Data Center Permitting Program Manager

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Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

Health, dental, vision, life, disability insuranceRetirement

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year
• Note: Google's hybrid workplace includes remote and in-office roles.
• By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

In-office locations: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.Remote location(s): California, USA; Iowa, USA; Nebraska, USA; New York, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.5 years of experience in program or project management.5 years of experience supporting legal, regulatory compliance, and permitting for construction projects.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with the permitting process and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions in the Americas.
• Experience in or strong familiarity with the data center industry.
• Ability to influence peers and leadership through clear communications and strategies.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and people management skills.

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 The Data Center Permitting Program Manager, you will be responsible for developing the permitting strategy, pre and post site acquisition to support data center development in new and existing jurisdictions.

You will drive alignment with internal stakeholders as well as authorities having jurisdiction and other external stakeholders to programmatically minimize permitting risk and expedite permitting durations for data center construction project delivery.

You will also be accountable for managing and tracking permitting delivery metrics across the region and providing guidance to the regional Data Center Delivery and Engineering teams.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US: $159000 - $231000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Learn more about benefits at Google .Lead cross-functional initiatives partnering with both internal teams (e.g., legal, finance, and construction) and external stakeholders (e.g., authorities having jurisdiction) prior to site acquisition or seed intake to develop comprehensive permitting strategies and influence external stakeholders to accelerate project timelines.
• Partner with site selection, engineering, environmental, and planning teams to identify permitting requirements based on Google Data Centers’ long range plan and proactively evaluate and develop risk mitigation plans to drive programmatic acceleration/expediting of permitting durations and regulatory requirements for data center projects.
• Drive awareness of permitting trends across regions and jurisdictions in order to influence Google Data Centers’ design, policies, and project delivery.
• Provide regular updates and reports on permitting progress to executive management.
• Stay up-to-date on changes to laws and regulations related to data center permitting.

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 Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .