Environmental Technical Program Manager, Google Data Centers

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO 20 days

Sick time 40 hours/year

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Google Data Centers Environmental Programs to lead cross‑functional environmental initiatives from planning through execution.

You will partner with CSRM and EHS stakeholders to align initiatives with global standards, mitigate risks, and drive benchmarks across operating models, impacting data center communities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in relevant engineering/science fields.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience implementing environmental programs in the tech sector.

Responsibilities

• Define and steer the global goal and strategy for GDC’s Environmental Programs, prioritizing community concerns related environmental program, aligning regional initiatives with evolving Google standards and global GDC operational models.
• Partner with executive GDC leadership, CSRM, and EHS stakeholders to integrate and execute environmental initiatives as a core GDC business strategy to enable licenses to operate.
• Standardize and oversee the global environmental risk management framework to identify, evaluate, and mitigate end‑to‑end environmental risks, ensuring proactive adaptation to market forces.
• Establish and monitor global Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), driving global and industry level benchmarking across all operating models with a focus on community-specific environmental impacts.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Civil, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Biology, Meteorology, related fields, or equivalent practical experience.

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Addison, TX, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Civil, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Biology, Meteorology, related fields, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience implementing environmental programs in the tech sector.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Biology, Meteorology, or related fields.
• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience or knowledge of mission critical operations with respect to high-stakes environmental programs and communications management.
• Experience or knowledge of acoustical engineering and acoustical data analysis.
• Outstanding skills and experience in collaboration and relationship-building with cross-functional teams and executive-level stakeholders, and strong problem-solving and project management skills.

About The Job

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

Google Data Centers (GDC) make up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures on the planet. The Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) program enables compliance and safety excellence in design, construction, commissioning, deployment and operations of Google owned and third-party data centers at scale.

As a member of the GDC Compliance, Security and Risk Management (CSRM) Environmental team, you will be responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining the environmental programs across the Google Cloud teams not only in compliance with the regulatory requirements but also by pushing the program boundaries to establish and forward looking community concerns related environmental programs. You will play a critical part in working collaboratively with cross-functional teams across Google Cloud to identify programmatic gaps, develop and execute timely and scalable end-to-end environmental programs to protect Google’s interests and have a lasting impact in the data center communities. You will also provide program leadership and oversight to new and critical environmental initiatives to continue to create and iterate our Google EHS program.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving team behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting‑edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world‑leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Define and steer the global goal and strategy for GDC’s Environmental Programs, prioritizing community concerns related environmental program, aligning regional initiatives with evolving Google standards and global GDC operational models.
• Partner with executive GDC leadership, CSRM, and EHS stakeholders to integrate and execute environmental initiatives as a core GDC business strategy to enable licenses to operate.
• Standardize and oversee the global environmental risk management framework to identify, evaluate, and mitigate end‑to‑end environmental risks, ensuring proactive adaptation to market forces.
• Establish and monitor global Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), driving global and industry level benchmarking across all operating models with a focus on community-specific environmental impacts.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .