Public Affairs Subject Matter Expert, Data Center Operations
Reston, VA, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Reston, VA, USA
Atlanta, GA, USA - Experience
- 10 years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, public policy, or equivalent practical data center operations experience.
About the job
Represents Google data center operations in public forums, provides expert testimony, creates public-affairs materials, and coordinates with internal teams to support data center market efforts.
What you'll do
- Respond to municipal hearings, planning commissions, and community forums, including addressing concerns and technical questions.
- Provide expert witness testimony and create operational playbooks, FAQs, and rapid-response materials.
- Explain data center systems to public audiences and partner with internal teams on data center market efforts.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, public policy, or equivalent practical data center operations experience.
- 10 years of experience with technical infrastructure projects, including hyperscale data center operations, facility design, or site development.
- Experience in stakeholder management, strategy development, cross-functional collaboration, and public speaking about data center operations.
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, often on short notice.
Nice to have
- Experience testifying or presenting to public officials, regulatory bodies, or community groups; partnering with public policy, legal, communications, and engineering teams.
- Experience developing community strategy or public-affairs campaigns, improving data center management processes, and explaining engineering systems to nontechnical audiences.
Pay
$176000 - $256000 (USD) base salary
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