Head of Pre-Sales Engineering - Power Solutions

Vertiv; Clachan of Campsie; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a Manager, Pre‑Sales Engineering to lead a 10–15 strong team across EMEA hubs. You will translate customer opportunities into robust, buildable power solutions and govern the end-to-end proposal process from RFQ to handover.

You will drive technical standards, resource planning and cross‑functional collaboration with Sales, Engineering and factory partners to deliver timely, high‑quality proposals while scaling across growing volumes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 10 years in electrical design, pre-sales engineering or integrated solution design.
• Strong command of IEC/IEEE, CE/UKCA and EMEA national codes and standards.
• Hands-on expertise in SLD design, network calculations, protection coordination and arc-flash assessment.
• Excellent written and verbal English; local language capability an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary Pre‑Sales Engineering team (10–15 people) across multiple hubs; manage objectives, performance and capability development.
• Own the end-to-end proposal engineering process from RFQ intake to ETO handover, ensuring technically sound and commercially viable solutions.
• Collaborate with factory Engineering and suppliers to validate feasibility, cost and lead time before commitment.
• Act as escalation point for non-standard requirements and complex architectural decisions.
• Track KPIs such as cycle time, technical accuracy and workload utilization to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Pre-sales experience

Electrical design

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CAD

BIM

Power-system simulation

Network-calculation tools

Job description

Vertiv is seeking a Manager, Pre‑Sales Engineering to lead a 10–15 strong team across EMEA hubs. You will translate customer opportunities into robust, buildable power solutions and govern the end-to-end proposal process from RFQ to handover.

You will drive technical standards, resource planning and cross‑functional collaboration with Sales, Engineering and factory partners to deliver timely, high‑quality proposals while scaling across growing volumes.