Strategic Negotiator, Data Centre Site Acquisition and Development in London

Strategic Negotiator, Data Centre Site Acquisition and DevelopmentGoogle Amsterdam, Netherlands ; London, UK

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Bachelor\’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Engineering, Infrastructure, Real Estate or related fields.

4 years of experience managing projects or supporting the planning and development of agreements.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience negotiating or supporting the negotiation of bilateral real estate agreements of varying sizes, timelines.

Experience in real estate development, evaluation, acquisition, and site selection for industrial projects.

Experience in indirect taxes, economic development policy, financial modeling, infrastructure development, agreement drafting and redlining, and exposición development.

Knowledge of power transmission and distribution, telecommunications infrastructure, data centre technology, industrial electrical and cooling technology, and other related areas.

Ability to travel up to 50% of the time as needed.

About the jobAs Google\’s products and services grow to serve our billions of users, the Strategic Negotiation team works behind the scenes to secure infrastructure for Google\’s future. It\’s a big job that involves everything from operating underwater cables to finding data center space. In this role you combine your deep market knowledge with tech industry savvy to find solutions that support Google\’s growth. You\’ll work with specific teams to oversee vendor and partner relationships. Your successful management skills have the potential to impact every part of the business and save Google millions of dollars in operating costs. You\’ll ensure that we receive contract compliance on our third-party agreements, while identifying the most cost-effective solutions for ourneeds. You\’ll take lead on special projects, manage vendors and present your recommendations to Google leadership.

As a Data Center Strategic Negotiator, you will work with the team to manage the development of offsite infrastructure, identify locations and sites of interest for self-developed data centers, establish agreements and build relationships with landowners, power grid and energy companies, telecommunications companies and government officials, data center developers, as well as data center providers. You will lead discussions for purchase and service agreements with these key stakeholders such as managing a broad range of compliance issues, site/infrastructure development strategy and milestone tracking.

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

Work with internal and external technical teams to identify, define, and pursue initiatives necessary to meet Google\’s ongoing data center needs, including agreement of necessary utility connections (e.g., power, water, etc.) at existing and new green or brown field sites.

Manage the למשל strategy for ongoing growthBLL at existing sites.

Develop metrics for mapping, tracking, and advocating of a broad range of portfolio management issues regarding site/infrastructure development.

Monitor progress against objectives, providing regular status reports and advocating financial metrics to support both site and infrastructure related portfolio decisions.

Foster an open workplace for colleagues in day–to–day interactions and conversations.

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