Third Party Data Center Technical Operations Manager, Facilities/Maintenance

Google Inc.; Dalarnas län; On-site; SEK 920,000 - 940,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Third Party Data Center Technical Operations Manager, Facilities/Maintenance, to oversee COLO site operations, coordinate with global teams, and drive cost-effective reliability across electrical, cooling, and IT infrastructure. You will monitor facilities, read schematics, and mentor junior staff.

Experience in data center environments, strong technical grounding, and the ability to work non-standard hours are required.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree, trade school certification, or equivalent in a related technical field.
• 9 years of experience in Electrical, Mechanical/HVAC, or controls in industrial/commercial environments.
• Ability to lift and move 50 lbs, work on platforms, ladders, and under raised floors.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and varying shifts.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor and support data center facilities and systems.
• Read blueprints and schematics; assist senior technicians.
• Inspect, maintain and repair data center components and systems.
• Coordinate with internal teams and vendors to ensure reliability and operability.
• Manage incidents and outages to minimize recovery time and costs.

Skills

Mentoring

Progress-driving

Problem solving

Technical field hands-on

Shift flexibility

Education

Associate’s degree in related technical field

Bachelor’s degree in related field (preferred)

Job description

Third Party Data Center Technical Operations Manager, Facilities/Maintenance

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• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 9 years of experience in Electrical, Mechanical/HVAC, or controls experience in an industrial/commercial environment.
• Ability to lift and move 50 lbs of equipment, and work on platforms, ladders, and under raised floors.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced education in a related field.
• Experience working in data center environments, including building and operating infrastructure.
• Experience with initiating and executing initiatives in a global environment.
• Ability to perform operational assessment and risk analysis of third-party sites.

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). You provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.
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 Technical Operations Manager, you will be involved in nearly every aspect of Third-Party Data Center operations of electrical, cooling, and IT infrastructure. You will partner with the Google data center engineering team, Hardware operations, Network Infrastructure and third-party data center vendors and operators with a focus on operability, maintainability and reliability. In this role, you will be the advocate for operations organization, and be responsible to ensure operability, maintainability and reliability are critical criteria for Google assets.

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.

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

Sweden: kr920000 - kr940000 (SEK) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits.

• Own Co-Location (COLO) sites facility operation within an area/region, with full accountability for this area tactically and strategically.
• Provide technical support formini-cluster (COLO)sites within a region.
• Keep main stakeholders informed about current work and discuss strategic decisions and directions with them.
• Provide technical expertise during incidents, and coordinate the planning of critical activities.
• Provide occasional oncall support to the global third-party data center operation.

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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