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Strategic Negotiator III, Data Center Land Development and Portfolio Management

Google·San Francisco, California
Full-time

Salary

$150k–$217k/ annually

Posted today

Application completed on Google

About This Role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Civil Engineering, or equivalent practical

experience.

* 6 years of experience in leading and negotiating utility infrastructure,

supply, and service agreements.

* 6 years of experience managing land development projects or supporting site

planning and development, with a focus on heavy industrial or data center

sectors.

* Experience in project management.

* Ability to travel up to 25% of the time as required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Experience in real estate development, evaluation, acquisition, construction,

and site selection for industrial-scale projects.

* Experience with power transmission and distribution, telecommunications

infrastructure, data center technology, industrial-class electrical and

cooling technology, or other related technical areas.

* Experience in indirect taxes, economic development policy, infrastructure

development, agreement drafting, and presentation development, and with data

center real estate markets.

* Understanding of financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, owning financial

responsibility and tradeoffs necessary to meet company requirements.

* Ability to think outside the box and propose commercially and technically

creative solutions.

* Ability to comfortably work in ambiguous, collaborative, and fast-paced

environments.

ABOUT THE JOB:

The AI and Infrastructure (AI2) team is redefining what’s possible. We empower

Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI

and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity.

Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google

users worldwide.

All user-facing online services are supported by a global network of data

centers. The Infrastructure Construction and Asset Management (ICAM) team, a

component of the broader AI2 organization, is responsible for overseeing

Google's off-site infrastructure, inventory land development, and both leased

and owned data center assets. This includes construction and delivery of

off-site infrastructure projects, administration and management of leased

obligations, land development, and management of inventory properties.

As a Strategic Negotiator and Portfolio Manager, you will work with the land

acquisition team and other cross functional project teams to ensure that owned

land assets complete all required pre-data center construction development

activities to meet the requirements of the asset supply plan of record (APOR)

for data center capacity delivery, which includes delivering sites at the time,

cost, capacity, and with the characteristics as required, ensuring the ability

to construct reliable, scalable, and cost-effective data center capacity. You

will serve as the main site lead post-site acquisition through end of life for

relevant site activities, maintaining and facilitating internal and external

relationships necessary for continued development and operational success.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its

business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage

Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more

sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google

Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical

business problems.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $150000 - $217000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Negotiate with providers and AHJs for all utility infrastructure (power,

water, wastewater, gas, roads), development, and interconnection agreements.

Ensure third-party and Google delivered utility extensions are timely and

appropriately contracted, ensuring firm capacity and schedules, cost

effective payment structures, and protective terms. 

* Drive campus readiness by managing zoning, entitlements, easements, and

assisting with environmental permitting. Conduct impact studies to align site

preparation with critical construction schedules.

* Serve as the primary liaison for utility supply strategy, facilitating

negotiations between internal teams and providers to secure the resources

necessary for planned data center developments.

* Oversee development activities to meet or exceed delivery timelines set by

internal capacity planning teams, ensuring infrastructure is available ahead

of operational needs.

Required Skills

NegotiationUtility InfrastructureLand DevelopmentProject ManagementSite PlanningReal Estate DevelopmentFinancial ModelingBudgetingInfrastructure DevelopmentAgreement DraftingData Center TechnologyZoningEntitlementsEnvironmental PermittingStakeholder Management

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