Google

Facilities Manager, Data Center Operations

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 in data center operations or similar fields (e.g., power, HVAC, industrial manufacturing).
  • 3+ years in critical facilities management, including leadership responsibilities.
  • Experience in mission-critical environments such as data centers or power generation preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team, prioritizing tasks aligned with organizational goals.
  • Ensure adherence to facility maintenance processes and recommend improvements.
  • Monitor data center operations, managing risks and emergency responses effectively.
  • Devise strategies for enhancing efficiency and reducing operational costs and environmental impact.
  • Collaborate with other teams to develop and implement strategic goals.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous vacation and paid time off policies.
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching.
  • Access to professional development and training programs.
  • Performance-based bonuses and equity opportunities.
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X This role is not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship.

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 data center industries (e.g., power generation, HVAC and refrigeration, industrial manufacturing, military, oil and gas, maritime/marine, chemical cluster.

Preferred qualifications:
  • 3 years of experience in critical facilities management, including facility, technical, and team management.
  • Operations experience in mission critical environments (e.g., data center, power generation, refinery, semiconductor fabrication, chemical processing, or other high consequence environments).


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 a team of individuals; set and communicate individual and team priorities that support organizational goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development, and provide feedback and coaching.
  • Ensure team members are following work processes and complying with guidelines and all sites are following facility, maintenance, and standard programs, while making recommendations for data center improvements.
  • Monitor data center systems operation, control site activities to minimize risk, and respond effectively to any excursions or emergency procedures.
  • Develop strategies to improve efficiency, minimize cost, and reduce environmental impact. Validate and improve processes and procedures for equipment operations, and perform and analyze compliance checks for data centers globally.
  • Collaborate with partner teams and project leads to set and implement short- and long-term strategies.


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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