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.
We're looking for a Project Engineer to help deliver complex electrical infrastructure projects that support Australia's growing demand for critical power, connectivity, and resilience. This is an opportunity to take ownership of project outcomes, work directly with customers, and build expertise across the full project lifecycle.
If you enjoy solving technical challenges, working closely with customers, and seeing projects through, we'd love to hear from you.
As part of our PMO team, you'll play a critical role in delivering customer projects safely, on time, and within budget.
You will:
- Lead project engineering, planning, and delivery activities across the project lifecycle.
- Prepare and review electrical designs, technical documentation, and project deliverables.
- Coordinate installation, testing, commissioning, and handover activities.
- Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and project requirements.
- Provide technical leadership, problem-solving, and customer support throughout project delivery.
- Coordinate internal teams, subcontractors, and field specialists to achieve project objectives.
We're open to candidates from critical power, electrical infrastructure, data centres, utilities, industrial automation, building services, or related industries.
You may be:
- A Project Engineer looking for greater ownership and visibility.
- A Site Engineer wanting broader project delivery exposure.
You'll bring:
- 3+ years' project engineering experience within the electrical industry.
- Experience delivering electrical infrastructure or related projects.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
- Strong planning, organisation, and attention to detail.
- A tertiary qualification in Electrical or Electronic Engineering.
Why Eaton?
Join a global leader delivering the most critical infrastructure projects, where you'll gain end-to-end project exposure, build highly sought-after technical skills, and grow your career in a business shaping the future of electrification and connectivity.
- Work on mission-critical infrastructure projects across data centres, utilities, and industrial environments.
- Own and influence end to end projects delivery.
- Develop expertise across power systems, project delivery, and customer engagement.
- Competitive salary package, car allowance, and bonus.
- Global opportunities, local decision-making, and career progression pathways.
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!
Skills Required
- 3+ years of project engineering experience within the electrical industry
- Experience delivering electrical infrastructure or related projects
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills
- Strong planning, organization, and attention to detail
- Tertiary qualification in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
Eaton Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and company‑paid disability, with HSAs/HRAs and wellness programs enhancing access and support.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company matching alongside additional retirement contributions, with some sites also featuring pension and profit‑sharing components.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for all parents, childbirth leave via short‑term disability for birth mothers, adoption benefits, and subsidized backup care signal strong family‑focused support.
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What We Do
Planes. Hospitals. Factories. Data centers. Vehicles. The electrical grid. These are things people depend on every day. And the companies behind them depend on Eaton to solve some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet. Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently, and more reliably. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 92,000 employees.
Why Work With Us
At Eaton, we make what matters work—creating exciting new power management technologies that keep the world moving every day. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals can reach their full potential—and where they help us reach ours.
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