Technical Program Manager, Data Center Controls

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.

The Data Center Delivery and Engineering team is a collection of architectural design experts, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, construction project managers, water/air, data center services manager and project controls managers who plan, design, and construct the most efficient data centers in the world.

In this role, you will report into the Data Center Services team and work with the various cross functional teams that help design and deliver critical capacity using performance specifications. You will coordinate and align with numerous cross functional teams focusing on design, construction and delivery.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, industrial design, manufacturing, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in technical/engineering program management.
• 8 years of experience in program management or project controls within the data center or construction industry.
• 8 years of experience in the real estate and construction industry.
• Experience in architecture, master planning, conceptualizing, project planning, design development, and project management of corporate real estate assets.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in a design and build environment for fast track facilities.
• Experience in design, operation, and commissioning of control systems as they interface with electrical and mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of large-scale facilities electrical and mechanical infrastructure systems.
• Knowledge of key control systems, programming, and operations (e.g., Rockwell automation building control systems, Modicon PLC programming and automation, and schneider electric power SCADA).
• Knowledge of inductive automation and the ignition platform.
• Knowledge of electrical protection and control.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to data center construction and operations teams to provide feedback and assist in defining control system design requirements for multiple and simultaneous Data Center (DC) projects.
• Support and enable construction teams to efficiently and consistently manage and execute Business Management System (BMS)/ Power Monitoring System (PMS) scopes of work across the EMEA portfolio of active projects.
• Collaborate with engineering core teams to develop and implement the data center designs at site in EMEA for new DC projects build outs, infrastructure upgrades, and renovations.
• Participate in new technology insertions through collaboration with the core engineering team to provide site specific requirements as inputs
• Manage all site level controls system issues during the project execution phase. Support the commissioning team in development of documentation and testing procedures for each project.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.