Data Center Operations and Maintenance Manager
Description For Data Center Operations and Maintenance Manager
Google is seeking a Data Center Operations and Maintenance Manager to lead their sophisticated facility operations in Saint-Ghislain, Belgium. This role combines technical expertise with leadership, requiring someone who can manage complex electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems while leading teams effectively. The position involves overseeing critical infrastructure, budget management, and strategic planning to ensure optimal data center performance.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong engineering background, preferably with a Master's degree, and substantial experience in managing mission-critical facilities. They must be bilingual in French and English, possess excellent leadership skills, and have a deep understanding of data center operations. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and contribute to maintaining Google's world-class infrastructure.
As part of Google's Technical Infrastructure team, you'll be responsible for ensuring the reliability and efficiency of systems that power Google's vast product portfolio. You'll work on developing creative solutions to reduce operational costs, improve efficiency, and maintain the highest standards of environmental and safety compliance. The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on technical management, making it ideal for someone who enjoys both leadership and technical challenges.
This position offers the chance to work with some of the most sophisticated engineering systems globally, contribute to Google's infrastructure evolution, and lead initiatives that directly impact the company's operational excellence. You'll be part of a team that takes pride in being "engineers' engineers" and consistently pushes the boundaries of technical innovation.
Responsibilities For Data Center Operations and Maintenance Manager
- Plan and execute campus operational budgets, expense forecasting, and manage established budgets
- Set strategy and plan deployments across multiple sites
- Lead efforts to integrate Google-wide strategy and execution with internal and external business partners
- Create strategy for cost effective operations, focused on total cost of ownership
- Demonstrate critical thinking and innovation in approaching traditional data center and emergent challenges
- Lead team responsible for maintaining and operating sophisticated electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems
- Develop creative approaches to reduce operational costs while improving data center efficiency
- Manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize recovery time
Requirements For Data Center Operations and Maintenance Manager
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Experience in critical facilities management including facility, technical, and team management
- Experience managing a mission critical facilities portfolio
- Master's degree in an Engineering field (preferred)
- Experience as a Facilities Manager or Chief Engineer at a data center or related environment
- Understanding of electrical and mechanical systems in a data center environment
- Effective people management and leadership skills
- Ability to communicate in French and English fluently
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