Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind the cloud. We are 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 a 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.
Within CO+I, the strategic Supply Chain team is responsible for establishing a supply chain that can meet the ever-growing growth of the Microsoft Cloud and our customers. We support a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-billion, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects and operations of those assets. We are looking to fill a critical role of Senior Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Project Manager.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Qualifications:
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 10+ years related experience
- OR equivalent experience
- 10 years’+ experience leading Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) Projects with overlapping phases
Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 15+ years related experience
- OR equivalent experience.
- Project Controls experience with integration of cost, schedule and forecasting in support of optimized decisions.
- Experience in direct field oversight of contractor or craft.
- Full understanding of project execution including conceptual engineering, detail engineering, supply chain, construction, and commissioning.
- Experience in planning and execution within construction
- Experience in direct construction at the site
- Practical understanding of project risk management and commercial management.
- Experienced in utilizing project controls tools for decision making.
Construction Project Management IC6 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $124,800 – $266,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $159,000 – $292,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
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Responsibilities:
The Senior EPC Project Manager is expected to lead fast track project execution leveraging a matrixed team of dedicated and functional support team members. Holds self and others accountable; delegates tasks and leadership responsibilities as appropriate to foster growth. This position will report to the EPC General Manager.
EPC Project Management
- Lead assigned EPC projects and remain accountable to the EPC leadership team.
- Lead EPC dedicated team towards project success
- Maintain active engagement from CO+I Partners and Functional support teams.
- Support EPC General Manager in coordination with other projects as needed.
- Drives deployment of large-scale campus-based delivery solutions that have the potential to be used globally across entire portfolios (e.g., new and/or retrofit datacenter facilities).
- Develops/establishes program/project goals for teams, assigns overall responsibilities, ensures performance measurements, and seeks and delivers feedback to achieve timely results.
EPC Work Environment
- Realizes that changes impact the work of others, and proactively shares relevant information to enable efficient workflow. Knows when he or she does not have required information and seeks additional information or clarification appropriately. Regularly scans the environment to help anticipate changes that could affect key projects; leads change in plans, goals, actions, or priorities to respond to changing situations; champions necessary course corrections.
- Reinforces and promotes a positive team environment by modeling best practices. Contributes to team morale. Recognizes priority of team success over individual achievement. Supports team goals and contributes to the success of others.
- Delegates work within team to effectively deliver results. Collaborates and negotiates effectively with others to identify delegates to deliver results. Seeks guidance from management on delegation of resources.
Ownership & Drives Results
- In alignment with management priorities, holds self-accountable for EPC delivery of projects. Identifies unaddressed issues within his/her area of work and resolves, escalates, or finds the appropriate owner to ensure the highest level of quality.
- Makes decisions and influences partners to facilitate and accomplish complex issues impacting global construction projects (e.g., establishing and executing upon team goals, following business processes, engaging vendor relationships, and fostering cross-group collaboration efforts with the agreed-upon project strategy and milestones).
Change Management
- Analyzes the industry for best practices and internal process flows to recommend changes resulting in cost savings, enhanced customer service, or improved asset management.
Managing Resources & Coordination
- Manages any alterations made to the project scope and adjusts the overall plan to accommodate for these changes.
- Acts as the primary point of contact for project development and delivery. Shapes and implements regional construction execution plans. Initializes and identifies opportunities to discuss and integrate lessons learned. Participates in and may drive Microsoft partner engagement, communications plans, and community events.
Goal Alignment
- Develops and maintains productive relationships with implementation partners, Operations, Security, Authorities having jurisdiction, and regional corporate leadership. Engages and sources other internal teams (e.g., Security (OSSC), Information Technology (MSIT), Legal, Project Engineering, Business Risk Management, etc.) to maintain the corporate vision and create goals for the project. Advises and directs internal teams and supporting specialty consultants to update and edit the Basis of Design (BOD) as needed.
Safety and Regulation
- Interprets safety standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., ADA) to direct and enforce compliance and aggressive management of risk. Creates and reinforces safety program routines and project and contractor audits. Demands safe environments/work sites and participates in governance, policies, and decision-making regarding risk compliance and management.
Risk Mitigation
- Establishes and communicates risk mitigation goals and develops metrics, dashboards and/or scorecards to drive progress. Presents and reports goals and progress to regional executive leadership.
Vendor Management & Selection
- Develops, reviews, and approves vendor scope of work, design review of site and building plans, pay-application, and invoices.
- Reviews and approves vendor scope of work, design review of site and building plans, pay-application, and invoices.
Financial Acumen & Budget and Controls
- Creates, applies, and shares best practices to identify and drive cost-effective solutions for the strategic and tactical delivery of a construction project. Applies influence, strategy, and decision-making to drive solutions, schedules, and manage change with clients, sponsors, vendors, and operational units including lower-level staff and internal partners.
- Develops and reports on scope, schedule, and budget of project. Implements project controls in work activities (e.g., project expenditure requests (PERs), Professional Service Requests (PSRs), change orders, and pay applications). Reduces cycle time, improves quality, and identifies and implements ways to lower cost.