Site Manager, Data Center Facility Operations

Google; Waltham Cross; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Site Manager for its Data Center Facility Operations in Waltham Cross. This role involves leading technical teams, managing operational efficiency, and ensuring safety standards. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in data center management and extensive operational leadership experience within mission-critical environments.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience as Operations Manager or similar role.
• 4 years of site-level data center management experience.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team and set priorities supporting organizational goals.
• Monitor data center system operations and respond to emergencies.
• Develop strategies to improve efficiency and minimize costs.

Skills

People Management

Operational Efficiency

Cost Reduction Strategies

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Electrical Systems

HVAC Systems

Job description

Site Manager, Data Center Facility Operations

Google Waltham Cross, England, United Kingdom

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience as an Operations Manager, Maintenance Manager or Chief Engineer including leading technical teams.
• 4 years of experience in site-level data center or mission critical installation management.
• Experience in managing mission critical facilities portfolio.
• Experience with people management and leading teams.
  
  

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience as an Operations Manager, Maintenance Manager or Chief Engineer including leading technical teams.
• 4 years of experience in site-level data center or mission critical installation management.
• Experience in managing mission critical facilities portfolio.
• Experience with people management and leading teams.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional business units to meet company goals and standards.
• Experience with electrical and mechanical systems in a data center environment.
• Understanding of power and HVAC requirements for high-availability data centers.
  
  

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.

The Data Center Operations team is responsible for keeping Google’s global fleet of data centers running safely, reliably, efficiently and smoothly. The team installs, commissions, operates and maintains some of the most advanced, sustainable, electrical infrastructure, HVAC and cooling systems in the world. We are team-oriented focussed on operating a 27x7 fleet of mission critical data centers that are changing the contemporary computing facilities.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team, 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-tearm strategies.
  
  
  

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. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology and Engineering

• Industries

  Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet

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