Commercial Program Manager, Data Center Non-Firm Grid Capacity

Google; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, anddisb

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Sick Time

Maternity Leave

Baby Bonding Leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google Cloud is seeking a Technical Program Manager in the United States to lead complex energy and grid capacity projects across San Francisco, Austin, New York, and Washington, D.C. You will align business, technical, and policy needs with cross-functional partners and executives.

The role emphasizes contract negotiations, program management, and energy infrastructure. US compensation ranges from $163,000 to $236,000 per year, plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of program management experience.
• 5 years negotiating and structuring agreements or leading business development.
• Experience with energy transaction structuring, US power markets, utility tariffs, demand-side technologies, or power infrastructure project management.

Responsibilities

• Support utility contractual negotiations for non-firm grid capacity and align Google business, technical, and operational requirements.
• Drive high-fidelity first party and third party non-firm grid capacity availability modeling and coordinate with data center planning, power availability, and engineering design teams.
• Manage non-firm grid capacity commercial pipeline and coordinate with demand allocation teams.
• Develop and drive approvals for non-firm grid capacity strategy with engineering stakeholders and coordinate market advocacy positions.
• Ensure operational readiness by coordinating utility/ISO testing and internal power management systems.

Skills

Program management

Negotiation

Energy market knowledge

Energy project mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Job description

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.

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

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; New York, NY, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience negotiating and structuring agreements or leading business development.
• Experience with energy transaction structuring, US power markets (wholesale and retail), utility tariffs, demand-side technologies, or power infrastructure project management.

Preferred qualifications

• 8 years of experience in demand-side energy resource project development, utility procurement, or finance/consulting roles with similar responsibilities.
• Experience with power generation resources, power transmission and distribution, data center technology, electrical and cooling systems, or related technical areas.
• Experience with resource adequacy and transmission reliability modeling tools and concepts.
• Experience managing utility agreements, addressing energy-related issues, applying financial modeling and interfacing with technical engineering teams.

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 Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

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

US: $163000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Support utility contractual negotiations for non-firm grid capacity and align Google business, technical, and operational requirements.
• Drive high-fidelity first party and third party non-firm grid capacity availability modeling at Point of Interests (POIs) and coordinate with data center infrastructure planning, power availability, and engineering design teams.
• Manage overall non-firm grid capacity commercial pipeline, internal systems of record, and coordinate with demand allocation teams.
• Develop and drive approvals for non-firm grid capacity strategy with engineering stakeholders and coordinate non-firm grid capacity market advocacy positions and priorities.
• Ensure operational readiness by coordinating utility/ISO testing/registration requirements and internal power management systems.

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 .