Lead Construction Manager - Engineering

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
• Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates residing outside a 50 mile radius of Reno, NV

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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