Campus Construction Director - CTJ - TS/SCI

Microsoft • Jessup, MD

3d • $130,900 - $303,600

About The Position

Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) delivers the infrastructure behind Microsoft’s cloud services worldwide. Within CO+I, the Air Gapped Cloud (AGC) Delivery & Execution organization delivers secure, mission-critical infrastructure in highly regulated environments, integrating program management, datacenter development, construction, integration, and readiness from early planning through operational handoff.

The Campus Construction Director owns end-to-end construction delivery across a campus, with accountability for scope, schedule, cost, and quality. The role leads a construction organization, coordinates execution across projects, manages general contractor (GC), engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) and trade partners, and maintains safety, quality, compliance, risk management, and executive performance governance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or a related field and 12+ years of related experience, or equivalent experience.
• Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Must meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including clearance verification and the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
• U.S. citizenship verification is required due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or a related field and 15+ years of related experience, or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years of experience working on data center projects.
• 10+ years of project management experience.
• 3+ years of people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end construction delivery across a campus, accountable for scope, schedule, cost, and quality outcomes.
• Lead and develop a high-performing construction organization, including Construction Managers and field teams.
• Drive integrated execution across all projects, aligning delivery with the campus master schedule and key milestones.
• Manage GC/EPC and trade partner performance, ensuring accountability to contractual and operational commitments.
• Champion safety, quality, and compliance, enforcing standards and maintaining a zero-incident culture.
• Anticipate and mitigate campus-level risks and dependencies, govern change, and resolve critical issues.
• Deliver clear executive reporting and performance governance to drive predictability, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director