Role: Sales Engineering Manager (Electrical Bias)
Location: Central London
Employment Type: Full-time, permanent, on-site (5 days per week)
Salary: £95,000 - £105,000
We’re working with a specialist contractor operating within critical environments, delivering full-scope design, build and infrastructure solutions across complex projects.
They’re now looking to bring in a Sales Engineering Manager to lead the front-end engineering function - someone who can take ownership of technical solutioning, pre-construction, and commercial input across bids and client engagements.
This role leans heavily toward electrical systems, so a strong background in power infrastructure and associated systems is key. You’ll need to be technically strong from both a design and academic standpoint, with the ability to challenge specifications, develop robust solutions, and confidently lead technical discussions with clients and consultants.
Data centre experience is a prerequisite for this role, and candidates must have a strong understanding of how electrical systems integrate across the wider MEP and critical infrastructure environment.
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading the technical and engineering input across bids, tenders, and early-stage opportunities
- Translating client requirements into robust, deliverable technical solutions
- Owning the pre-construction phase - including design input, estimation, and bid strategy
- Producing and reviewing proposals, technical submissions, and supporting documentation
- Carrying out take-offs, BOQs, and labour build-ups to support accurate pricing
- Driving value engineering and alternative solutions to improve both cost and deliverability
- Acting as the technical lead in client meetings, design reviews, and bid presentations
- Managing supplier and subcontractor engagement during tender stages
- Supporting handover into delivery teams, ensuring scope and design intent are clear
Technical focus:
This role is electrically led, with a strong emphasis on:
- ELV/LV/MV power distribution systems
- UPS systems, generators, switchgear, transformers, and critical backup power infrastructure
- Power monitoring, resilience planning, and redundancy strategies within live critical environments
- Integration with mechanical systems including cooling, HVAC, and wider MEP services
- Coordination with wider infrastructure including containment, structured cabling, and white space fit-out
What they’re looking for:
- Strong background in electrical engineering, ideally within critical or complex environments
- Strong academic background with solid technical design capability and engineering fundamentals
- Proven experience across design, estimation, and pre-construction
- Experience in a sales engineering, bid, or solutions role
- Ability to take ownership of technical proposals from concept through to submission
- Solid commercial awareness - understanding pricing, risk, and margins
- Experience engaging with clients, consultants, and internal delivery teams
- Comfortable reviewing drawings, specifications, and producing technical documentation
- Previous data centre project experience is essential
Ideal background:
- Electrical bias within M&E contracting or building services
- Experience working on large-scale mission-critical or data centre projects
- Strong understanding of critical power environments and associated infrastructure
- Candidates with experience across hyperscale, colocation, or high-availability environments will be particularly well suited