineering, sales, service, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.

• Oversee UPS systems, PDUs, switchgear, battery systems, SCADA/BMS integration, and critical-facility monitoring.

• Ensure designs comply with customer specifications and industry standards.

COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Manage project P&L, costs, margins, revenue recognition, cash flow, and cost optimization.

• Identify and mitigate commercial risks, including foreign-exchange exposure and cost overruns.

QUALITY, COMPLIANCE, RISK & SAFETY

• Establish execution processes and quality controls; ensure Eaton, customer, statutory, and EHS compliance.

• Apply disciplined documentation, change control, validation, audit, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.

• Lead risk assessment and mitigation, promote a strong safety culture, and drive zero-harm execution.

TEAM LEADERSHIP

• Lead project managers, site managers, commissioning teams, and cross-functional resources.

• Mentor future project leaders and build a high-performance culture of accountability and customer success.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical/ Mechanical/ Electronics/ Instrumentation/ Industrial Engineering or related discipline).

• Project Management or Management qualification preferred.

• 15+ years managing large capital projects, with proven leadership in manufacturing, industrial infrastructure, utilities, energy, mission-critical, Data Centre, or EPC environments.

Skills:

• Project lifecycle management

• Data Centre and critical power infrastructure;

• LV, MV, Automation, Cooling, UPS, PDU, switchgear, batteries, SCADA/BMS, and monitoring systems

• Project P&L, contract and CAPEX management

• Scheduling, resource planning, risk, quality, compliance, commissioning, change control, and EHS.

• Manage Project site post handover as well as per customer contract terms.

• Compliance with applicable statutory regulations and site-specific requirements;

• Disciplined validation, audit, documentation, and EHS practices.

• Business acumen, Customer-centered thinking, Commercial awareness

• Team development

• Influencing and negotiation, Change management

• Executive communication, Collaboration

• Resilience, Problem solving

• Ownership and accountability.

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