Facilities Manager, Data Center Operations

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Google is hiring a Facilities Manager, Data Center Operations in Groningen to lead technical teams and vendor partners responsible for operating, maintaining and troubleshooting critical electrical, mechanical and controls infrastructure across data centers. This full-time onsite role requires 8+ years in data center operations or equivalent industry experience, 5+ years managing technical teams and vendors, and the ability to act as a working Incident Manager in on-call rotations including weekends. The ideal candidate brings a data-driven mindset, strong communication and financial discipline, and Dutch fluency for client relationships. Preferences include experience in high tech and performance-based management. To apply, tailor your resume to show cost savings and incident response excellence, and clearly state sponsorship status.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in data center operations or other relevant operational experience in non-DC industries (e.g., power generation, HVAC and refrigeration, industrial manufacturing, military, oil and gas, maritime/marine, chemical cluster, etc.).
• 5 years of experience managing technical teams and vendors in charge of operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and controls infrastructure and components.
• Ability to act as a working Incident Manager, in on-call rotations, over weekends.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working in a high-tech, fluid environment along with the ability to work in an ambiguous space.
  
• Experience with vendor and performance based management, focused on achieving customer satisfaction with the ability to set goals and lead a team towards success.
• Ability to achieve financial goals and ensure effective, efficient and economic operation of assigned responsibilities.
• Excellent data-motivated mindset and the ability to use data to draw conclusions and make informed business decisions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate in Dutch fluently, to support client relationship management in this region.

About the job

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facility Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components). You'll provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.

You will develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.

Application Instructions: This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance activities for data centers, analyze compliance results for data centers globally and ensure regional and global teams comply with project/schedule guidelines and Google design standards.
• Monitor data center systems operations and control site activities to minimize risk and ensure effective response to any excursions.
• Ensure sites follow facility, maintenance, and standard programs globally while exhibiting strength in improving these policies and programs.
• Develop strategies to keep operational costs to a minimum, improve efficiency, and reduce environmental impact at a site, along with generating site-level development of programs and initiatives.
• Incorporate subject matter expertise and experience to make recommendations for data center design improvements to optimize equipment and operations for next generation data centers.