Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. Every day, all around the world, people depend on technology, transportation, energy, and infrastructure to live and work. With rapid growth in electrification, an energy transition driven by climate change and explosive growth in connectivity, we're well positioned to solve the world's toughest electrical and mechanical power management challenges.
The Site Manager is responsible for the safe, efficient, and successful execution of UPS, battery energy storage, switchboard, power quality, and critical infrastructure projects at customer sites. The role acts as Eaton's on-site representative and has overall responsibility for daily site operations from mobilisation through installation, commissioning, and handover.
What you'll doYou will be responsible for day-to-day site delivery across UPS, battery, switchboard, power quality and critical infrastructure projects.
- Lead and coordinate daily site activities, resources and priorities.
- Act as Eaton's on-site representative and primary contact for site-related matters.
- Coordinate field service engineers, subcontractors, electricians, logistics providers and commissioning personnel.
- Drive Eaton and customer safety requirements, including pre-starts, toolbox talks, risk assessments, permits, isolation and LOTO processes.
- Oversee electrical and mechanical installation activities and ensure work is completed to approved drawings, specifications and quality standards.
- Coordinate testing, commissioning, defect close-out, practical completion and customer handover.
- Track progress against project milestones and escalate schedule, scope, quality or resource risks early.
- Manage site communications and build effective relationships with customers, contractors, consultants and other key stakeholders.
What we're looking for- A trade qualification or tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience delivering electrical, UPS, battery or critical power projects in a site-based environment.
- Strong knowledge of electrical installation and commissioning practices, with the ability to read and interpret drawings and technical documentation.
- Experience coordinating subcontractors and multidisciplinary site teams.
- Sound knowledge of Australian WHS requirements and a strong commitment to safe work practices.
- Strong planning, communication and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to manage competing priorities and resolve site issues.
- Ability to travel and work across customer sites in Australia and New Zealand as required.
Why Eaton?- Join a global organisation and a growing critical power project portfolio.
- A highly visible field leadership role with exposure to complex customer projects.
- Career development opportunities across project management, service and broader Eaton operations.
- A collaborative team environment with a strong focus on safety, quality and customer outcomes.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes encourage diversity by utilising a balanced selection criteria regardless of the applicants age, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other status protected or required by law. Eaton prides itself in truly representing the people within our communities.
If this sounds like you, please send through your application. We look forward to hearing from you!
