Data Center Operations Facility Manager

Socket.dev; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 138,000 - 200,000; Full time

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Equity

Bonus target

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a skilled Data Center Operations Leader to oversee compliance, monitor global data center systems, and drive cost-efficient, high-availability facilities. You will guide cross-functional teams, optimize equipment usage, and contribute to next-generation data center design and operations.

The role emphasizes global collaboration, safety standards, and continuous improvement in environmental impact while maintaining top-tier performance across Google’s world-class facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in data center operations or other relevant operational experience in non-DC industries (e.g., power generation, HVAC and refrigeration, industrial manufacturing, military, oil and gas, maritime/marine, chemical cluster, etc.).
• 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 and analyze compliance results for data centers globally, ensuring regional and global teams are complying with project/schedule guidelines and Google design standards.
• Facilitate efforts to monitor data center systems operations, control site activities to minimize risk, and to 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.
• Manage 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.

Skills

Data center operations

Team leadership

Vendor management

Facilities compliance

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

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

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with electrical and mechanical systems in a data center or similar environment.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional business units to meet company goals and standards.
• Understanding of power and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) requirements for high-availability data centers.

About the job:

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems in the world. Facility Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components). You'll provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.

You will develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are a varied, 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: $138000 - $200000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities:

• Lead efforts to perform compliance activities and analyze compliance results for data centers globally, ensuring regional and global teams are complying with project/schedule guidelines and Google design standards.
• Facilitate efforts to monitor data center systems operations, control site activities to minimize risk, and to 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.
• Manage 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.