Facilities Manager, Data Center Operations

Google•Council Bluffs, IA

3d•$138,000 - $200,000

About The Position

The Facilities Manager, Data Center Operations role is part of Google’s AI and Infrastructure team, which delivers AI and infrastructure at global scale, efficiency, reliability, and velocity. The team supports Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and Google users worldwide, and works across areas including AI models, computing, networking, data center operations, and systems research. The role leads facilities and data center operations efforts, including compliance, monitoring site systems, managing operational risk, and ensuring sites follow facility, maintenance, and standard programs. It also develops strategies to control operational costs, improve efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and inform the design of next-generation data centers. The stated US compensation range is $138,000–$200,000, plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience managing technical teams responsible for operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and controls infrastructure and components.
Experience mentoring or developing managers.

Nice To Haves

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.
Understanding of operations and maintenance for electrical, control, and mechanical systems in a data center environment.
Ability to develop and grow team members through coaching, mentoring, and training.
Excellent people-management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Own compliance activities for a data center and analyze compliance results for data centers globally; ensure regional and global teams comply with project and schedule guidelines and Google design standards.
Lead efforts to monitor data center systems operations, control site activities to minimize risk, and ensure effective responses to excursions.
Lead efforts to ensure all sites follow facility, maintenance, and standard programs globally, and improve those policies and programs.
Develop strategies to minimize operational costs, improve efficiency, and reduce environmental impact at a site, while driving site-level programs and initiatives.
Apply subdomain expertise and experience to enhance data center design and optimize equipment and operations for next-generation data centers.