Data Center Operations Critical Facility Manager, Mechanical; English, Dutch

Position: Data Center Operations Critical Facility Manager, Mechanical (English, Dutch)
Location: Eemshaven

Data Center Operations Critical Facility Manager, Mechanical (English, Dutch)
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Google Eemshaven, Netherlands

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Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

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Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

4 years of experience in data center operations or other relevant operational experience in non-data center industries.

4 years of experience managing technical teams and vendors in charge of operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and controls infrastructure and components.

Ability to communicate in English and Dutch fluently to support client relationship management in this region.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience collaborating with other business units to meet company goals and standards.

Experience with change management initiatives and a track record of positively impacting team culture change.

Understanding of the operations and maintenance of electrical, control systems, and mechanical systems in a data center environment.

Ability to develop and grow team members, through coaching, mentoring, and training.

Ability to engage culturally with the local community.

Ability to travel on their own over the region and have a valid drivers licence.

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.

As a Facilities Manager, you will lead and grow a large team overseeing 24/7 operations in our hyperscale data centers. You will ensure our server, storage, and networking systems meet stringent service level agreements and availability goals, all while upholding the highest environmental and safety standards  this role, you will drive efficiency, continuous improvements, and initiatives to optimize costs and enhance overall data center performance, navigating both traditional and emergent issues.

This role involves regular travel between metro area sites, some regional and international travel (up to 10%), and participation in an on-call rotation to support our 24x7 business.

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.

Netherlands: €98000 - €100000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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