Data Center Special Projects Program Manager

XNote: Google's hybrid workplace includes remote and in-office roles. By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

In-office locations: Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Midlothian, TX, USA; Council Bluffs, IA, USA; Omaha, NE, USA; New Albany, OH, USA; Houston, TX, USA; New York, NY, USA; Pryor, OK, USA.

Remote location(s): Texas, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience in program or project management.

• 5 years of experience with technical teams responsible for project management, engineering, and construction of mission critical facilities and experience with electrical, mechanical, controls, security monitoring, fire safety, networking/fiber, server equipment, systems and infrastructure.

• 5 years of experience managing process improvement or construction programs in a matrixed environment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Construction Management.

• Experience with data center equipment/environments including switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, controls, security monitoring systems, and fire safety systems.

• Experience in requirements gathering, resource organization, task prioritization, scheduling, and achieving objectives on schedule and budget.

• Experience with fast-track design builds processes/associated documents and agreements, electrical, and mechanical systems.

• Experience managing vendor relationships, and understanding of standard practices in the design/construction industry.

• Experience managing and executing projects and providing preconstruction services for those projects.

About the job

A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. That's why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you'll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish - working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us - and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

As Program Manager in the Data Center Delivery and Engineering (DCDE) organization, you will be responsible for early interaction and engagement on the behalf of the construction execution teams to provide peer review and feedback on program level designs. These are the leading data center product and program design topologies that will comprise the next generation of our data center builds. This early cycle engagement is crucial to provide critical and actionable feedback to shape the design suitability and effectiveness for future construction teams utilization.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $160,000-$246,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Lead the teams from a program and planning perspective to critical projects that enable the delivery of Machine Learning across the portfolio.

• Organize team feedback, lessons learned, and measure project performance across the lifecycle of the project through closeout.

• Drive construction team performance excellence by working with the cross-functional teams and partnering with the local site teams prior to project execution to ensure clean handoff.

• Continue to implement improvements in delivery and execution from the pilot sites and over the long term with new business requirements and focus on continual improvement.

• Work with the cross-functional teams to successfully cut-in new technologies across the active projects in the portfolio, worldwide.

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