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Data Center Services Metro Lead

Pay
$188,000 – $274,000 per year
Location
Appling, GA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Director
Experience
8+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Listed
29 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • project management
  • data center construction
  • electrical distribution
  • commissioning
  • construction management

Also useful

  • switchgear
  • generators
  • chillers
  • cooling towers

About the role

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This position requires onsite work 5 days a week.

Minimum qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in program or project management.
  • 8 years of experience managing multinational and technical programs/projects.
  • 8 years of experience with technical teams responsible for project management, engineering, and construction of data center or mission critical facilities.
  • 5 years of experience in a leadership role.

Preferred qualifications

  • 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  • Experience in design, construction, and commissioning of facilities with medium-voltage and low-voltage electrical distribution systems.
  • Experience in managing owner's teams to deliver industrial-type capital projects, including engineering, construction management, and project controls.
  • Experience with data center equipment/environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling towers, etc.).
  • Understanding of start-up/commissioning processes.

About the job

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 Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

As Data Center Services Metro Lead, you will have demonstrated experience with data center design, development, construction, and commissioning projects. You will provide management of data centers, computer farms, networking, AC and DC power distribution/conversion, and cooling methods at multiple scales. You will be tasked with juggling and coordinating the desires and needs of multiple partner teams, while managing changes and maintaining a focus on keeping the project on schedule and budget.

In this role, you will have experience in managing technical projects in a rapidly changing industry, ability to grow in ambiguity, and demonstrated problem-solving leadership with limited oversight.

You will be able to conceptualize and describe the delivery of a data center facility from start to commissioning and understand the nuances and risks that you and your team will need to manage.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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Benefits

US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits:

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, construction, and capital project support for ongoing operations within a critical region.
  • Provide tactical leadership over data center construction projects.
  • Develop and mentor high-performing teams of engineers and project managers.
  • Serve as a key partner and vendor development lead for general and trade contractors.
  • Foster a forward-thinking and collaborative culture among project stakeholders.
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  • Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.
  • To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes.
  • Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location.
  • Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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From Google's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 12, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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