Senior Program Manager, Data Center Construction, Special Projects

Facade Today; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 236,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead data center projects across North America, coordinating design, construction, and capital improvements. You will oversee a team of PMs and engineers, managing schedules, budgets, and risk in a dynamic, multi-site environment with extensive cross-functional collaboration.

The role requires up to 50% travel (domestic and international) and a strong track record in mission-critical facilities, data centers, or related real estate development

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of program or project management experience across multiple global regions.
• 5 years in a leadership role.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with external stakeholders, including leadership from vendors, trades, and commissioning agents.
• Execute a clear project delivery strategy and align milestones, workflows and critical paths.
• Oversee schedule and cost control activities with safety and quality initiatives.
• Lead design, construction, and capital project support for ongoing operations in a critical region.
• Develop and mentor teams of engineers and project managers; vendor development lead for contractors.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Global experience

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in program or project management across multiple global regions, specifically within mission-critical facilities (e.g., data centers, chip fabrication plants) or a design-build/real estate development environment.
• 5 years of experience in a leadership role.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time as required.

Preferred qualifications:

• 10 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience with construction planning and scheduling fundamentals, spanning from programming through commissioning.
• Experience in the design, construction, and commissioning of facilities with medium voltage and low voltage electrical distribution systems.
• Experience with facilities equipment and environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems).
• Experience managing changing capital projects, and commissioning programs.
• Understanding of start-up process.

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 Program Manager at Google, you'll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish - working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

In this role you will lead the design, construction, and delivery of data center projects in the region of North America. This includes campuses across the United States and planned future global expansions. You will act as a leader with a proven track record in managing construction projects within a changing, dynamic environment. You will oversee a team of Program Managers and Engineers, ensuring the successful execution of both new construction and capital improvement projects. This role will require a minimum of 50% onsite in remote build locations in West Texas.

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 force 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: $236000 - $329000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with external stakeholders, including leadership from key vendors, trades, and commissioning agents, to foster relationships, proactively identify potential risks and opportunities, and ensure alignment on project objectives.
• Execute a clear project delivery strategy and effectively communicate it to internal teams and extended stakeholders. Drive alignment around key milestones, workflows, and critical path management for large capital improvement and greenfield, and brownfield projects.
• Oversee project schedule and cost control activities, ensuring adherence to program-level controls, safety, and quality initiatives.
• Lead the design, construction, and capital project support for ongoing operations within a critical region, provide tactical leadership over data center construction projects.
• Develop and mentor teams of engineers and project managers, serve as a key partner and vendor development lead for general and trade contractors.