Data Center Program Lead: Planning & Pre-Construction

Google; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 192,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target 20%

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager within Global Infrastructure and Energy (GIE) to lead large-scale data center projects from planning to pre-construction and agreement management. You will align design, procurement, and construction to optimize CapEx and ensure rigorous cost and schedule governance.

You will partner with cross-functional teams and developers, communicating tradeoffs to executives and engineers alike while driving governance and risk management across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of program management experience in construction, real estate, or data centers including site selection, due diligence, and permitting.
• 8 years of experience in agreement negotiation, procurement strategies, and using data visualization tools to track program performance and manage vendor relationships.
• 8 years of experience in strategy and cost governance, utilizing value engineering and parametric modeling to optimize CapEx and contracting methodologies.
• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead intake, planning, and pre-construction phases of large-scale data centers with developers to align design intent and execution strategies.
• Drive cost and schedule governance across multi-billion dollar CapEx portfolios and oversee agreement management strategies.
• Advocate parametric cost modeling and analytics to optimize real estate development and building design.
• Act as the strategic link between developers, engineering, procurement, and internal stakeholders to negotiate critical agreements.

Skills

Program management

Vendor management

Cost governance

Data visualization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Job description

Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager within Global Infrastructure and Energy (GIE) to lead large-scale data center projects from planning to pre-construction and agreement management. You will align design, procurement, and construction to optimize CapEx and ensure rigorous cost and schedule governance.

You will partner with cross-functional teams and developers, communicating tradeoffs to executives and engineers alike while driving governance and risk management across the portfolio.