Strategic Data Center Land Development Manager

Google; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off 20 days/year

Sick time 40 hours/year

Maternity leave 28-30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

Holidays 13 days/year

Job summary

Google's infrastructure needs go far beyond server computers. As Google's products and services scale the globe, the Strategic Negotiation team works behind the scenes to secure infrastructure for Google's future -- everything from underwater cables to physical data center space.

As a Land Development and Portfolio Manager, you will partner with cross‑functional teams to lead pre‑construction development on owned sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience leading negotiations or business development.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate utility infrastructure and extension agreements (water, wastewater, gas, power, roads) with providers and AHJs. Ensure third‑party and company‑delivered extensions are timely, cost‑effective, and secured with firm capacity and protective terms.
• Support civil, utility, and building construction programs by ensuring campuses are development ready and aligned with schedules. Coordinate zoning, entitlements, easement actions, environmental mitigations, permitting (air, discharge), and grid or traffic impact studies.
• Serve as the lead liaison with local and national utility providers for supply strategy. Facilitate critical negotiations between internal technical teams and external partners to secure the utility capacity needed for planned data center developments.
• Manage all development activities to consistently meet or exceed required infrastructure delivery schedules as determined and communicated by internal capacity planning teams.

Skills

Negotiation leadership

Business development

Real estate entitlements

Data center tech

Financial modeling

Project economics

Risk management

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Google's infrastructure needs go far beyond server computers. As Google's products and services scale the globe, the Strategic Negotiation team works behind the scenes to secure infrastructure for Google's future -- everything from underwater cables to physical data center space.

As a Land Development and Portfolio Manager, you will partner with cross‑functional teams to lead pre‑construction development on owned sites.