Technical Operations Manager, Third Party Data Centers

Google; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Amarillo, TX oversees the operation and monitoring of critical data center facilities, including electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems. You will lead a team, coordinate with vendors, and ensure uptime and safety.

This role emphasizes problem solving, mentoring junior staff, and implementing cost-saving improvements while meeting environmental and safety standards. The US base salary range is competitive and includes bonus and benefits.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in Electrical, Mechanical/HVAC, or Controls/Automation in industrial/commercial environments.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and use PPE as required.
• Willingness to work non-standard hours and rotational shifts.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems and components.
• Provide daily guidance to technicians, read blueprints, and perform system tours.
• Manage uptime and maintenance of HVAC, UPS, generators, electrical distribution and control systems.

Skills

Electrical/Mechanical/HVAC

Controls/Automation

Industrial experience

Non-standard hours

Material handling

Contractor coordination

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent training

Job description

Technical Operations Manager, Third Party Data Centers

Google Amarillo, TX, USA

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

This role is not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship.

Minimum qualifications:

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in Electrical, Mechanical/HVAC, or Controls/Automation experience in an industrial/commercial environment.
• Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs of equipment, the required use of OSHA standard safety equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools and personal protective equipment (PPE) like safety harnesses.
  
• Must have the ability to work non-standard hours and work rotations/shifts.

Preferred qualifications:

• 7 years of experience in controls/automation, or construction/technical environment or a related field.
  
• Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants.
  
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems used in a data center environment (e.g., Feeders, Transformers, Generators, Switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units, Chillers, Air handling units, and CRAC units).
  
• Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metting, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
  
• Ability to communicate with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on the data center systems.
  

About the job

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components).
As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.

As a Technical Operations Manager you will operate, monitor, and support physical facilities conditions for our data centers.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $105,000-$151,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components.
• Provide daily assistance to technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems, and assess their working order.
• Manage the uptime and maintenance of water pumps and treatment systems, Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), generators, electrical distribution, and control and