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Technical Program Manager, Power Infrastructure, Planning and Development

On-site in Dublin·Added 6 days ago (last checked 26 Oct)

Google

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Our summary

Work mode: On-site, Dublin
Experience: 5+ years

Skills

Due Diligence

Requirements

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in engineering technical project/program management.
Experience planning and conducting due diligence on power generation or transmission infrastructure projects, and contributing to capacity reservation processes.

Nice to have

Master's Degree in Engineering.
Experience with power systems modelling
Experience with planning, negotiating, developing and commissioning of large-scale electric transmission or substation infrastructure projects.
Proven track-record in a cross-functional role at the interface of engineering, commercial and market development teams.
Deep understanding of the European grids regulatory framework, cost structure and market dynamics.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Ireland: €118000 - €120000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: London, UK; Dublin, Ireland.

The role

In this role, you will work across our EMEA portfolio to optimize and identify opportunities to enhance data centre access to power with innovative technical projects, partnerships and transactions. You will work in partnership with stakeholders across Google's Energy and Power team (both commercial and market development), as well as in data centre acquisition and development, data centre engineering teams, and other teams within Technical Infrastructure, Finance, and Legal.

This is a dynamic role, working closely with a worldwide network of internal stakeholders as well as strategic external partners to support the growth of Google Data Center's Clean Energy and Power infrastructure portfolio.

You should have a strong track record with power infrastructure planning and design, utility commercial and technical due diligence process management, grid connection processes, and grid operator relationship management. You should have a strong knowledge of a variety of power generation, transmission and substation technologies, grid code requirements and emerging trends (especially for large loads), domain-specific data and analytics tools, commercial infrastructure project development, and an understanding of commercial infrastructure negotiations.

What you'll do

Serve as a technical subject matter expert supporting data centre power infrastructure planning and development, including supporting teams negotiating grid connection access, behind the meter generation, VPPs and direct wire structures (among others), providing insights and due diligence.
Support the development of business cases for new power generation resources (either on, near, or offsite) and other novel approaches of capacity delivery for new large loads by providing expert engineering input and due diligence.
Shape the development of grid operators' technical requirements in partnership with execution teams (e.g. grid codes and other technical codes), liaising closely with engineering teams
Oversee power system/grid modelling exercises delivered by external partners to inform new site selection, power access, and carbon-free energy supply planning.
Support the development of novel regulatory mechanisms that can unlock power for large loads

Hiring process

4 steps3 interviewsa task to do6–8 weeks in all

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Assessments
Online test · Not every role
You may be asked to take the Google Hiring Assessment (workstyle skills) and, for some roles, role-related assessments such as a coding exercise.
Recruiter conversations
With a recruiter · Phone call · 1–2 sessions
One or two shorter conversations assessing key skills, sharing information about the organisation and team, and asking about your preferences such as location.
Project work
In your own time · Not every role
For some roles, a small project before interviews: a case study, writing or code samples.
Interviews
With a rotating cast of Googlers
A panel of structured interviews, over video or in person, with a rotating cast of Googlers; open-ended role-related questions scored against the same rubric for every candidate, no brainteasers.
Decision and offer · With a recruiter

Structured interviews: every candidate for a role is scored against the same rubric; no brainteasers.
AI tools are not permitted during interviews.
For some roles, pre-selected interviews happen virtually before final interviews onsite.