Data Center Plant Engineer (Electrical)

Google; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 820,000 - 845,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target equity

Equity benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a Data Center Operations Plant Engineer in Sweden to join our Facilities team. You will lead troubleshooting, inspect and repair critical systems, and optimize energy efficiency across LV/MV/HV electrical and HVAC installations in a data center environment.

The role emphasizes reducing operational costs while meeting strict safety and environmental standards, with opportunities to influence global facilities programs and reliability improvements across sites.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or certified training in a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of electrical experience in an industrial/commercial environment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs (23 kg) and use PPE and safety equipment as required.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership for critical system troubleshooting and repairs with minimal supervision.
• Operate critical plant equipment as authorized by facilities manager.
• Coordinate inputs for global facilities programs (CMMS, BMS, energy savings, training and thermography).

Skills

Electrical experience

Education

Associate degree or equivalent in a related technical field

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of Electrical experience (e.g., electrical testing equipment or electrical distribution) in an industrial or commercial environment.
• Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs (23 kg) of equipment, and to use safety equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools and personal protective equipment (PPE) like safety harnesses in accordance with safety and ergonomic guidelines and assessments.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.

Preferred qualifications

• 7 years of experience in maintenance of electrical distribution systems or construction/technical environment or a related field.
• Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants.
• Knowledge of electrical systems used in a data center environment (e.g., feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units).
• Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
• Understanding of PUE/WUE and energy efficiencies of a plant.

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. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these 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.

As an advocate for best practices, you 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.

As a Data Center Operations Plant Engineer, you are a leader of exceptional environmental practices. The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated and efficient electrical and HVAC systems using 50% less energy than most data centers around the world.

Our engineers are continually seeking different approaches to reducing operational costs and improving efficiencies through the operation and maintenance of LV/MV/HV Electrical systems and control and monitoring systems.

You have an electrical background and you are a technology enthusiast who not only enjoys being challenged by problems of scale and complexity but also has a strong desire to make services better for users while doing better for the environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership for successful critical system troubleshooting, unit commissioning, repairs/replacements with little to no supervision in quality, quantity and timeliness as assigned.
• Operate critical plant equipment as authorized by facilities manager.
• Provide coordination/input for global facilities programs such as in electrical, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Building Management System (BMS), energy savings, training and thermography.

Salary and benefits

Sweden: kr820000 - kr845000 (SEK) 15% bonus target equity benefits.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

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.

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