Project Manager Data Center

Dubai serves as a strategic hub for Eaton’s Middle East operations, bringing together commercial, engineering, manufacturing, and support teams within a globally connected business environment. Building on more than 40 years in the region, Eaton recently announced the development of a new sustainable campus in Dubai, reinforcing our long‑term investment in growth, collaboration, and capability building.

About EatonEaton is a power management company where we provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technology and services.

Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.

The PM will be a proven Project Management Professional with experience and proven track record of successfully delivering large scale complex projects within a construction environment across the region.PM will be working as an integral part of the Middle Projects team, the PM can be remotely based.

During installation and commisionning phase the PM will have to travel to the site up to 100% of his time depending on the project phase and customer request. The chosen person will work in close collaboration with the Site Manager.

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible to ensure the successful delivery of major projects from the point of order intake into the business, through the implementation and construction phases, and onwards to handover to the Eaton service and support teams.

What You’ll DoLead the execution (incl. site activities and project reviews with customers) from PO to project completion with respect to EHS, time, quality, cost commitment and drive change orders in cooperation with engineering, supply chain and site teams.

Run the project financials (Revenue recognition, cash, risk & opportunities, Profit margin)Manage the customer contract and specifications and ensure alignment within the team with the contractAs main point of contact between EATON and its customers for its projects, the PM ensure customer relationship management for the whole duration of the project and as such works closely with the Program Manager and the Sales of the region to ensure alignmentIdentify and maintain a risk register, while actively working to mitigate and/or eliminate potential problems.

Lead needs with Eaton internal engineering teams to align on the definition of deliverables as per technical specification and customer requirements.

For that electrical background is a must and knowledge of datacenter environment is a plusIdentify supplier needs and coordinate with supply chain for new supplier qualification, and ensure competitiveness of the solutionResponsible for controlling and supporting the field operations tasks with respect to EHS, scope, schedule and quality.

The Site manager and Site coordinator is functionally reporting to the PMContinually identify ways to improve the way Eaton execute projects and share learning. This may involve developing new initiatives and recommending better ways to work based on analysis and learning on sites as well as overall customer trends. Site assignment can be necessary during the installation and commisionning activities

Qualifications

• A Bachelors’ Degree or Masters' Degree or equivalent with a bias towards electrical engineering.
• Accredited Project Management qualifications with a construction site bias in Electrical engineering.
• An electrical engineering background with design and installations experience of heavy duty power distribution is essential for this role, ideally in Datacenters or similar critical systems applications Minimum of 5 years construction site management experience plus an equivalent of hands-on site works in Data Centers is expected.
• Experience with other large and complex industrial projects will also be considered, especially if the fields of automation and controls.A strong electrical background and/or training on datacenter technologies and systems is expected.
• Direct experience of electrical engineering, Power Management, Power Control, Mission Critical or Building Management and controls systems.
• Advanced-level role with a preference for someone with knowledge of the datacenter industry or similar technologies
• Skills
• Being part of a company that has been in business for more than 100 years, is well known in the industry, and has a major impact on the energy industry
• Work in a company that is commitment to Inclusion & Diversity and Sustainability
• Annual mentoring program, Eaton University, a reward, and recognition system
• Ongoing Learning and Career Development Opportunities in a global company.
• Build your career and apply internally for our open positions worldwide
• Strong, agile and diverse team locally and globally
• Strong processes and state-of-the-art systems and tools
• Structured employee development processes, open feedback culture with development plans
• Detailed induction support and well-structured onboarding
• Dubai is an internationally connected city that offers strong professional opportunities within a truly global environment.
• Living and working in Dubai means being part of a diverse, forward‑looking business community, supported by modern infrastructure, excellent connectivity, and a well‑established expatriate ecosystem.

At Eaton, employees based in Dubai are part of a stable, well‑governed organization that brings together global teams, clear ways of working, and the flexibility needed to support both performance and long‑term career development.

Ready to make a difference? Join Eaton’s Dubai Team and be part of a company shaping the future of sustainable manufacturing and power management!

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