Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• Candidates will typically have 5 years of experience in program management.

• Candidates will typically have 5 years of experience in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or mechanical engineering.

• Experience with commercial contract management and procurement.

• Experience with construction project management.

Preferred qualifications:

• Candidates will typically have 10 years of experience in commodity management or supply chain management in the data center/mission critical, energy, or construction industry.

• Experience in vendor operations management or overseeing vendor operations programs.

• Solid understanding of electrical and mechanical systems in a data center environment.

• Ability to communicate in English and German fluently in order to effectively communicate in this stakeholder facing construction role

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.

Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us — and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

The Data Center Delivery and Engineering (DCDE) team is a collection of Civils, Structure, Architecture (CSA), and Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP) design experts, mechanical and electrical field engineers, construction project managers, water/air experts, commissioning experts, data center services managers, and cost and project controls managers who design, schedule, construct, commission and close out efficient data centers, at a fast pace, safely and in a scalable manner to match the business requirements. In this role, you will help deliver the technical infrastructure that powers Google globally.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

• Manage a large, site-wide data center construction and delivery organization, managing scopes related to construction projects or capital improvement projects.

• Be responsible for ensuring the development of detailed designs, managing construction (delivery, cost, quality and EHS), commissioning, close-out and hand-off to the operations team. Ensure all customer requirements are being met.

• Establish and maintain various delivery models and global relationships with multiple vendors.

• Create a growth plan and be involved in hiring/recruiting of talent in the areas of project management, field engineering, document control, technical writing, etc.

• Research and implement construction means and methods of data centre equipment and facilities. Carry design concepts into mass production and integrate into facilities.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCPEEOPost.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.