Regional Front-End Planning Program Manager – Data Centers

Google; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Front End Planning (FEP) Regional Program Manager to lead the critical early stages of data center construction across the region. You will act as the SPOC for program management, coordinating vendors, funding approvals, and campus planning efforts with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include managing seed funding, coordinating architects and contractors, and aligning with energy and location strategy teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or equivalent practical experience.
• A relevant professional license (e.g., PE, CEng, or NCARB).
• 5 years of experience in technical program or project management, including early-stage budget planning, risk management, and project handoff to construction teams.
• Experience in pre-construction and design-build delivery specifically for data center projects.
• Experience developing baseline project schedules, resource allocation plans, and executive status reporting.
• Ability to travel regionally up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Learn more about responsibilities at Google .
• Serve as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for early-stage delivery, securing seed and shell-ready capital funding through structured stage-gate approvals.
• Direct multidisciplinary external partners including architects, engineering consultants, project controls teams, and general contractors to ensure delivery alignment.
• Partner with Energy and Location Strategy teams on technical reviews and site configurations, establishing baseline guardrails for capacity, cost, and schedule.
• Lead end-to-end campus planning, maintaining integrated master schedules, risk logs, and portfolio performance dashboards.
• Act as the delivery lead for supply planning and scenario modeling while advocating regional continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Budget planning

Risk management

Scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Google is seeking a Front End Planning (FEP) Regional Program Manager to lead the critical early stages of data center construction across the region. You will act as the SPOC for program management, coordinating vendors, funding approvals, and campus planning efforts with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include managing seed funding, coordinating architects and contractors, and aligning with energy and location strategy teams.