District Project Manager

Eaton Corporation•Roseville, CA

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

Eaton’s North American Sales division is seeking a District Project Manager for a hybrid role located in Roseville, CA. This position offers hands-on ownership of electrical assembly project orders, from technical review through delivery, providing strong visibility with customers and internal teams. The role aims to position project order management as a competitive differentiator. Responsibilities include managing the technical aspects of medium-sized electrical assembly project orders, ensuring customer specifications and timelines for product, documentation, and quality are met. The Field Sales Project Manager will be deeply involved in both the technical (electrical/mechanical) details of major project orders and the effective management of deliverable timelines. This position requires working independently on daily tasks, collaborating as part of the field sales team, and leveraging centralized resources for documentation and commercial requirements. The goal is to create value and establish the project order management process as a key differentiator from competitors while improving the financial position for Eaton and the customer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Minimum three (3) years’ of electrical/construction industry experience
Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license
Ability to present information to others in a persuasive way, professionally and diplomatically assert the leadership role that the title project manager conveys.
Demonstrated ability to take ownership of an assignment and customer satisfaction
Ability to apply project management methodologies and strategies to reduce potential project risk throughout the duration of the project lifecycle
Capable of planning and executing presentations on specific products and services to internal and external customers in order to gain recognition and customer acceptance
Knowledge of major competitors in the market and their alignment with distributors and major customers
Knowledge on plant front-end scheduling, engineering, and manufacturing process and equipment cycle times
Poses advanced computer skills in Advanced word processing, Spreadsheet, Vista, and Bidmanager
Consistent demonstration of planning, leading, and communication results from executive changes
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and situations to achieve superior proactive project order management and customer service

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Electrical Engineering
PMP Certification
Strong application of Power Engineered products
3+ years of Project Management experience

Responsibilities

You will manage the assigned project orders to create value and improve the financial position for Eaton and our customers
You will organize and lead Order Transition Meetings with Field Sales, Project Coordinators and Manufacturing facilities for all assigned projects.
You will apply Project management methodologies and strategies to support both the financial aspects and timeline of assigned project orders.
You will review of project specifications, contracts and order specifics prior to order entry insuring technical accuracy
You will manage technical changes to the bill of material
You will coordinate and interpretation of plant drawings
You will leverage centralized resources for the creation of documentation packages and perform reviews of these packages as appropriate
You will provide technical support and follow through on warranty issues
You will represent sales at customer witness tests, inspections, and on-board approval meetings/visits
You will ensure that accurate information flows to and from the customer in a proactive way.