Technical Program Manager, Data Center Design

corporate_fareGoogleplaceColumbus, OH, USA

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in program management.
  
• Experience managing multi-group, multi-disciplinary construction projects and designs.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related technical fields.
• PE License, RA License, Chartered Engineer License or equivalent technical professional license or certification.
• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience managing data center design and product development.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and design-to-construction workflows, including procurement strategy, work package development, and cross-functional coordination.
• Experience with data center specific or equivalent equipment/environments, including switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, building controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems and an 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.

As a Technical Program Manager, Data Center Design, you will provide project management of large-scale data centers, computer farms, networking, AC power distribution/conversion and cooling methods at multiple scales. In this role, you will manage schedules, budgets, and broad inter-dependencies.

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.

Responsibilities

• Navigate critical issues to maintain project timelines, quality, and costs while aligning a cross-functional set of stakeholders.
• Create and manage strategies for the execution of designs that leverage a standard baseline plan of record. Be responsible for managing strategy for projects that require deviation from the baseline design (due to environmental, code or other aspects that require localization).
• Be responsible for gathering internal requirements, generating potential options, presenting to the leadership team, and delivering design solutions that satisfy customer's needs.
• Manage multiple, simultaneous data center design projects from detailed design through construction administration and finally closeout and handover to operations.