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Google Data Center Services Manager (German) in Frankfurt, Germany
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Experience with project and construction management.
Experience managing multi-group/multi-disciplinary projects.
Experience in people management.
Ability to communicate in German fluently as this is a role that requires interactions in German with local stakeholders.
Preferred qualifications:
Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Construction Management.
Experience with data center equipment/environments, including switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems.
Experience in requirements gathering, resource organization, task prioritization, scheduling, and achieving objectives on schedule and budget.
Experience managing vendor relationships, with an understanding of standard practices in the design/construction industry.
Knowledge of fast-track design build processes/associated documents and agreements, and electrical and mechanical systems.
Knowledge of start up/commissioning processes.
Our thirst for technology is a part of everything we do. The Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future. Our lab mirrors a research and development department -- cutting-edge strategies are born, tested and tested again. Along with a team of great minds, you take on complex topics like how we use power or how to run state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly facilities. You're a visionary who optimizes for efficiencies and never stops seeking improvements -- even small changes that can make a huge impact. You generate ideas, communicate recommendations to senior-level executives and drive implementation alongside facilities technicians.
As a Data Center Services Manager, you will be involved in all aspects of the development and operation of our data centers. You will partner with our local/regional facility managers, plant engineers, and design and construction teams to develop creative and scalable solutions. You will provide leadership and management for the team delivering data centers, computer farms, networking, AC and DC power distribution/conversion, and cooling methods at multiple scales. You will manage complex schedules, budgets, and broad inter-dependencies.
Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
Establish and maintain delivery models and global relationships with multiple vendors, measuring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics.
Create growth plans and be involved in hiring/recruiting of talent. Create scalable training programs to help ensure the success of team members.
Research and implement construction means and methods of data center equipment and facilities, and carry design concepts into production and integrate into facilities.
Manage a large, site-wide data center construction and delivery organization. Act as a single point of accountability and oversight related to major, new construction projects or large capital improvement projects in existing facilities, utilizing internal and external resources.
Support the development of detailed, localized designs, leveraged from the programmatic design Plan of Records (PoR). Drive procurement, construction, and commissioning.
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