Remote Project Engineering Manager — Central Region

Eaton Corporation; Glendale Heights (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is seeking a Manager, Project Engineering to lead a technical team supporting Field Project Managed orders across the Central Region in a remote capacity. Ideal candidates reside within the region and can collaborate with multiple internal teams.

The role emphasizes developing team members, handling escalations, and driving continuous improvement in project documentation and order management using Vista/SAP, Power BI, and PM Hub. Travel up to 25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 5 years of sales, customer service and/or project management/project engineering experience.
• Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver's license.
• Relocation is not available. Candidates must reside within Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Kansas, or Ohio to be considered.
• Eaton will not sponsor employment immigration for this position.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct the technical team of Project Engineers supporting Project Managed orders in the Central Region.
• Develop and motivate direct reports through goal setting, development plans, and performance reviews.
• Serve as escalation point of contact for technical and commercial issues.
• Promote proactive technical project support with internal partners and external customers regarding pricing, BOM changes, and documentation.
• Promote the Project Management Organization capabilities to customers, distributors, and sales.
• Communicate product line changes impacting order management processes.
• Identify process improvements and coordinate documentation and training on revised processes.
• Utilize Vista/SAP, Power BI, BidManager, PM Hub, Salesforce to resolve issues on complex orders.
• Develop relationships with Field Sales Management, PM Leadership, and customers.
• Coordinate with Technical Services to drive documentation and configuration improvements.
• Perform other duties as required by the Manager, Project Engineering.

Skills

Leadership

Customer focus

Communication

Project management

Organization

Problem solving

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP Certification

Tools

Vista/SAP

Bid Manager

PM Hub

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Salesforce

Job description

Eaton Corporation is seeking a Manager, Project Engineering to lead a technical team supporting Field Project Managed orders across the Central Region in a remote capacity. Ideal candidates reside within the region and can collaborate with multiple internal teams.

The role emphasizes developing team members, handling escalations, and driving continuous improvement in project documentation and order management using Vista/SAP, Power BI, and PM Hub. Travel up to 25% is expected.