Area Program Manager, Environmental, Health and Safety Construction

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 member of the CSRM, Construction EHS team, you will be responsible for supporting the EHS construction program and team. You will play a critical role by working collaboratively with cross-functional teams across GDC and contractors to protect Google’s interests.

In this role, you will be responsible for the design, development and deployment of EHS programs and initiatives across a defined area. You will work directly with GDC partners, general contractors, electrical/mechanical trades and organizations, key integrators, fabricators, and commissioning agents to improve the EHS programs and performance on our projects. You will engage in pre-qualification evaluations of potential vendors, update the project manual, and communicate EHS expectations. You'll be involved in strategic planning, risk mitigation and on-time delivery. You will be responsible for establishing and tracking a set of performance metrics, developing and implementing best practices including lessons learned regularly reporting out to stakeholders to help the organization scale efficiently.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and ownership of the EHS program for area construction oversight and data collection.
  
• Ensure that contractors deliver on Program safety performance expectations and agreement requirements providing timely solutions to issues.
  
• Monitor, advise and assist the construction project teams to protect people, environment and ensure compliance.
  
• Drive a culture that embraces a continuous learning approach and aligns with organizational strategies including goals and objectives.
  
• Liaise with the wider Construction EHS team to ensure best practices are fully and completely implemented, progress reported, trends and data captured, analyzed and risks mitigated to an acceptable level ensuring that the operational capacity of a live Data Center is not compromised.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience working in construction with a focus on safety, efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Experience in safety metrics reporting.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certified Safety Professional certificate or other applicable EHS certifications.
  
• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Fundamental understanding of the project management process and basic construction agreement structures.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and problem solving skills.