.Prime Data Centers develops, acquires, and operates data centers for some of the world's largest enterprises.
A private firm owned by a group controlling $6 billion in assets, with a 15-year tenure in technology and real estate development, Prime provides customers with ownership options and dynamic leasing models, defining a true corporate partnership.Summary: The Senior Solutions Engineer will be responsible for evaluating technical requirements from potential customers, either via RFPs or direct outreach.
This role will partner with members of the sales team for each potential opportunity and will coordinate with design, development, and operations resources to gather information, specifications, drawings, and other pertinent information in support of responding to RFPs and/or providing proposals for customers.
Additionally, the Engineer will work with Marketing to develop technical content for sales presentations, industry events, publications, and online resources.This position will provide extremely relevant experience for recent entrants into the data center industry.
It is intended as a development gateway to more senior positions in Design, Solutions Engineering, and Project/Construction Management, and will be supported and mentored by senior design, engineering, construction, and operations staff members.Responsibilities: As part of an internal response team, receive, evaluate, and respond to Sales Engineering items on RFPs and RFIs.Gather site and equipment spec sheets, drawings, and other technical documentation required for responses.Participate in live or video conference meetings to clarify or present material about data center offerings.Attend data center industry events to understand customer requirements, industry developments, supplier technology, and capabilities.Travel to company sites and OEM facilities to facilitate strong relationships between the company and site contractors and suppliers.Collect, manage, and update internal library of RFP questions/answers and specification documents that are regularly used for response documents.Contribute to and manage PowerPoint documents for Sales Engineering-specific subject matter.Maintain a list of available capacity/footprint at existing company facilities.Maintain a list of potential development properties and acquisitions, and the status of each.Self-paced training to gain knowledge of MEP systems, civil and structural engineering, architecture, and commissioning as they relate to data center development.Self-paced training to gain knowledge on facility BMS/EPMS/DCIM systems and security operational process and policy.Coordinate with company procurement specialist to summarize anticipated vs. required vs. ordered OFCI equipment, and impacts to current sales opportunities and/or site developments.Monitor project costs and schedule against contractual commitments