Data Center Facilities Lead

Socket.dev; Austell (GA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's AI and Infrastructure team seeks a Facilities Manager to oversee daily data center operations, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency across sites.

You will collaborate with global teams, drive cost reduction, and implement programs that meet Google's standards, while leading vendors and internal partners. This role rewards proactive problem solving, strong leadership, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in data center operations or other operational experience in non-data center industries (e.g., power generation, HVAC and refrigeration, industrial manufacturing, military, oil and gas, maritime/marine, chemical cluster).
• 5 years of experience managing technical teams and vendors in charge of operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and controls infrastructure and components.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to perform compliance activities for a data center and analyze compliance results for data centers globally. Ensure regional and global teams are complying with project and schedule guidelines and Google design standards.
• Drive efforts to monitor data center systems operations, control site activities to minimize risk, and ensure effective response to any excursions.
• Drive efforts to ensure sites are following facility, maintenance, and standard programs globally while exhibiting strength in improvement to said policies and programs.
• Lead the development of strategies to keep operational costs to a minimum, improve efficiency, and reduce environmental impact at a site, along with driving site-level development of programs and initiatives.
• Incorporate subject matter expertise and experience to make recommendations for data center design improvements to optimize equipment and operations for next-generation data centers.

Job description

Google's AI and Infrastructure team seeks a Facilities Manager to oversee daily data center operations, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency across sites.

You will collaborate with global teams, drive cost reduction, and implement programs that meet Google's standards, while leading vendors and internal partners. This role rewards proactive problem solving, strong leadership, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, innovative environment.