Technical Program Manager, Data Centre Construction/Projects

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in program management.
  
• Experience in data center program management and data center technology.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in project and construction management.
• Experience with commercial agreement management and procurement.
• Experience managing construction projects, within an international working environment.
• Experience working with data center equipment/environments, including switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, controls, security monitoring systems, and fire safety systems.
• Experience managing vendor relationships, with an understanding of standard practices in the design and construction industry.
• Understanding of start up/commissioning processes.

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 Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

The Data Center Delivery and Engineering (DCDE) team is comprised of Civil, Structural, and Architectural (CSA) and Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) experts, including design professionals, engineers, construction managers, and project controls specialists. Together, they design and construct the world’s most efficient data centers, ensuring they are both scalable and adaptable to a rapidly changing environment.The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

Responsibilities

• Manage a large, site-wide data center construction and delivery organization, managing scopes related to construction projects or capital improvement projects.
• Be responsible for ensuring the development of detailed designs, managing construction, commissioning, close-out to the operations team. Ensure all customer requirements are being met.
• Establish and maintain various delivery models and global relationships with multiple vendors.
• Create a growth plan and be involved in hiring/recruiting of talent in the areas of project management, field engineering, document control, technical writing, etc.
• Research and implement construction means and methods of data center equipment and facilities. Carry design concepts into mass production and integrate into facilities.