Pre-Construction Planning Lead, Commercial and Program Controls
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In-office locations: Reston, VA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.
Remote location(s): California, USA; Illinois, USA; New York, USA.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in program or project management.
- 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- 8 years of experience in data center construction.
- 8 years of experience in procurement strategies.
- 8 years of project controls experience in the critical pre-construction and project startup phases.
Preferred qualifications:
- 5 years of experience in a leadership role.
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 a Pre-Construction (PreCon) Planning Lead, you will be responsible for establishing and driving consistency in the application of Project Controls during the critical pre-construction and project startup phases. You will own the execution and standardization of commercial aspects of PreCon services planning, ensuring a robust foundation for every project. You will be a key change agent for ensuring consistency, which will reduce project risk and impact cost and schedule outcomes.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000-$258,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Own the planning and standardization of Commercial Deliverables of the PreCon services, including governance.
- Drive the creation and implementation of a front-end execution plan at the commencement of projects, ensuring alignment on the Project Control Plan for execution. Provide critical project startup support and manage the structured transition of work to the site-based Sub-Region Project Controls teams.
- Lead negotiation of staffing and supply at the campus level, including Procurement planning and recommendations for Letter of Negotiation (LON)/Sub-Project Contracts (SPC) and Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP).
- Ensure consistency in the application of core project control principles, driving alignment on assumptions, productivity, and delivery methodologies between baseline cost and schedule assessments.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, Front End Planning (FEP) and Global Procurement Organization (GPO), on planning, commercial, and procurement efforts.
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