Data Center Operations Facility Manager

Kansas City, MO, US Until 9/19/2026 4+ years exp First posted July 21, 2026 Last posted July 21, 2026
Job description

About the Job

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facility Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components). You'll provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.

You will develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are a diverse, 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: $122000 - $174000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Drive efforts to perform compliance activities for a data center and analyze compliance results for data centers globally. Ensure regional and global teams are complying with project/schedule guidelines and Google design standards.
  • Monitor data center systems operations, control site activities to minimize risk, and respond effectively to any excursions.
  • Ensure sites are following facility, maintenance, and standard programs globally while exhibiting strength in improvement to said policies and programs, with minimal assistance.
  • Develop strategies to keep operational costs to a minimum, improve efficiency, and reduce environmental impact at a site, along with driving site-level development of programs and initiatives.
  • Incorporate intermediate subdomain knowledge and experience to determine data center design improvements to optimize equipment and operations for next generation data centers.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4 years of experience in data center operations or other relevant operational experience in non-DC industries (e.g., power generation, HVAC and refrigeration, industrial manufacturing, military, oil and gas, maritime/marine, chemical cluster, etc.).
  • 2 years of experience managing technical teams and vendors in charge of operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and controls infrastructure and components.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.

Additional Information

This role is not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship.
About this role

Summary

Manage and monitor data center systems, ensure compliance, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.

Job title

Data Center Operations Facility Manager

Experience level

4+ years

Minimum experience

4+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Kansas City, MO, USA; remote not allowed

Salary

$122k–$174k

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

data center operationselectrical systemsHVACteam managementvendor management

Preferred skills

cost reductionefficiency improvementenvironmental standardsdesign improvements

Specializations

electrical systemsHVACmechanical systemspower distributionmonitoring systems
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Kansas City, MO, USA

On-site City