Data Center Scheduling Lead - Global Program Manager

Google; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking aTechnical Program Manager to lead large-scale, cross-disciplinary data center projects across North America. You will manage schedules, drive process improvements, and coordinate with internal customers to deliver complex deployments while communicating risks and trade-offs to executives.

You will guide planning and scheduling, oversee lifecycle stages, and work with cross-functional teams to streamline operations and optimize delivery timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Industrial Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in data center construction, leading cost management, project controls or cost estimation.
• 5 years of experience working with construction programs/projects.
• Experience with cost management, cost planning and estimation, negotiation, project procurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the critical alignment of schedules, acceleration timeline efforts and capital expenditure funding timelines across current and expanding capacity delivery within the subregion, directly supporting multi-development strategies and the execution of campus-wide projects across the program.
• Provide robust schedule oversight across all projects in the sub region, meticulously managing schedule milestones and timelines in close collaboration with cross-functional partner teams.
• Serve as the primary strategic interface and point of contact for project-level stakeholders regarding schedule controls, funding matters, and overall program health.
• Cultivate relationships with stakeholders, tailoring communications (e.g., through metrics, status reports, decision logs) to drive understanding and inform key decisions.
• Identify process breakdowns and lead the definition and implementation of standardized processes, workflows, and best practices for schedule controls to enhance efficiency, consistency, and scalability across the North America/South America Region.

Skills

Data center construction

Cost management

Cost estimation

Project controls

Negotiation

Procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Industrial Engineering or related field

Job description

Google is seeking aTechnical Program Manager to lead large-scale, cross-disciplinary data center projects across North America. You will manage schedules, drive process improvements, and coordinate with internal customers to deliver complex deployments while communicating risks and trade-offs to executives.

You will guide planning and scheduling, oversee lifecycle stages, and work with cross-functional teams to streamline operations and optimize delivery timelines.