Data Center Facility Operations Manager

About the role

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facility Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to perform compliance activities for a data center and analyze compliance results for data centers globally.
• Ensure regional and global teams are complying with project/schedule guidelines and Google design standards.
• Drive efforts to monitor data center systems operations, control site activities to minimize risk, and to ensure effective response to any excursions.
• Drive efforts to ensure sites are following facility, maintenance, and standard programs globally while exhibiting strength in improvement to said policies and programs.
• Lead the development of strategies to keep operational costs to a minimum, improve efficiency, and reduce environmental impact at a site, along with driving site-level development of programs and initiatives.
• Incorporate subject matter expertise and experience to make recommendations for data center design improvements to optimize equipment and operations for next generation data centers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in data center operations or other relevant operational experience in non data center industries (e.g., power generation, HVAC and refrigeration, industrial manufacturing, military, oil and gas, maritime/marine, large chemical cluster, etc.).
• 5 years of experience managing technical teams and vendors in charge of operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and controls infrastructure and components.

Qualifications

• Experience with electrical and mechanical systems in a data center or similar environment.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional business units to meet company goals and standards.
• Understanding of power and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) requirements for high-availability data centers.

Skills

• Technical knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of HVAC requirements for high-availability data centers.

Pay

$138,000 - $201,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Schedule

Nightly shift work schedule.