Google Hiring for Program Manager, Equipment Tracking/Performance Management, Data Center at New York, NY Full Time
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location for this position from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Industrial Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or equivalent practical experience
- 10 years of experience managing, multinational, and technical programs/projects with competing resources and priorities
- Experience managing equipment for construction of technology facilities in an international setting
Preferred qualifications:
- MBA or Master’s degree in a related field
- Excellent business acumen and track record in addressing program level needs
- Ability to operate in a multicultural, multi jurisdictional environment
- Ability to collaborate and influence across multiple levels of an organization with experience leading cross-functional process improvements.
- Ability to be persuasive yet personable, and able to hold project leads accountable to the greater project goals and business needs
About the job
Data Center Program Controls supports the delivery of our Data Center program by providing clear, objective, and actionable data to enable decision making and continuous improvement. We monitor project performance within the program and provide independent advice and forecasting.
We are part of the wider Google Data Center (GDC) organization and work across both teams within GDC and also a number of external Google partner teams.
You will manage tracking, forecasting, performance evaluation, and improvement of equipment procurement, delivery and integration to enable successful delivery of new Data Centers as part of our construction program.
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
- Develop and implement the necessary systems, processes, and tools to facilitate tracking and reporting
- Deploy problem solving skills to address issues that arise, and resolve those issues at a program level
- Report on status to both the project delivery teams, partner teams, and leadership in a structured and programmatic manner, providing useful and actionable information in real time
- Assess and objectively evaluate performance as it relates to the execution of our projects, identify opportunities for improvement, drive and promote consistency of approach and data gathering across multiple projects in multiple regions
- Collaborate cross-functionally with partner teams to support excellence in delivery throughout the delivery cycle and determine future needs and adapt the program’s operation accordingly
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