Google

Senior Program Manager, Data Center Construction, Special Projects

Google$236K — $329K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of project management experience in mission-critical facilities or design-build environments.
  • 5 years in a leadership role overseeing project teams.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with external stakeholders and vendors to ensure project alignment and mitigate risks.
  • Execute and communicate project delivery strategies to internal teams and stakeholders.
  • Oversee project schedules and cost control, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards.
  • Lead design, construction, and ongoing operations for data center projects in a critical region.
  • Mentor and develop teams of engineers and project managers, fostering vendor relationships.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Generous paid time off including holidays and vacation days.
  • Support for professional development and training opportunities.
  • Access to Google employee resources and community engagement programs.
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X Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Austin, TX, USA; Addison, TX, USA; Midlothian, TX, USA; Red Oak, TX, USA; Reno, NV, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience in program or project management across multiple global regions, specifically within mission-critical facilities (e.g., data centers, chip fabrication plants) or a design-build/real estate development environment.
  • 5 years of experience in a leadership role.
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time as required.

Preferred qualifications:
  • 10 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  • Experience with construction planning and scheduling fundamentals, spanning from programming through commissioning.
  • Experience in the design, construction, and commissioning of facilities with medium voltage and low voltage electrical distribution systems.
  • Experience with facilities equipment and environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems).
  • Experience managing changing capital projects, and commissioning programs.
  • Understanding of start-up process.


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 Program Manager at Google, you'll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish - working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

In this role you will lead the design, construction, and delivery of data center projects in the region of North America. This includes campuses across the United States and planned future global expansions. You will act as a leader with a proven track record in managing construction projects within a changing, dynamic environment. You will oversee a team of Program Managers and Engineers, ensuring the successful execution of both new construction and capital improvement projects. This role will require a minimum of 50% onsite in remote build locations in West Texas.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what's possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $236000 - $329000 (USD) 25% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with external stakeholders, including leadership from key vendors, trades, and commissioning agents, to foster relationships, proactively identify potential risks and opportunities, and ensure alignment on project objectives.
  • Execute a clear project delivery strategy and effectively communicate it to internal teams and extended stakeholders. Drive alignment around key milestones, workflows, and critical path management for large capital improvement and greenfield, and brownfield projects.
  • Oversee project schedule and cost control activities, ensuring adherence to program-level controls, safety, and quality initiatives.
  • Lead the design, construction, and capital project support for ongoing operations within a critical region, provide tactical leadership over data center construction projects.
  • Develop and mentor teams of engineers and project managers, serve as a key partner and vendor development lead for general and trade contractors.


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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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Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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$182.5 billion
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