Commissioning Director

Microsoft•Mt Pleasant, WI

About The Position

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. The CO+I Commissioning team is responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of new data center capacity for CO+I. Through development of leading program management and construction processes, this team is chartered with managing workflow across vertically and horizontally aligned project managers and virtual teams to successfully deliver multi-million-dollar, multi-year data center construction programs. The Commissioning Director for AMERS AI projects (projects in Milwaukee, WI) is responsible for the Program Management, Definition, and Execution of Datacenter Commissioning. This position requires the management of a very effective team of project commissioning managers responsible for the daily oversight and management of commissioning projects. You will collaborate with architects, engineers, construction managers, network engineers, data center operations teams and finance teams to streamline and improve delivery of data center capacity. You will ensure your teams execute against scope, schedule and budget to deliver the latest generation of data center technology to Microsoft’s Online Services. You shall be responsible for estimating effort, developing a commissioning budget, test equipment and developing schedules for commissioning of AMERS AI Build projects. You shall be responsible for ensuring projects are commissioned in accordance with Microsoft's standards and directly manage the process for projects and support other Commissioning Projects in other Regions. 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. 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 of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Requirements

Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience
OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience
OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience.
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.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience
OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience
OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience.
OR equivalent relevant experience
4+ years people management experience.

Responsibilities

Reports to the CO+I Americas Director of Commissioning.
This position requires a senior level of understanding of Safety, Datacenter Commissioning, Program Management, Telecommunications, and Mission Critical Operations.
The candidate must handle multiple projects regionally at one time.
Develop & maintain Global Commissioning Standards.
Lead, manage, coach & develop an effective Global team of Project Commissioning Managers, responsible for the tactical execution & delivery of Datacenter commissioning projects.
Primary responsibility for management of Project Commissioning Managers for Milwaukee metro projects and support other Commissioning Projects in other Regions.
Conduct routine 1-on-1 meetings, semi-annual reviews of employees and drive the development and performance of direct reports.
Approval of budgets, contracts and change orders for contracted Commissioning Agents assigned to Data Center construction projects.
Travel required.
Create and/or maintain best practices to identify and incorporate quality and cost-effective solutions.
Development of Commissioning Procedures and Standards.
Drive the regional Commissioning process including scope, schedule and budget.
Create, communicate and track project metrics to drive best practices for your teams.
Regularly review Construction Progress, QA/QC, Commissioning progress, issues, and KPIs to report to management.
Coordinate meetings and activities of Project Commissioning Managers and Commissioning Agent project managers including integration of lessons-learned.
Manage client representatives and partners to define and align on scope, schedule and budget.
Attend owner/architect/contractor (OAC) and other project meetings and report as necessary.
Review project progress on scope, schedule and budget as required.
Responsible for developing, managing, and reporting on scope, schedule of the Commissioning Process for CO+I Projects.
Reporting of the Commissioning process to management on a regular basis.
Work independently in support of the CO+I Program.
Manage data center Project Commissioning Managers in their execution of project delivery strategy in alignment with the CO+I road map strategy.
Refine practices/policies and develop methods/techniques for driving solutions including development of commissioning procedures.
Provide input to long-term delivery strategy and incorporate requirements into project execution plans.
Embody our Culture & Values