Data Center Facilities Manager

Google•Reno, NV

16h•$122,000 - $173,000

About The Position

The Data Center team designs and operates sophisticated electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems. The role involves overseeing data center facilities and operations, including systems for heating and cooling air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution, and control and monitoring. The posting also describes facility work such as inspecting, maintaining, and repairing data center systems, reading blueprints and schematics, conducting system tours, and assessing system condition. The role develops approaches to reducing operating costs while improving data center efficiency, and ensures environmental and safety standards are met. It also involves identifying and repairing problems quickly and managing performance issues and outages to minimize recovery time. The Data Center team is described as diverse, creative, upbeat, and team-oriented, and committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in data center operations or relevant operational experience in another industry, such as power generation, HVAC and refrigeration, industrial manufacturing, military, oil and gas, maritime/marine, or chemical cluster.
At least 2 years of experience managing technical teams and vendors responsible for operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and controls infrastructure and components.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

Drive data center compliance activities and analyze compliance results globally; ensure regional and global teams follow project and schedule guidelines and Google design standards.
Monitor data center systems operations, control site activities to minimize risk, and respond effectively to excursions.
Ensure sites follow facility, maintenance, and standard programs globally, while improving those policies and programs with minimal assistance.
Develop strategies to minimize operating costs, improve efficiency, and reduce environmental impact at a site, and drive site-level programs and initiatives.
Use intermediate subdomain knowledge and experience to identify data center design improvements that optimize equipment and operations for next-generation data centers.
Help inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems and assess their working order.
Identify and repair problems quickly, and manage performance issues and outages to minimize recovery time.