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Field Project Manager

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Santa Ana, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/27/2026
Eaton’s ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking a Field Project Manager. This is a remote role open to candidates located within 50 miles of any Eaton office west of the Mississippi River.

What You’ll Do

The primary function of a Field Project Manager is to create value and establish the project order management process as a key differentiator from our competitors. This position is heavily involved in the electrical and mechanical details of major strategic Datacenter project orders. The Field Project Manager is responsible for achieving sales goals and executing sales plans within an assigned sales territory and/or account.

In This Function You Will

  • Lead end-to-end execution of complex, engineered-to-order datacenter projects, ensuring technical accuracy, schedule adherence, and customer satisfaction across the full project lifecycle.
  • Serve as the primary technical liaison between customers, sales, engineering, and manufacturing to manage order configuration, documentation, change management, and warranty resolution.
  • Review and interpret contract drawings, specifications, and engineered-to-order designs; manage technical changes to bills of material and ensure alignment with customer and Eaton requirements.
  • Drive financial performance by improving project profitability, negotiating internal resources and priorities, and leveraging competitive intelligence to strengthen Eaton’s market position.
  • Coordinate and leverage centralized and cross-functional resources to develop, manage, and deliver complete and compliant project documentation and technical deliverables.
  • Act as the customer advocate by communicating urgency, escalating risks and issues appropriately, and maintaining strong, trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Apply advanced technical and sales planning expertise to identify opportunities for process improvement, deploy new initiatives, and recommend solutions based on customer and market trends.
  • Effectively manage projects and stakeholder coordination across multiple U.S. time zones to deliver timely, consistent, and high-quality solutions.
  • Support capability building within the organization by mentoring, onboarding, and training less experienced project managers, while maintaining continuous learning in engineered products and applications.


Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
  • Minimum 5 years electrical industry experience
  • Minimum 2 years project management experience
  • Posess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license
  • Relocation is not available. To be considered for the role candidates must currently reside within a 50-mile radius of an Eaton facility west of the Mississippi River.
  • 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 H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelors' degree in Engineering or Business
  • PMP Certification
  • 2 years data center experience
  • Experience with the following computer programs: Vista, Bidmanager, SAP, Salesforce
  • Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office applications and other product configuration tools
  • Knowledge of plant front-end scheduling, engineering and manufacturing process and equipment cycle times
  • Technical sales aptitude, market knowledge and electrical industry experience


Skills

Position Criteria:

  • Drive for results with bias toward action
  • Customer centricity
  • Negotiation skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Travel at 25% of the time


The expected annual salary range for this role is $99000 - $145000 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.

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 6/19/2026

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Salary : $99,000 - $145,000

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