Area Cost Lead

Google; Cedar Rapids (IA); In loco; USD 159.000 - 230.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Google is seeking a Program Manager to lead complex, cross-organizational data center projects, coordinating requirements, schedules, risks, and stakeholder communications. You’ll implement a flexible program controls approach and act as a cost SME in greenfield, brownfield, co-location and retrofit facilities across multiple time zones.

You will drive planning/scheduling, develop integrated schedules, and push for efficiency, reliability, and on-time delivery while collaborating with

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in CM, QS, IE or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years in data center construction, cost management, or project controls.
• 5 years with multinational technical construction programs or projects.
• Experience with cost management, cost planning and estimation, negotiation and procurement.

Mansioni

• Drive financial alignment and optimize processes for data center projects.
• Primary point of contact for cost controls and funding matters.
• Support megascale development and leveraging vendor relationships to reduce costs.
• Streamline program-level activities and empower project teams on controls.

Conoscenze

Cost management

Project controls

Cost estimation

Data center construction

Stakeholder management

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in CM/QS/IE or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Descrizione del lavoro

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kansas City, MO, USA; Lincoln, NE, USA; Cedar Rapids, IA, USA; Omaha, NE, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Industrial Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in data center construction, leading cost management, project controls or cost estimation.
• 5 years of experience working with multinational technical construction programs/projects.
• Experience with cost management, cost planning and estimation, negotiation and project procurement.

Preferred qualifications

• 7 years of experience in data center construction.

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 Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish - working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It’s your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

In this role, you are responsible for driving strategic, complex, cross-organizational programs, establishing influence, and optimizing processes to achieve significant business impact. You will implement an established program controls approach that is flexible, effective, efficient, and responsive to stakeholders as well as executive leadership reporting needs. You are a cost subject matter expert on data center construction in greenfield, brownfield, co-location and retrofit facilities (e.g., schedule, risk and change management). You will work closely with the cross-functional team members, overseeing and implementing planning/scheduling, progressing methods/tools to establish integrated project schedule planning as we analyze new technology to deploy and build new data centers. You will lead efforts to improve operational efficiency, cycle times, reliability, predictability, and on-time delivery.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

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

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Drive financial alignment, optimize processes, and ensure strategic execution for our data center projects across the assigned sub region and in line with global project controls framework.
• Be the primary point of contact for cost controls related, funding matters, ensuring seamless financial oversight and stakeholder alignment.
• Support megascale development, multi-building campus projects, and leveraging strategic vendor relationships to reduce costs and accelerate delivery.
• Streamline program-level activities, empower project-level teams to focus on efficient project controls delivery.

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.