Project Executive

About the role

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• Sunnyvale, CA, USA bar_chart
• Advanced

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in project management, business development, or engineering roles related to infrastructure.
• Experience developing and presenting business cases to executive leadership for executive approvals.
• Experience in the construction to operations handover process, including managing third-party commissioning.
• Experience in project/program management with a focus on projects and distributed teams.
• Experience with technology product life-cycle or localization.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant engineering or business discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience navigating the regional utilities process for new electrical service and infrastructure growth.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization with various stakeholder groups.
• Knowledge of grid infrastructure (transmission and distribution) and CPUC regulations.
• Familiarity with Google's operational standards and project delivery methodologies.

About the job

This role is central to providing expert Technical Design, Engineering and Construction oversight for highly sophisticated and critical technical facilities such as data centers and heavy labs.

As a subject matter expert, you are tasked with managing the entire project technical lifecycle, providing technical guidance, challenging assumptions, and proposing innovative solutions. A core function involves creating business cases that clearly articulate the scope, risks, and technical implications necessary to secure executive alignment. This work involves extensive collaboration with cross-functional teams such as Technical Engineering, Finance, Controls, Security, and Technical and Workplace Services.

The role ensures continuous leadership support from conception through completion, complementing project partners as well as guaranteeing a seamless handover to the operations team upon completion.

The Real Estate and Workplace Services (REWS) team creates inspiring spaces and innovative services that bring Google’s culture and values to life. We build and maintain all aspects of what keeps our Googley workspaces operating seamlessly across multiple cities and regions globally.

We also manage the industry-leading services that help make Google a great place to work -- from how we design healthy and collaborative workspaces, create energizing food experiences, provide convenient transportation and fitness options, to delivering environments where Google and our employees can thrive.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Benefits

US: $211000 - $293000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits:

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Responsibilities

• Provide technical design and engineering oversight, leveraging a comprehensive and deep background in mechanical, electrical, and control (MEP) design and construction.
• Act as a subject matter expert who actively challenges assumptions and proposes innovative solutions.

Offer technical oversight in sophisticated environments, specifically data center environments, as well as specialized technical facilities such as Central Utility Plants (CUPs), clean rooms, heavy labs, chilled water systems, power/cooling distribution systems, and electrical substations.

Lead the initial project phase by creating comprehensive business cases that clearly articulate the scope, risks, and technical implications necessary to secure executive alignment.

Conduct extensive collaboration with cross-functional teams—including Technical Engineering, Finance, Controls, Security, and Technical and Workplace Services—to gather requirements and validate assumptions during the business case development phase and confirm scope and design BODs (Basis of Designs).

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