Data Center Operations Area Lead

This role is not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship.

Note:

By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
The Dalles, OR, USA;
Las Vegas, NV, USA;
Phoenix, AZ, USA;
Reno, NV, USA.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 12 years of experience managing technical teams in charge of operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and controls infrastructure and components.
• 3 years of experience in developing and managing managers.

• Master's degree in a related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience collaborating with other business units to meet company goals and standards.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems in a data center environment.
• Excellent people management and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

At Google, we aim to foster Googley work environments that are collaborative, friendly and fun. The Facilities Management team brings our spaces to life as you oversee the daily operations of our offices. While roles with similar names at other companies can be far more mundane, you're a creative, organized customer service specialist, who takes pride in seeing things run smoothly and efficiently.

You go out of your way to make sure that clients are not only satisfied, but singing Google's praises. You're comfortable in a fast-paced environment with the highest standards of excellence. You aren't afraid to have fun with your job, and bring an enthusiasm, dedication and a collaborative spirit to build and maintain office spaces that facilitate some of the world's most cutting edge innovation.

As the Area lead, you will lead a large, geographically distributed team of talented electrical, cooling, and controls technicians, plant engineers, facility managers, and program managers who are collectively responsible for the operational health and efficiency of Google’s Data Centers, the largest cloud computer in the world.

You will need a strong combination of technical depth, management expertise, and leadership to develop, nurture, and guide multiple operations teams across a geographic area. You will have knowledge of leading through change, and demonstrated experience setting and delivering strategies in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment.

You will be a leader of leaders, responsible for the team’s performance, well-being, and career development, execution against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), use and maturation of existing tools and systems, and collaboratively defining future processes, systems, and Infrastructure.

• Oversee the development of 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 domain expertise and experience to deliver an improved data center design to optimize equipment and operations for next generation data centers.
• Lead the strategy and ongoing operation of Google’s growing portfolio of data centers within the area.
• Lead the large-scale electrical and cooling infrastructure operations of the data center campuses within the area.
• Drive new greenfield site turn-up within the area including hiring, coaching, and team building.

US: $205000 - $286000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law.

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