Technical Program Manager, Data Center Network Infrastructure Construction

Google Inc.; Lancaster (TX); On-site; USD 138,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead Data Center Network Infrastructure Construction. You will drive multi-disciplinary engineering programs, plan requirements with internal customers, and shepherd projects through full lifecycles, including schedules and risk communications.

You will coordinate with internal and external partners, manage scopes, schedules, and negotiations, and aim to deliver on-time milestones across hemispheres and time zones, in a data-center focused

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in telecommunications, low-voltage, fiber-optics, or critical systems construction management.
• Experience managing vendor relationships.
• Experience with facility electrical and mechanical systems, and design-build processes.
• Certification in RCDD, PMP, or similar is preferred.
• 5+ years in telecommunications, low-voltage and fiber-optics construction management.
• 5+ years managing vendor relationships and understanding standard practices in design and construction.
• Experience in requirements gathering, resource organization, task prioritization, scheduling, and achieving objectives on schedule and within budget.
• Experience in construction project/program management with data infrastructure in corporate real estate or data center environments.
• Experience in mission-critical environments with formal change control processes.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the end-to-end execution of cluster and machine learning turnups in the third-party data center spaces.
• Serve as the primary engine for network and machine fiber deployment, focusing on delivery of critical network and ML capacity.
• Ensure all physical and logical components are integrated and support high-scale workloads.
• Own the deployment lifecycle and enable the Regional Program Manager to pivot toward strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate between global supply chain, facilities, and engineering teams to meet milestones with precision.

Skills

Vendor management

Construction management

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Design-build processes

RCDD/PMP certification (preferred)

Telecommunications

Low-voltage & fiber-optics

Budget & scheduling

Change control

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Technical Program Manager, Data Center Network Infrastructure Construction

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• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in telecommunications, low-voltage, fiber-optics, or critical systems construction management.
• Experience managing vendor relationships.
• Experience with facility electrical and mechanical systems, and design build processes.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certification in RCDD, PMP, or similar.
• 5 years of experience in telecommunications, low-voltage and fiber-optics construction management.
• 5 years of experience managing vendor relationships and understanding of standard practices in the design and construction industry.
• Experience in requirements gathering, resource organization, task prioritization, scheduling, and achieving objectives on schedule and within budget.
• Experience in construction project/program management with data infrastructure (copper, fiber optic systems and low voltage telecom/security) in corporate real estate or data center environments.
• Experience working in data centers or similar mission-critical environments with formal change control processes.

About the job

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.
Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.

As a Technical Program Manager focused on Data Center Network Infrastructure Construction, you will leverage the experience and technical expertise to lead projects with numerous cross-functional teams. You plan requirements with internal customers and external partners to support projects through the entire project life-cycle. This includes working with customers to develop project scopes, managing project schedules, identifying risks and communicating goals to project stakeholders. Your project teams can span offices, time zones and hemispheres, and you keep all the stakeholders coordinated and informed on the project's progress and schedule. Using the technical and leadership expertise, you manage projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

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

About the job

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.
Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.

As a Technical Program Manager focused on Data Center Network Infrastructure Construction, you will leverage the experience and technical expertise to lead projects with numerous cross-functional teams. You plan requirements with internal customers and external partners to support projects through the entire project life-cycle. This includes working with customers to develop project scopes, managing project schedules, identifying risks and communicating goals to project stakeholders. Your project teams can span offices, time zones and hemispheres, and you keep all the stakeholders coordinated and informed on the project's progress and schedule. Using the technical and leadership expertise, you manage projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

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

US: $138000 - $197000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Be responsible for the end-to-end execution of cluster and machine learning turnups in the third-party data center spaces.
• Serve as the primary engine for network and machine fiber deployment, specifically focusing on the delivery of critical network and Machine Learning (ML) capacity.
• Ensure that all physical and logical components are integrated seamlessly, providing a foundation for high-scale computational workloads.
• Assume ownership of the tactical deployment lifecycle, this role directly enables the Regional Program Manager (RPM) to pivot toward long-term strategic initiatives and program innovation.
• Act as the central point of coordination between global supply chain, facilities, and engineering teams to ensure that milestones are met with precision and technical excellence.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

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