Lead Construction Manager

Essential Duties

• Receive job handoffs and complete initial technical, scope of work, and scheduling requirement reviews.
• Utilize necessary project management tools, software, and other resources to maintain adherence to key milestones and deliverables on site.
• Own coordination of project meetings (internal and external) and formal communication plans to key project stakeholders; serve as primary point of contact throughout duration of ESS activities on site.
• Cookordination and navigation of Eaton scheduling and work activities around other trades, driving execution efficiencies for Eaton and customer.
• Provide financial oversight through cost control, warranty, change order management, and risk mitigation.
• Work closely with commercial operations teams, including North American Sales (NAS) Project Management Organization (PMO), Sales Engineers, and ESS Technical Application Support (TAS) organization to reconcile client expectations with order commitments, change orders, and timelines.
• Own the review and verification of construction schedules, scope, and budget of upcoming sites identifying required manpower, skillset, and potential issues flagging them for resolution.
• Lead the standardization and execution of site prework establishing documentation controls, and ensuring everything is ready for the team’s arrival.
• As the Subject Matter Expert (SME), establish day-to-day site activities for field execution team while remaining independent from hands-on testing.
• Lead the onboarding and training process for new construction/project managers, both remotely and on-site, ensuring their successful integration into the team and ability to independently manage scope, schedule, financials, and stakeholder communication effectively.
• Own the continuous coaching of CMs/PMs, providing guidance on project management methodologies, customer communication, and issue resolution with on-site support.
• Lead the continuous improvement of the CM/PM onboarding program, ensuring comprehensive coverage of technical, procedural, and communication skills required to act as a single point of accountability on site.
• Take ownership of establishing and improving collaboration between the DOC, PMO and SAO teams, particularly on customer-facing decisions, serving as a single point of contact for customers, GC, and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless decision-making.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum 15 years progressive experience in construction management, site supervision or project coordination, including at least 7 years leading electrical, industrial or general construction projects OR Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 7 years relevant construction management experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership or project management role.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in construction management, or electrical engineering from an accredited university7+ years electrical field services experience7+ years managing electrical construction or commissioning projects as a project manager or construction manager, preferably large complex projects PMP or Commissioning Agent CertificationProficiency in project management and construction industry software packages (Microsoft Project, ProCore, etc.) OSHA 10 & 30 hour general industry or construction certification.