About the job

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components).

As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.

As a Facilities Technician, you will operate, monitor, and support physical facilities conditions for our data centers.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Direct the full startup, commissioning, and integration of electrical infrastructure, ensuring seamless facilities turnover and documentation while providing key operational insights during the design review process.

• Guarantee uptime for electrical distribution and power monitoring systems by conducting regular inspections, executing repairs, and troubleshooting critical data center equipment to maintain optimal functionality and reliability.

• Manage mission-critical control room operations, effectively monitoring information streams to detect abnormal conditions and make accurate, real-time decisions that ensure continuous system stability and performance.

• Develop strategies to reduce operational costs and improve efficiency, whilst producing standards and templates for power quality monitoring, diagnostics, and preventive maintenance logs for critical systems.

• Demonstrate strict adherence to the site’s environmental health and safety policies, ensuring all operational tasks and maintenance procedures align perfectly with established safety protocols and regulations.

Minimum qualifications

• Associate's degree, trade school certification or other verifiable training in a relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience working in mission critical facility maintenance and operations to perform switching on High Voltage (HV) and Medium Voltage (MV) equipment.

• Experience with troubleshooting for electrical distribution systems.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience planning and executing installation, commissioning, and equipment startup, following industry best practices and protocols.

• Understanding of mechanical systems in data center environments and controls/monitoring systems.

• Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.

• Knowledge on electrical distribution systems with a focus on high and medium voltage installation and including protection and controls.

• Ability to communicate in English and French fluently, to support client relationship management in this region.

• Excellent written, verbal communication and teamwork skills with the ability to prioritize work efficiently.