Technical Lead Engineer, Sustainability, Data Center Technology Systems
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Sustainability, Environmental Science, Architecture, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience with construction and design specifications, relating to structural, foundation, or building systems.
- 10 years of experience implementing design strategies that minimize carbon footprints, such as utilizing low-carbon concrete and steel or renewable resources.
- 10 years of experience in sustainability or environmental compliance, within construction or data center projects.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a related engineering or environmental field.
- Experience with the construction of mission-critical facilities (e.g., data centers, hospitals, industrial plants).
- Knowledge of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies to evaluate the environmental impact of structures over their lifespan.
- Familiarity with electrical and mechanical systems.
About the job
Our thirst for technology is a part of everything we do. The Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future. Our lab mirrors a research and development department -- cutting-edge strategies are born, tested and tested again. Along with a team of great minds, you take on complex topics like how we use power or how to run state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly facilities. You're a visionary who optimizes for efficiencies and never stops seeking improvements -- even small changes that can make a huge impact. You generate ideas, communicate recommendations to senior-level executives and drive implementation alongside facilities technicians.
With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards, develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty (e.g., cooling, electrical).
In this role, you will lead the updating of specifications and deployment of tools to ensure low-GHG solutions are adopted throughout our design and construction activities. You will work closely with engineering, architecture, and construction partners to identify, pilot, and scale novel low-carbon approaches, balancing technical constraints with market feasibility to help achieve Google’s ambitious Net Zero goals.
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
- Lead the incorporation of sustainability and low-carbon solutions into construction specifications, ensuring alignment with technical feasibility, market availability, and regional policy.
- Develop and track specification adoption metrics to assess Green House Gas (GHG) performance and accelerate the use of low-GHG materials across global projects.
- Identify and pilot novel low-carbon construction solutions, working closely with construction partners to test new approaches to site design and material usage.
- Provide on-demand engineering support to project teams (approximately 20% of time) while ensuring Architecture and Engineering partners are trained on and using the most up-to-date sustainable specifications.
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