Global Principal BIM Engineer - Data Center Segment

Eaton

Within this segment, Eaton has an opening for a Global Principal BIM Engineer Data Center Segment. The role defines, leads, and evolves Eaton s global Building Information Modelling (BIM) strategy to support growth, scalability, and operational excellence across the Data Centre Segment. The role provides global technical leadership for BIM standards, digital workflows, and governance, ensuring consistent, high quality BIM execution across regions, functions, and major data center projects from early pursuit through delivery and handover.

What you ll do:

1. Strategic Development of BIM (Global)
   
   • Define and implement a long term global BIM strategy that scales capability and capacity across regions and functions.
   • Partner with regional and global Business Units to expand BIM expertise, identify competency gaps, and define global training requirements.
   • Develop and govern BIM subject matter expertise (SME) areas relevant to data center design, delivery, and operations.
   • Collaborate with Product Development, Manufacturing, Application Engineering, and segment leadership to integrate cross functional BIM capabilities globally.
   • Establish globally consistent BIM design standards, object libraries, and workflows to improve efficiency, safety, and scalability.
2. Digitalization & Optimization of BIM Processes
   
   • Lead the global digital transformation of BIM related workflows to improve collaboration, integration, standardization, and automation.
   • Support regions and Business Units in scaling BIM capability through organizational profiling, talent development, and structured upskilling programs.
   • Identify, evaluate, and deploy advanced BIM tools and digital solutions aligned with the full data centre lifecycle.
   • Standardize BIM best practices across global design and engineering disciplines to ensure quality and repeatability.
3. Governance & Quality Assurance in Design Delivery
   
   • Provide strategic BIM leadership and technical oversight for major global pursuits and high value data centre projects.
   • Establish and govern a global BIM framework aligned to Eaton standards, policies, and client expectations.
   • Review BIM Execution Plans (BEPs), contractual BIM requirements, and delivery documentation to ensure compliance, quality, and risk management.
   • Oversee end to end BIM implementation from proposal development through design, delivery, and final client handover.

Skills:

• Strong understanding of data center design, engineering workflows, and BIM implementation at scale.
• Fluent in English with the ability to engage effectively with diverse global teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross functional programs spanning technology platforms, people processes, and business stakeholders.
• Proven capability in program management, change management execution, and governance across global or matrixed organizations.
• Lead clarification and resolution of complex technical, commercial, and execution issues.
• Drive structured problem solving and decision making across functions.
• Escalate effectively when required, ensuring speed, transparency, and leadership alignment.
• Ability to travel internationally as required.
• Demonstrated experience leading global BIM strategy, standards, and object library development.
• Strong technical, commercial, and analytical capability.
• Proven leadership, stakeholder engagement, and cross regional collaboration skills.
• Self directed with strong decision making and problem solving ability
• Fluent in English with the ability to engage effectively with diverse global teams.