Facilities Manager, Data Center Operations (German)

Google LLC; Frankfurt, Hanau; On-site; EUR 112,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is hiring a Facilities Manager for Data Center Operations in Frankfurt. The role leads facility activities across electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency.

You will supervise technicians, read blueprints, and drive cost reductions while meeting strict operational standards. Applicants should hold a technical Bachelor's degree with 8+ years in mission critical environments and 2+ years in site-level data center management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience as a Facilities Manager, Chief Engineer, or Operations Manager in a mission critical environment.
• 2 years of experience in site-level data center or mission critical installation management.
• Experience managing a mission critical facilities portfolio.
• Ability to communicate in German fluently to engage in day-to-day operations, and with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of facilities professionals and set priorities to support organizational goals.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to manage facility activities and implement strategies.
• Maintain and improve environmental, health and safety procedures and track trends for improvements.
• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on data center equipment and infrastructure.
• Support and contribute to compliance programs and incident investigations.

Skills

German language

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Facilities Manager, Data Center Operations (German)

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• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience as a Facilities Manager, Chief Engineer, or Operations Manager in a mission critical environment.
• 2 years of experience in site-level data center or mission critical installation management.
• Experience managing a mission critical facilities portfolio.
• Ability to communicate in German fluently to engage in day-to-date operations, and with colleagues.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional business units to meet company goals and standards.
• Experience overseeing a portfolio of mission-critical facilities or operations.

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.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Germany: €112000 - €114000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• 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.
• Partner with teams to meet goals and stakeholders to manage facility activities and set/implement short- and long-term strategies.
• Maintain, monitor, and execute security and operational procedures and track/analyze trends to identify opportunities for improvements, ensuring alignment with organizational policies.
• Repair, fix, and perform preventative maintenance on equipment, servers, machines, or infrastructure based on identified issues.
• Support and contribute to the implementation of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and other compliance programs and initiatives in collaboration with other teams to ensure environmental and safety incidents are investigated, resolved, and reported.

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