Technical Program Manager, Data Center Construction

Google Inc.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead complex, multi-disciplinary data center projects. You will integrate requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and work collaboratively with various teams. The ideal candidate possesses at least 8 years of program management experience, a technical degree, and fluency in both English and Bahasa Malay. This role is critical for managing large-scale data centers while ensuring projects remain on schedule and within budget.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience with program management.
• 8 years of experience with infrastructure.
• 5 years of experience with technical teams for data center projects.

Responsibilities

• Implement communication standards across a portfolio of programs.
• Lead a governance structure that drives executive decision-making.
• Identify change management opportunities to increase program velocity.

Skills

Stakeholder influence

Problem-solving

Project management

Engineering collaboration

Change management

Communication in English

Communication in Bahasa Malay

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Program management software

Construction management tools

Job description

Technical Program Manager, Data Center Construction

Google Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Advanced

• Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with program management.
• 8 years of experience with infrastructure.
• 5 years of experience with technical teams responsible for project management, engineering, and construction of data center or mission critical facilities.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications in Construction manager (CCMJ), Project Management Professional (PMP).
• 10 years of experience managing multi-group construction projects with civil, architectural, electrical, mechanical, controls, security monitoring, fire safety, networking, server equipment, systems, and infrastructure.
• 10 years of experience with data center equipment/environments.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and standard practices in the design and construction industry as well as pursuit of industry leading practices.
• Knowledge of fast track design build processes and associated documents and agreements.
• Ability to communicate in English and Bahasa Malay fluently, in order to effectively interact with external stakeholders.

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.

As a Technical Program Manager, you will provide management of large-scale data centers at single complex/multiple scales in Malaysia. You will be tasked with managing and coordinating the needs of multiple partner teams, while managing changes and maintaining a focus on keeping the project on schedule, budget, quality, and safety.

You will manage large-scale technical projects in a rapidly changing industry. You will conceptualize and describe the delivery of a data center facility from start to commissioning and understand the nuances and risks that will need to be managed.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Implement communication standards across a portfolio of programs including executive and key partner communications.
• Establish a reliable and visible cadence for program reviews, decision-making, prioritization, and Resource Stewardship (i.e. effective deployment of machine and people resources) improvements such as efficiency and utilization gains are measurable and the impact can be felt organization wide.
• Lead a governance structure that drives executive decision-making. Ensure governance structure exposes and mitigates dependencies.
• Identify change management opportunities that increase program velocity which affect multiple teams.
• Define/manage a program portfolio solving problems that goals business impact for the organization and product area.

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