Data Center Site Manager — Operations & Reliability

Data Center Site Manager, Data Centers Operations

Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in Industrial Engineering, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management, Reliability Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

10 years of experience in electrical, mechanical/HVAC, or controls experience in an industrial/commercial environment.

5 years of experience in a data center or facilities environment.

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management, Reliability Engineering or equivalent technical experience.
• Experience communicating effectively with all levels of the organization, including executives.
• Experience with reliability centered maintenance and engineering.
• Ability to forecast resource requirements in a data-driven way.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties 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 provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.

As an advocate for best practices, you 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.

As a Data Center Site Manager for Google's Data Centers Operations team, you will be involved in nearly every aspect of operations for electrical, cooling, and IT infrastructure. You will partner with the Google Data Center engineering teams, hardware operations, network infrastructure and vendors and operators with a focus on operability, maintainability and reliability.

Hiring for this full-time position in the US has a base salary range of $164,000-$238,000 plus bonus, equity and benefits.

• Support site selection process through operational and technical knowledge.
• Perform operational assessment and risk analysis of third‑party co‑location sites.
• Own co‑location sites facility operation within an area/region, with full accountability for this area tactically.
• Engage stakeholders to ensure they are informed about current work and discuss decisions.
• Oversee technical and team leads through the completion of required maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair tasks to maintain equipment to our global standard.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.

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.