Data Center Facility Manager, Operations Site Lead

Google•Haskell, TX

18h•$164,000 - $237,000

About The Position

The Data Center Facility Manager leads and develops a large team responsible for 24x7 data center operations. The role oversees the lifecycle of computing, network, and storage infrastructure in environmentally friendly facilities, with a focus on operational reliability, efficiency, and scale. The manager develops strategies to reduce operational costs and improve data center efficiency, optimizes operations, drives continuous improvement, and helps deliver reliable infrastructure for global users. The role is part of a team that designs and operates sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems. It involves overseeing facility operations and maintenance, ensuring environmental and safety standards are met, and responding to performance issues, outages, abnormal conditions, and emergencies to minimize recovery time. The manager also supports compliance checks and process improvement across data centers globally. Individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The listed US compensation is $164,000–$237,000 USD, plus a 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

Associate's degree, trade school certification, other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
10 years of experience planning and executing campus operational budgets, forecasting expenses, and managing established budgets.
5 years of experience meeting Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with internal teams on uptime, efficiencies, and cost.
Experience managing technical teams responsible for operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and controls infrastructure and components.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field or equivalent experience.
Experience in mission-critical systems operations, such as power generation, data centers, refineries, chip fabrication, chemical processing, or other high-consequence environments.
Experience collaborating with other business units to meet company goals and standards.
Excellent people management and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

Responsibilities

Lead a team, set and communicate individual and team priorities that support organizational goals, and hold regular performance and development discussions with feedback and coaching.
Ensure team members follow work processes and guidelines and that sites follow facility, maintenance, and standard programs; recommend data center improvements.
Monitor data center systems operation, control site activities to minimize risk, and respond effectively to excursions and emergency procedures.
Develop strategies to improve efficiency, minimize cost, and reduce environmental impact.
Validate and improve equipment-operation processes and procedures, and perform and analyze compliance checks for data centers globally.
Oversee the lifecycle of computing, network, and storage infrastructure in data center facilities.
Manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize recovery time from failures.