Overview

Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind the cloud. CO+I is responsible for delivering over 200 Microsoft web portals, Live and Online Services around the world including infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. We are looking for a passionate individual to help build the network that powers the world’s largest online services.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities Drives Results:

Facilitates the construction and delivery of Datacenter projects (e.g., new construction and infrastructure improvements) by making timely data-based decisions in partnership with local project teams and stakeholders. Champions team and project goals, adhering to business processes, engaging vendor relationships when/where applicable, and fostering cross-group collaboration efforts aligned to the project strategy, milestone delivery, and core values and priorities (Safety, Security, Quality, Schedule, Cost)

Project Management

Drives data center construction/integration activities on local/campus projects (e.g., new or retrofit data center facilities) and provides key input on all data center fit-out related activities, leveraging experiences and technical knowledge to ensure sound and data-driven decisions, as well as prioritization of security in documentation, design, and/or execution

Managing Resources

Confirms the scoped resources (e.g., people, materials, equipment) are available for the job. Partners with senior construction staff to procure additional materials as needed.

Project Tracking

Provides specific project data supporting cost and key performance indicators (KPI) metrics, invoices, processes, and policies to communicate status to client partners. Reports on project progress regarding scope, schedule, standards, and budget.

Goal Alignment

Collaborates and aligns with internal teams (e.g., Engineering, Operations, End to End, Project Controls, etc.) to maintain the corporate vision and goals for the project.

Coordination

Attends and advises during scheduled owner/architect/contractor and other project meetings, advocating for safe and secure security-first mindset during project planning. Coordinates meetings and activities of vendors and cost managers, and attends scheduled owner/architect/contractor and other project meetings.

Budget and Controls

Monitors the approved project budget and provides oversight for project controls (e.g., Project Expenditure Request (PERs), Professional Services Request (PSRs), Change Orders, Pay Applications, etc.).

Change Management

Partners with the Internal Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I), and other Microsoft key stakeholders (e.g., Engineering, DC Integration, Global Supply Chaing, Land Development, End to End, etc.) and shares updated process flow information with the project team to ensure new processes are being followed that increase cost savings and improve overall cycle-time and efficiencies.

Financial Acumen

Applies best practices to identify and incorporate cost-effective solutions to meet project delivery at each site location. Applies influence, strategies, and negotiation skills to identify options and recommend solutions.

Risk Mitigation

Reviews and assists with developing risk mitigation activities and communicating metrics, dashboards and/or scorecards to track and drive progress. Analyzes safety and security metrics and communicates results to leadership to drive action and accountability.

Safety and Regulation

Represents Microsoft as a safety leader and advocate onsite ensuring adherence to safety standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA, or equivalent) to ensure compliance and aggressive management of risk. Conducts routine safety programs, security, project, and contractor audits, and performs and participates in incident investigations.

Technical Acumen

Reviews engineering documentation/designs, sites, and building plans by examining and analyzing technical information. Identifies potential risks/gaps and recommendations to teammates and/or other internal partners, ensuring solutions adhere to security core priorities and guidelines.

Vendor Management

Assists with the monitoring of vendor and/or contractor performance, ensuring compliance with security policies, non-disclosure agreements, contracts, and prior audit results. Reviews vendor performance relative to cash flow and budget summaries (with the cost management team) and clarifies those reports in presentations to the delivery and executive teams.

Vendor Selection

Assists with preparing Request for Proposal (RFPs), Project Expenditure Requests (PERs), and other project approval tools and templates.

Qualifications-
Bachelor's Degree in Civil / Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or related field.

• OR equivalent experience.

• 8+ years of related experience in Industrial Projects.

• 5+ years of experience working on Mission Critical, Power or Infrastructure Projects as a Project or Construction Manager.

• Advanced proficiency in English (oral and written).

• Construction Planning and Logistics Leveraging knowledge of construction work and/or processes to accurately track and manage high and low-level details through a project. Implementation of the plan to fulfill the business objectives SAFELY, within budget, on time and with the specified quality.

• Financial Responsibility Keeping in mind the bottom-line of a project and weighing options as a project progresses to make the most financially responsible decision available.

• Managing Vendor and Stakeholder Relationships Collaborating with and managing vendors and/or stakeholders through the process of planning and executing construction build projects.

• Project Management and Judgement Leveraging experience and knowledge of industry to direct and/or delegate aspects or details of projects, making final decisions, to ensure safe and on-schedule delivery.

• Construction and Material Quality and Compliance Using knowledge of material and process regulations to ensure a safe construction site, and final product in compliance with organizational and industry standards.

• Analytical Skills: The ability to review quantitative or conceptual problems in construction and situations to draw appropriate and valid conclusions from data presented. This includes analyzing data to determine the most significant elements, identify common elements and themes in situations and actions, and recognize cause and effect relationships.

• Compliance Management The ability to supervise and observe the organization's conformity to local various.

• Standards, procedures, rules, and regulations applicable to construction, permits and safety scopes.

• Quality Assurance Knowledge of and the ability to follow systematic and continuing processes of checking to see whether a product, service, or process is meeting specified requirements. This includes knowledge of quality measurements and defined standards.

• Risk Analysis Knowledge of Risk Management and Analysis, the process of measuring, or assessing risk and then developing strategies to manage the risk. This may include the ability to identify or develop strategies to transfer the risk to another party, avoid the risk, reduce the negative effect of the risk, and accept some or all of the consequences of a particular risk.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.