The Microsoft Datacenter Development Land Development Organization supports the development and delivery of Microsoft’s datacenter portfolio from site selection through design, permitting,constructionand operation. The Microsoft datacenter development portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects.
Microsoft is looking for a Land Development Construction Manager-Strategy for the Americas region to develop strategy for prepositioning datacenter campus sites to a condition ready for permanent works . This will include a regional portfolio of projects with a variety of unique requirements including building demolition, environmental remediation, grading, vegetation removal, substation construction, etc. The Land Development Construction Manager-Strategy will lead the execution of the Microsoft Land Development Construction program and regional datacenter campus project delivery.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years related experience
- OR equivalent experience
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.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 10+ years related experience
- OR equivalent experience
Construction Project Management IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $91,800 – $178,800 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 $117,900 – $195,000 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 .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Drives datacenter construction/integration activities on local/campus projects (e.g., new or retrofit datacenter facilities) and provides key input on all datacenter fit-out related activities, leveraging experiences and technical knowledge to ensure sound and data-driven decisions.
- Reviews engineering documentation/designs, site, and building plans by examining and analyzing technical information. Identifies potential risks/gaps and recommendations to teammates and/or other internal partners.
- Partners with the Internal CO+I, and other Microsoft key stakeholders and shares updated process flow information with project team to ensure new processes are being followed that increase cost savings and improve overall cycle-time and efficiencies.
- Facilitates the delivery of local projects (e.g., new construction, infrastructure improvements) by making timely data-based decisions in partnership with local project team and stakeholders.
- Provides specific project data supporting cost and key performance indicator metrics, invoices, process, and policies in order to communicate status to client partners.
- Reports on project progress regarding scope, schedule, standards, and budget.
- Attends and advises during scheduled owner/architect/contractor and other project meetings.
- Coordinates meetings and activities of vendors and cost managers, and attends scheduled owner/architect/contractor and other project meetings.
- Collaborates with internal teams (e.g., Engineering, Operations, Legal, Project Controls, etc.) to maintain the corporate vision and goals for the project.
- Represents Microsoft as a safety leader and advocate onsite ensuring adherence to safety standards and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance and aggressive management of risk
- Advance Early Works campus/metro construction programs, ensuring adherence to safety standards and regulatory requirements by conducting routine safety programs, site audits, and performing incident investigations while communicating risk mitigation goals and developing metrics to drive progress.
- Coordinate with key internal and external counterparts to execute effective constructability review and risk evaluation strategies for new geographies.
- Prepare requests for proposals and other project approval tools, and help monitor and review vendor scope of work and performance, ensuring compliance with contracts and prior audit results.
- You’ll also incorporate cost-effective solutions to meet project delivery at each site location, and monitor the approved budget while overseeing project controls.
- Create and apply best practices for driving cost-effective solutions to deliver ready sites and monitor the approved project budget while overseeing and implementing project controls.
- Coordination of internal Microsoft stakeholders and external contractors, vendors, and resources as required for project delivery.
- Facilitate decision-making to drive solutions, schedules, and manage change as required across all LDC projects in the portfolio.
- Develop construction prepositioning strategy and policy programs to support future datacenter development.