Area Cost Lead

Google; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Program Manager to lead complex data center programs from start to finish, coordinating stakeholders across offices, time zones, and hemispheres. You will oversee planning, scheduling, risks, and executive reporting with a cost-controls focus.

The role emphasizes driving efficiency, improving cycle times, and on-time delivery while leveraging cross-functional teams and strategic vendor relationships. Competitive compensation and equity are part of the package.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Drive financial alignment across data center projects and ensure strategic execution.
• Be primary contact for cost controls, funding matters, and stakeholder alignment.
• Support megascale development and leverage vendor relationships to reduce costs and accelerate delivery.
• Streamline program-level activities to empower project teams in delivering controls.

Skills

Cost management

Project controls

Cost estimation

Negotiation

Procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Job description

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.

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