Facilities Manager, Data Center Operations

Facilities Manager, Data Center Operations

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

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.

Preferred qualifications:

3 years of experience in critical facilities management, including facility, technical, and team management. Operations experience in mission critical environments.

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.

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.

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