Manager, Technical Engineering

Prime Data Centers; Lockhart (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus

401k with match

Premium health benefits

PTO + Sick time

Job summary

Prime Data Centers seeks a Manager, Technical Engineering in Lockhart, TX to own cross-discipline coordination for TFO designs, ensuring construction-ready outcomes and adherence to standards.

You will lead RFI processes, advance design guidelines, and supervise design reviews while collaborating with Pre-Construction, Estimating, and BIM to mitigate risks and meet customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Structural Engineering.
• 8+ years of engineering experience in data center or mission-critical facility design across multiple disciplines.
• Strong working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and structural design as applied to data hall white space.
• Experience managing RFI processes, design reviews, or technical standards programs.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and coordination skills.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical integration across Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, and BIM disciplines to ensure TFO designs are consistent and construction-ready.
• Own the RFI process for TFO projects, routing technical questions to the correct discipline and ensuring timely, accurate resolution.
• Maintain and evolve technical standards, specifications, and design guidelines used across all TFO disciplines.
• Lead design quality reviews at key milestones, checking deliverables against customer requirements and code compliance.
• Support the Director, Tenant Fit-Out in evaluating new customer technical requirements and assessing design impacts before scoping.
• Partner with Pre-Construction, Estimating, and BIM to flag technical risks early in the design process.
• Serve as a technical resource for less experienced engineers across disciplines, promoting consistent design practices.

Skills

Electrical design

Mechanical design

Structural design

RFI management

Cross-functional comms

BIM coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Structural Engineering

Job description

Manager, Technical Engineering

Prime Data Centers Lockhart, Texas, United States

About this position

About Prime Data Centers

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.

About the role

The Manager, Technical Engineering owns cross-discipline technical coordination and quality control across TFO design deliverables. This role acts as the technical integrator across Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, and BIM, ensuring designs are internally consistent, meet customer specifications, and are ready for construction — including ownership of technical standards, specifications, RFIs, and design quality reviews.

What you'll do

• Coordinate technical integration across Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, and BIM disciplines to ensure TFO designs are consistent and construction-ready
• Own the RFI process for TFO projects, routing technical questions to the correct discipline and ensuring timely, accurate resolution
• Maintain and evolve technical standards, specifications, and design guidelines used across all TFO disciplines
• Lead design quality reviews at key milestones, checking deliverables against customer requirements and code compliance
• Support the Director, Tenant Fit-Out in evaluating new customer technical requirements and assessing design impacts before scoping
• Partner with Pre-Construction, Estimating, and BIM to flag technical risks early in the design process
• Serve as a technical resource for less experienced engineers across disciplines, promoting consistent design practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Structural Engineering, or a related technical field
• 8+ years of engineering experience in data center or mission-critical facility design, spanning multiple technical disciplines
• Strong working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and structural design as applied to data hall white space
• Experience managing RFI processes, design reviews, or technical standards programs
• Excellent cross-functional communication and coordination skills
• Professional Engineer (PE) license a plus

• Competitive salary rangeand performance bonus program
• 401k fully vested upon enrollment, up to a 4% employer match
• 100% employee premiums paid by employer for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability
• Paid Time Off + Sick time

Prime is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, protected veteran or military status, disability status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.