Google

Data Center Operations, Facilities Manager

Google$138K — $201K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in data center or relevant operational experience from other industries.
  • 5 years managing technical teams and vendors in operations and maintenance.
  • Master's degree or equivalent practical experience is preferred.
  • Experience collaborating with business units to achieve goals is advantageous.
  • Understanding of electrical and mechanical systems in data centers is beneficial.
  • Ability to develop team members through mentorship and training.

Responsibilities

  • Lead compliance activities for data centers and analyze results globally.
  • Monitor data center system operations and manage site activities for risk mitigation.
  • Ensure adherence to facility maintenance standards and improvement policies.
  • Develop strategies for operational cost reduction and efficiency enhancement.
  • Make design recommendations to optimize equipment and operations for future data centers.

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching.
  • Generous paid time off policies and holidays.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment.
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Minimum qualifications:
  • 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-DC industries (e.g., power generation, HVAC and refrigeration, industrial manufacturing, military, oil and gas, maritime/marine, 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.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience collaborating with other business units to meet company goals and standards.
  • Understanding of the operations and maintenance of electrical, control systems, and mechanical systems in a data center environment.
  • Ability to set, prioritize, and achieve business objectives.
  • Ability to develop and grow team members, through coaching, mentoring, and training.


About the job

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. Some duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components). You'll provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.

You will develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.
The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $138000 - $201000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

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 ensure effective response to any excursions.
  • Ensure sites are following facility, maintenance, and standard programs globally while exhibiting strength in improvement to said policies and programs, with minimal assistance.
  • Develop 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.

About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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