Data Center Program Lead: Planning & Pre-Construction

Google; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

PTO 20 days

Sick time 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead large-scale data center projects from planning through delivery. You’ll collaborate with developers, design engineers, and procurement teams to define requirements, assess risks, and maintain schedules.

You’ll translate technical tradeoffs into actionable plans for executives and engineers alike. In this role you’ll apply cost governance, parametric cost models, and rigorous planning to drive capital efficiency while ensuring safety and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of program management experience in construction, real estate, or data center industries 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 the intake, planning, and pre-construction phases of large-scale data centers, partnering with developers to deliver critical capacity aligned with design intent and construction execution strategies.
• Drive cost and schedule governance across multi‑billion dollar capital expenditure (CapEx) portfolios. Oversee agreement management strategies and transform funding models to ensure capital allocation aligns with verified planning and construction milestones.
• Advocate the use of parametric cost modeling and analytics to optimize real estate development and building design, using data to predict risks and standardize elements for capital efficiency and speed.
• Act as the strategic linchpin between developers, design engineering, procurement, and internal stakeholders, leading critical agreement negotiations and pivoting contracting methodologies (e.g., GMP to lump sum) to secure best-value procurement.

Skills

Program management

Data visualization

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Cost governance

Strategic thinking

Education

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

Tools

Data visualization tools

Job description

Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead large-scale data center projects from planning through delivery. You’ll collaborate with developers, design engineers, and procurement teams to define requirements, assess risks, and maintain schedules.

You’ll translate technical tradeoffs into actionable plans for executives and engineers alike. In this role you’ll apply cost governance, parametric cost models, and rigorous planning to drive capital efficiency while ensuring safety and