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Strategic Negotiator III, Data Center Land Development and Portfolio Management

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Compensation
$150–217K/yr
Location
Austin, TX
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Google seeks a Strategic Negotiator III to lead utility infrastructure negotiations, manage land development projects, and drive campus readiness for data center sites, mentoring junior staff while navigating complex regulatory and technical environments.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Utility InfrastructureNegotiationProject ManagementPowerWaterWastewaterGasRoadsZoningEntitlementsEasementsEnvironmental PermittingImpact StudiesFinancial ModelingForecastingBudgetingData Center TechnologyElectrical EngineeringCooling TechnologyIndirect TaxesEconomic Development PolicyInfrastructure DevelopmentPresentation DevelopmentCreative Problem SolvingAmbiguous Environment Adaptability

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate or Civil Engineering or Equivalent Practical ExperienceSix Years of Experience in Leading and Negotiating Utility Infrastructure Supply and Service AgreementsSix Years of Experience Managing Land Development Projects or Supporting Site Planning and DevelopmentExperience in Project ManagementAbility to Travel Up to 25% of the Time as RequiredExperience in Real Estate Development Evaluation Acquisition Construction and Site Selection for Industrial-Scale ProjectsExperience With Power Transmission and Distribution Telecommunications Infrastructure Data Center Technology Industrial-Class Electrical and Cooling TechnologyExperience in Indirect Taxes Economic Development Policy Infrastructure Development Agreement Drafting Presentation Development and Data Center Real Estate MarketsUnderstanding of Financial Modeling Forecasting Budgeting Owning Financial Responsibility and Tradeoffs Necessary to Meet Company RequirementsAbility to Think Outside the Box and Propose Commercially and Technically Creative SolutionsAbility to Comfortably Work in Ambiguous Collaborative and Fast-Paced Environments

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XThe application window will be open until at least September 23, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Austin, TX, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Thornton, CO, USA .

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 aboutbenefits 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.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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