Director, Construction Program Management

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Eaton's global capital project portfolio, including greenfield sites, expansions, manufacturing modernization, R&D facilities, offices, distribution centers, and other strategic investments.
• Oversee all phases of project execution from planning and design through construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Prioritize projects to support growth, capacity expansion, operational objectives, and footprint optimization while minimizing business disruption.
• Develop business cases, capital requests, budgets, schedules, and resource plans.
• Establish project governance, stage-gate reviews, and risk management processes to ensure disciplined execution and investment alignment.
• Drive consistency, accountability, and capital efficiency across the project portfolio.
• Implement project controls for cost, schedule, scope, quality, and risk.
• Monitor performance metrics, resolve issues proactively, and drive value engineering and contingency planning to maximize outcomes.
• Partner with business leaders, operations teams, and functional stakeholders to align projects with business needs.
• Provide executive reporting, portfolio dashboards, KPI updates, and risk assessments to support decision-making and governance.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for construction standards, governance, and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, financial controls, regulatory requirements, environmental standards, and safety protocols.
• Lead lessons learned initiatives and drive adoption of modern construction technologies, tools, and delivery methodologies.
• Collaborate across EHS, IT, Security, Finance, Legal, Procurement, Supply Chain, and business leadership teams.
• Drive alignment across a global matrix organization to successfully deliver enterprise-wide capital initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in capital projects, construction management, and real estate development.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience leading large-scale industrial, manufacturing, or mission-critical facility construction projects.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field.
• MBA, Master's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading global construction program management teams and projects.
• Demonstrated success leading complex capital planning and construction programs from concept through completion.
• Experience operating within a global, matrixed organization and managing cross-functional and multi-site project portfolios.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, CCM, PE, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of construction delivery methods, contracts, building systems, codes, permitting, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience leveraging modern construction technologies, including BIM, enterprise project management platforms, and digital reporting tools.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and executive influencing skills.
• Strategic mindset with a proven ability to balance long-term business objectives with executional excellence.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role is $182000 - $266000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. 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.