Technical Program Manager EHS Design Safety

Google; Dublin; On-site; EUR 94,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target (15%)

Equity

Benefits package

Job summary

Google in Dublin, Ireland is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead Design for Safety across data center products and facilities. You will drive proactive safety integration, plan requirements, identify risks, and manage schedules with stakeholders from engineering, operations, and EHS.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure safety is embedded from design through construction, operation, and decommissioning, delivering resilient, compliant infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of program or project management experience.
• Experience with safety, Design for Safety (DfS), risk management, and risk assessments (e.g., HAZOP).
• Experience designing with electrical or mechanical infrastructure systems or heavy industrial environments.
• Experience with relevant building and industrial safety standards (e.g., ANSI, ISO, NFPA, OSHA, ATEX EU Directive).

Responsibilities

• Drive EHS direction and integrate Design for Safety into data center products and building designs.
• Embed safety early in design and engineering to minimize downstream risks across the lifecycle.
• Update and improve Design for Safety standards and workflows as technologies evolve.
• Collaborate with internal teams across engineering, project management, construction, operations, and EHS; align on safety goals.
• Identify program risks and develop work plans to safeguard health, environment, and communities.

Skills

Program management

Risk management

Safety standards

Cross-functional collaboration

Design for Safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

HAZOP

Job description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: London, UK; Dublin, Ireland.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g., Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering), or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience with safety, Design for Safety (DfS), risk management, and risk assessments (e.g., HAZOP, hazard analysis).
• Experience designing with electrical or mechanical infrastructure systems (e.g., substations, switchgears, electrical/mechanical yards, compressor pumps) or heavy industrial environments (e.g., data centers, oil refineries).
• Experience with relevant building and industrial safety standards (e.g., ANSI, ISO, NFPA, OSHA, ATEX EU Directive).

Preferred qualifications

• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Direct experience in data center infrastructure design, construction, or maintenance operations (or experience as an electrical/mechanical maintenance technician or engineer in heavy industrial settings).
• Practical experience evaluating regional EHS regulatory standards/deviations (e.g., EMEA-specific requirements like arc chutes, spacing, or localized noise restrictions).
• Track record of evaluating EHS risk and defining safety controls for novel, custom, or first-of-its-kind Research and Development (R&D) technologies without pre-existing regulatory guidelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to collaborate across cross-functional engineering, operations, and project management teams.

About The Job

A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. That's why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you'll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You'll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

The Compliance, Safety, and Risk Management (CSRM) team is dedicated to operating a safe, secure, and resilient technical infrastructure through a comprehensive EHS program grounded in integrity, partnership, and care.

The Design for Safety role provides strategic leadership and EHS direction to ensure data center products and facility designs prioritize safety across their entire lifecycle from initial design and construction to operation and eventual decommissioning. By driving proactive, upstream safety integration, this role effectively mitigates downstream risks to employees, partners, and the environment.

In this role, you will continuously refine Design for Safety standards and processes while actively identifying program risks and opportunities. You will collaborate closely with key stakeholders across engineering, construction, project management, operations, EHS, and external partners to establish work plans and execute agreed-upon objectives. Ultimately, this role ensures our most innovative technical infrastructure solutions are built from the ground up with safety, resilience, and sustainability at their core.

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

Ireland: €94000 - €96000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Act as the subject matter expert to drive EHS direction and integrate Design for Safety principles into new data center products and building designs.
• Embed safety considerations early in the design and engineering phases to eliminate or minimize downstream risks across the full infrastructure lifecycle from construction to decommissioning.
• Evaluate, update, and improve Design for Safety standards and workflows to keep pace with evolving technologies and organizational needs.
• Partner closely with internal teams across engineering, project management, construction, operations, and EHS, as well as external partners, to align on safety goals.
• Identify program-level risks and opportunities to develop and execute targeted work plans aligned with broader safety and business objectives. Oversee the safe execution of technical infrastructure programs to safeguard the health, well-being, and environment of employees, partners, and communities.

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.