Program Manager - Engineering

About the role

Eaton is seeking a Program Manager for its medium complexity projects, supporting the Residential & Wiring Devices Division (RWD) in the Electrical Sector Americas region. This position will be located at our Lincoln, IL facility. Relocation assistance will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Drive accountability for project scope and successful execution within technical, schedule, cost and quality commitments.
• Establish objectives, goals, and provide direction to the program and project teams in areas of customer needs, potential changes in scope and risk assessment.
• Ensure the PROLaunch team creates and maintains the Activity Matrix deliverables and leads the Program team during phases and Gate Review events.
• Avoid the use of standard program management processes where appropriate, and adequately support the program and project teams by coordinating PM reviews, preparing & publishing PM metrics and reports.
• Coordinate all risks and requirements of the program by planning, controlling, integrating all projects into the programs and measuring all elements to ensure the requirements and goals are successfully achieved through team meetings.
• Show financial acumen to complete required capital appropriation request for the assigned programs.
• Support global transfer of assets between Eaton organizations and external entities.
• Communicate timely project status to internal leaders.
• Understand project impact to the business and identify impact of project changes on the portfolio.
• Drive the implementation of company standard tools to improve Program Management performance at the site. Such as ProPM and IBP.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Basic (required) Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Three (3) years of combined experience in manufacturing, engineering, program management or leadership of project teams.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution. Knowledge or experience in risk management and product design. Five (5) years of program leadership with the ability to manage both horizontally and vertically within a complex matrix organization. Experience with Project Management software, MAPICS, and PowerBI tools. Project Management Institute (PMI) accreditation (PMP). Bilingual (Spanish & English).

Skills

• Well-developed communication and presentation skills – both verbal and written with ability to make necessary status reports and technical presentations to Eaton management and customer.
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen.
• Able to achieve goals by working collaboratively and cross-functionally.
• Capable of working effectively in diverse cultural situations with our global team members.
• Capable of initiating and providing recommendations for Business Unit and Division senior leadership review and approval that will achieve desired outcomes.