Is hybrid: No
Is remote: No
Employer: Google
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Public Policy, Finance, Real Estate, Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 15 years of experience building and executing asset strategies in the context of the EMEA region
- Experience managing multi-group, multi-disciplinary infrastructure and high tech projects in a leadership role
- Experience building and managing teams, with cross-functional engagement
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in collocation agreements, site selection for industrial-scale projects, real estate evaluation, acquisition, development, construction, utility agreements management, energy challenges, implementing clean energy initiatives, or financial modeling
- Experience in economic development policy, financial modeling, infrastructure development, agreement drafting/redlining, and presentation development
- Experience in infrastructure, data center technology, industrial class electrical and cooling technology, or related areas
- Experience with data center equipment, switchgear, generators, cooling towers, air handling units, security monitoring systems, and fire safety systems
- Understanding of commissioning processes and standard practices in the design and construction industry, including knowledge of fast track design build processes
About the job
The Data Center team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future. Our lab mirrors a research and development department -- strategies are born, tested, and tested again. Along with a team, you will work on complex construction delivery topics. Through your leadership, you will use your technical expertise to lead cross-functional teams to develop infrastructure improvements. You will oversee the construction and delivery of our growing network of data centers. Involved in shaping Global Data Center strategies and responsible for regional implementation, you will balance big picture thinking.
As Senior Director, you will lead high performing teams that deliver complex, multi-disciplinary construction projects that require extensive engineering and project management expertise. Working with internal client groups, your team will plan and oversee projects from start to finish, from design and build to upgrade and remediate work within the existing data center network. Working with regional partners, our global design and construction teams, you will develop innovative and scalable solutions.
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.
Responsibilities
- Be accountable for delivery of all data center construction in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
- Manage teams across existing EMEA sites as well as new sites.
- Manage the teams which are responsible for the site-wide delivery of major new construction or improvement projects.
- Establish and maintain delivery models and global relationships with multiple vendors measuring KPIs and metrics for safety, cost, schedule, quality, and productivity.
- Travel up to 30% of the time within the EMEA region.
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