Senior Technical Program Manager, Design Execution, Special Projects

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

As a Technical Program Manager, Advanced Manufacturing and Data Center Design, you have experience in the area of complex, multi-disciplinary, and geographically dispersed advanced manufacturing and data center design, development, construction and commissioning projects. You will provide project management of large-scale advanced manufacturing, data centers, networking, AC power distribution/conversion and cooling methods at multiple scales. You will manage complex schedules, budgets, and broad inter-dependencies. You will have extensive experience managing large-scale technical projects in a changing industry, being able to tolerate ambiguity, and demonstrate problem solving leadership with limited oversight.

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

US: $192000 - $279000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Manage advanced manufacturing and data center design projects from detailed design through construction administration and finally closeout and handover to operations.
• Be responsible for gathering internal requirements, generating potential options, presenting to the leadership team, and delivering design solutions that satisfy customers needs.
• Create and manage strategies for the execution of designs that leverage a standard baseline plan of record.
  
• Overcome critical challenges while maintaining adherence to project timelines, quality and costs, and managing a cross functional set of stakeholders.
• Be responsible for managing strategy for projects that require deviation from the baseline design due to environmental, code or other aspects that require localization.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• Experience managing multi-group, multi-disciplinary construction projects and designs.

Preferred qualifications:

• PE License, RA License, Chartered Engineer License or equivalent technical professional license or certification.
• Master's or PhD degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related technical fields.
• Experience managing advanced manufacturing and data center design.
• Experience with data center specific or equivalent equipment/environments, including switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, building controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems, and a working understanding of start up/commissioning processes.
• Experience managing vendor relationships, with an understanding of standard practices in the design and construction industry.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Austin, TX, USA; Council Bluffs, IA, USA; The Dalles, OR, USA; Kansas City, MO, USA.