Technical Project Engineer

Eaton has been a key player in the Middle East for 40 years. This July, we announced the construction of a new sustainable campus in Dubai, which will bring together our commercial, manufacturing, and support functions, providing room for future growth.

About Eaton

Eaton is a power management company where we provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technology and services. Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.

The Technical Project Engineer is responsible to coordinate all post-order engineering activities including design, develop, and control the electrical systems for customer projects in the UK&I. The role is based in Dubai and will provide remote support to the UK&I Projects Team.

Eaton’s projects can involve every aspect of power distribution from low to medium voltage, UPS (uninterrupted power supply), and automation such as EPMS (Energy Power Monitoring System) and SCADA.

This technical coordination role ensures technical clarification of interphases between customer stakeholders (tech consultants, construction, eng teams..) and internal stakeholders (production eng teams, suppliers eng dpt, SW dvp etc..)

This role is also supporting application engineering teams during pre-order technical engagement on need bases.

Such projects mainly address Datacenter, T&D utillities and Oil and gas applications, but could include other types of large and complex projects requiring system integration.

Working as an integral part of the customer Project execution team, the PE is primarily an office role with very limited travelling to other locations including suppliers, Eaton manufacturing facilities and client offices and construction sites during pre-order/post order phases as needed.

The role requires an experienced, composed, highly motivated, Electrical Engineer who can effectively communicate and work with a wide variety of stakeholders in a dynamic environment and who demonstrate an understanding of all projects electrical requirements.

The Technical Project Engineer needs to work to specifications and liaise with Engineering consultant, General contractors, subcontractors and clients. Technical deviations and scope incremental needs to be flagged to respective project managers to be coordinated with customer before implementation.

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for Technical Scope Management of projects including but not limited to CDE review and coordination with all relevant stakeholders (internal, external...) from sales hand-over to close-out
• Ensure technical alignment between projects and coordination with customer
• Support PM’s to manage technical risk by ensuring rapid sharing of lessons learned as well as coordination of approach for maximum effect
• Analyzing technical drawings, interpreting specifications, and determining the electrical requirements of a given project
• Coordinating and liaising with Eaton engineers (Application engineers, Product engineers, Power system engineer, Cx team, Quality engineers...) and client stakeholders to ensure overall project execution
• Provide and manage technical documentation and techsubs (SLD, Layout, Site Methods, Cx process and sequence) for any required projects
• Managing and monitoring all assigned electrical projects to ensure documentation is delivered on time
• Ensuring health and safety codes are obeyed at all times
• Completing quality assurance on electrical components and projects, and writing up reports
• Support Root cause analysis in case of Quality events
• Site assignment for a short period of time can be necessary depending on the progress of the execution of the project
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree or Masters Degree from an accredited institution in Electrical Engineering
• 2-5 years of experience in Electrical design from a system perspective (MV/LV/UPS)
• 2-5 years of experience in Customer Project Management
• 2-5 years of experience in Datacenter construction project is a plus
• MV/UPS commissioning experience is a plus
  
  
  

Skills

• Electrical & System Engineering with power distribution knowledge
• Basic electrical calculation knowledge
• CAD experience
• Technical ability to write specifications and procedures
• Technical coordination
• Construction site constraint
• UPS & MV knowledge with CX activities is a plus
• Automation is a plus
• Knowledge of datacenter environment is a plus
• Strong collaborative team player with interpersonal skills
• Comfortable providing technical presentations to peers, customers and leadership regarding the details of technical issues
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to do Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to understand and resolve problems
  
  
  

What We Offer You

• Being part of a company that has been in business for more than 100 years, is well known in the industry, and has a major impact on the energy industry
• Work in a company that is commitment to Inclusion & Diversity and Sustainability
• Annual mentoring program, Eaton University, a reward, and recognition system
• Ongoing Learning and Career Development Opportunities in a global company. Build your career and apply internally for our open positions worldwide
• Strong, agile and diverse team locally and globally
• Strong processes and state-of-the-art systems and tools
• Structured employee development processes, open feedback culture with development plans
• Detailed induction support and well-structured onboarding
  
  
  

Living and Working in Dubai

Dubai is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city known for its modern architecture, luxurious lifestyle, and rich cultural heritage. Living and working in Dubai offers an exceptional quality of life with world-class amenities, a safe environment, and a thriving expatriate community. Experience a dynamic blend of work and leisure in one of the world’s most exciting cities.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

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