Technical Operations Manager, Third Party Data Center Facilities (English)

Google Inc.; Slough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Slough, UK is seeking a Technical Operations Manager for Third Party Data Center Facilities. The role involves overseeing, maintaining, and improving complex data center systems, and coordinating with senior technicians on blueprints and tours of systems.

You will work to reduce costs while ensuring safety and reliability across global sites. The candidate should have a technical degree, 9 years of relevant experience, and the ability to work non-standard shifts and communicate fluently

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 9 years of experience in mission critical facility maintenance and operations.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and varying work rotations.
• Ability to communicate in English fluently to support client relationships in this region.

Responsibilities

• Drive test, validation, improvement, and certification of new processes for critical equipment in data center domain.
• Lead compliance activities for data centers globally and ensure adherence to guidelines and standards.
• Monitor data center systems operations, control site activities to minimize risk, and respond to excursions effectively.
• Ensure sites follow facility, maintenance, and standard programs globally with continuous improvements.
• Develop strategies to minimize operational costs, improve efficiency, and drive site-level programs and initiatives.

Skills

English fluency

Mentoring teammates

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Technical Operations Manager, Third Party Data Center Facilities (English)

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

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• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 9 years of experience working in mission critical facility maintenance and operations.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.
• Ability to communicate in English fluently to support client relationship management in this region.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in initiating and executing strategic initiatives in a global environment
• Experience working in data center environments, including building and operating infrastructure.
• Ability to perform operational assessment and risk analysis of third-party sites
• Ability to forecast resource requirements in a data-driven way
• Passion for operations and people management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

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 AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

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 AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Drive efforts to test, validate, improve, and certify new processes and procedures for critical complex equipment operation for data center domain of expertise.
• Lead 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.
• Drive efforts to monitor data center systems operations, control site activities to minimize risk, and to ensure effective response to any excursions.
• Drive efforts to ensure sites are following facility, maintenance, and standard programs globally while exhibiting strength in improvement to said policies and programs.
• Lead 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.

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.