Facilities Site Lead, Data Center Operations (English, Finnish)

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

Benefits offered by this job

20% bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google LLC is expanding its data center operations in Muhos, Finland. The Facilities Site Lead will oversee operating, maintaining, and improving critical electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems, and manage a team of technicians.

Fluent in English and Finnish, you will lead regional operations, drive cost efficiency, safety, and environmental standards, and collaborate with global teams on design standards and compliance.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience managing technical teams in data center operations.
• Experience in people management or supervision roles.
• Fluent in English and Finnish for client relations in the region.
• Understanding of electrical and mechanical systems in data centers.

Responsibilities

• Lead facilities operations of a data center campus and manage systems.
• Drive local sustainability initiatives, heat recovery and clean energy partnerships.
• Develop cost-reduction plans while maintaining environmental and safety standards.
• Ensure compliance with Google design standards and regional/global guidelines.

Skills

People management

Team leadership

English proficiency

Finnish proficiency

Data center operations knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Facilities Site Lead, Data Center Operations (English, Finnish)

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


• Experience in a people management, supervision, or team leadership role.


• Ability to communicate in English and Finnish fluently, to support client relationship management in this region.

Preferred qualifications:

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


• Experience in operating at large industrial scale in cold Nordic environment.


• Understanding of electrical and mechanical systems in a data center environment.

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.

Join us at our brand-new greenfield site in Muhos, Finland!

As part of our landmark regional infrastructure expansion, you will lead the facilities operations of a campus. In this role, you will manage systems while driving local sustainability initiatives, including pioneering heat recovery and clean energy grid partnerships.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

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

Finland: €112000 - €114000 (EUR) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Own efforts to perform compliance activities for a data center and analyze compliance results for data centers globally. Ensure regional and global teams are complying with project/schedule guidelines and Google design standards.

Lead efforts to monitor data center systems operations, control site activities to minimize risk, and to ensure effective response to any excursions.

Lead efforts to ensure all sites are following facility, maintenance, and standard programs globally while exhibiting strength in improvement to said policies and programs.

Own 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 subdomain expertise and experience to enhance data center design to optimize equipment and operations for next generation data centers.

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. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

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.

Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.