Technical Program Manager, Third Party Data-Centers, Front End Planning at Google

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 projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.

As a Technical Program Manager, you will provide leadership and management to ensure the successful delivery of our growing global fleet of Data Centers.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally to manage multiple projects through the various stages of evaluation, design, agreements, construction, and handover to operations. The portfolio will include projects at greenfield sites and within operational facilities for both our smaller scale data center infrastructure deployments as well as hyper-scale data centers.

You will be involved in every aspect of tactical implementation and will partner with negotiators, project managers and engineers, as well as our construction and operations teams, to develop creative and scalable solutions for the delivery of data centers that meet our operational requirements.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000-$271,000 + 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

• Develop processes, standards, and procedures that ensure an effective transition of third-party delivered data center facilities from construction to operations.

• Manage delivery validation process across a portfolio to ensure that construction quality standards are met and that critical closeout, commissioning, and operational documentation is collated in a timely manner.

• Establish process and controls to reduce operational risk of phased construction.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment around expectations ahead of major milestones: Early Facility Access (EFA), Substantial Completion, and Final Release (FR), ensuring a clear understanding of contractual requirements and operational provisions is in place.

• Establish processes for clear, accurate, and timely communication with stakeholders.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience in program or project management.

• Experience working with data center equipment/environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems).

• Experience managing vendor relationships.

Preferred qualifications

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

• Experience in facility operations for facilities comprising electrical and mechanical systems.

• Understanding of startup/commissioning processes and standard practices in the design and construction industry.

• Excellent requirement gathering, resource organization, task prioritization, scheduling, and goal attainment skills.