Lead Construction Manager

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Lead Construction Manager.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $113000 - $165000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

Eaton’s Electrical Engineering Services & Systems (EESS) division is seeking a Lead Construction Manager to shape the successful delivery of complex electrical and industrial construction and commissioning projects.

This high-impact opportunity combines hands-on project leadership with broad financial, commercial, and operational ownership-giving you the opportunity to guide critical work from preconstruction through closeout, solve challenging field issues, strengthen project teams, and deliver power infrastructure that customers rely on.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex electrical construction and commissioning projects-from preconstruction planning and mobilization through execution, turnover, and closeout.
• Provide oversight across multiple or highly complex projects, balancing scope, schedule, resources, safety, quality, financial performance, and customer commitments.
• Act as the primary point of accountability for customers, general contractors, subcontractors, vendors, other trades, and Eaton teams on complex project sites.
• Own project financial and commercial performance through forecasting, cost control, contract and change-order management, warranty coordination, and proactive risk mitigation.
• Lead cross-functional alignment among District Operations, PMO, Sales, Technical Application Support, Strategic Operations, customers, and contractors to drive high-impact decisions and successful execution.
• Anticipate and resolve complex commercial, contractual, staffing, scheduling, and field-execution challenges, escalating material business impacts to leadership when needed.
• Coach and mentor Construction Managers and Project Managers, providing field guidance, project reviews, customer support, and leadership through critical issues.
• Serve as a subject matter expert who strengthens team capability, standardizes project controls and reporting, shares best practices, and advances construction and commissioning execution across the organization.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent with at least 7+ years of progressive construction-management experience OR a Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years of progressive construction management experience
• This role is designated as a Regular Driver per Eaton’s Driver Safety Policy and requires a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record. Candidates will be subject to a motor vehicle record check upon hire.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H1B, H1-B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation is being offered for this role. Candidates must reside within a 50 mile radius of (LOCATION) to be considered. Active duty military candidates are exempt from this requirement.
• Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates residing outside a 50 mile radius of (LOCATION)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, electrical engineering, engineering or architecture from an accredited institution.

  Experience managing electrical construction, commissioning, industrial, manufacturing, utility/power, data center, heavy civil, or other complex projects.

• Demonstrated success leading complex or multiple projects, managing financial and contractual performance, mentoring team members, resolving escalated risks, and aligning senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ownership of projects from planning and mobilization through execution, commissioning, closeout, and turnover.
• Demonstrated accountability for budgets, schedules, subcontractors, safety, quality, change orders, risk, and customer communication.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Procore, Primavera P6, cost-control tools, or comparable construction-management software.
• PMP, Commissioning Agent, CCM, OSHA 10, OSHA 30, or a comparable construction or project-management certification.

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