Area Cost Lead

Google; The Dalles (OR); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Match

PTO 20 days

Sick Time 40h/year

Maternity Leave

Baby Bonding Leave

Paid Holidays 13

Job summary

Google is seeking a Program Manager for data center cost management and global program controls. You will lead cross-functional initiatives across multiple offices, coordinating requirements, schedules, risks, and stakeholder communications to ensure on-time delivery of megascale data center projects.

This role focuses on establishing and refining program controls, cost estimation, and procurement strategies, impacting efficiency and cost savings while collaborating with engineering and

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Drive financial alignment, optimize processes, and ensure strategic execution for data center projects across the sub region.
• Be the primary point of contact for cost controls, funding matters, and stakeholder alignment.
• Support megascale development and campus projects, leveraging vendor relationships to reduce costs.
• Streamline program-level activities and empower project-level teams for efficient controls delivery.

Skills

Cost management

Project controls

Data center construction

Budget forecasting

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Reno, NV, USA; The Dalles, OR, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, 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.