About the job

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.

Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage various Engineering-specific programs and teams.

As the Program Manager, you will be accountable for all construction execution on their site(s) from land acquisition through turnover to operations. Your role will include procuring, managing and fostering partner teams necessary to deliver all construction related work on their campus. You will lead these partners to deliver on the fastest possible schedule, under budget, while maintaining a safe construction site and protecting the finished quality of the data center.

In this role, you are expected to be a multiplier that develops and enhances the skillset that general contractors, and key trades bring to the project(s) you are overseeing. You will be a subject matter expert in the various cross-functional elements of data center delivery and increasing the team's performance with that knowledge and commitment to alignment.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $192,000-$278,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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

• Foster a no-harm safety culture at all levels by upholding safety requirements, actively engaging in site safety leadership team meetings, and build teams to safely and predictably deliver data center infrastructure.

• Navigate the intersection of program and project interests while building and strengthening relationships and synergies with cross-functional groups such as FEP, DX, ELS, DCIO, and others to drive optimal outcomes.

• Bring an outlook to construction execution by driving simplicity, repeatability and time-to-market while continuously innovating modularized delivery models.

• Identify areas to improve, offer solutions to known issues, and market insights to new products/means and methods.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience within the mission critical industry including data centers, oil and gas or hospitals.

• 5 years of experience with electrical, mechanical or oil and gas systems.

• 5 years of experience with construction, construction planning, budget management and cash flows.

• 5 years of experience managing direct reports.

Preferred qualifications

• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional/team projects.

• 7 years of experience with data center construction.

• Experience managing vendor relationships and an understanding of standard practices in the design and construction industry, including knowledge of fast-track design-build processes.