Construction Project Engineer
About The Position
Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) delivers and operates the infrastructure behind Microsoft’s cloud services. The Construction Project Coordinator supports construction project planning, execution, and closeout through coordination, documentation control, and stakeholder communication. The role assists construction managers, commissioning teams, and engineering teams by facilitating workflows, tracking deliverables, and maintaining compliance with corporate, safety, and regulatory standards. The position coordinates construction activities and project meetings, supports preparation of approval tools, requests for proposals, and scope-of-work documentation, and maintains organized project repositories and records. It also contributes to site safety and EHS documentation, tracks constraints and risks, helps monitor vendor performance and contract compliance, and provides progress, KPI, and schedule information for cost management and reporting. The role requires a relevant bachelor’s degree and experience, or equivalent experience, including work on large-scale complex ICI construction projects, regional project experience, and substantial completion and closeout of at least one large-scale complex construction project. Microsoft Cloud background screening is required upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter. The listed base salary range is USD $97,600–$188,400 per year across most U.S. locations, or USD $125,000–$206,400 per year in the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or a related field and 5+ years of related experience, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience working on large-scale, complex ICI construction projects.
- 3+ years of local, in-region project experience.
- 3+ years of experience with substantial completion and closeout of at least one large-scale complex construction project.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or a related field and 8+ years of related experience, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of experience working on data center projects.
Responsibilities
- Support construction activities from project initiation through closeout, tracking tasks, schedules, and action items to ensure timely execution.
- Coordinate meetings, vendor activities, engineering site visits, and internal cross-functional discussions.
- Assist with preparing project approval tools, requests for proposals, and scope-of-work documentation.
- Participate in weekly meetings for construction projects across the Metro.
- Oversee project repositories such as SharePoint, maintaining organization, retrieval, and version control of project documentation.
- Maintain, track, and archive drawings, logs, compliance documents, engineering reports, and turnover packages.
- Participate in project site safety, including daily site reviews for EHS observations, and help coordinate EHS documentation.
- Track project constraints and risks, escalate delays or issues, and initiate acceleration programs when critical-path tasks are compromised.
- Help monitor vendor performance and contract compliance, including coordinating documentation for commissioning managers and contractors.
- Provide accurate project progress data, KPI metrics, and schedule updates to support cost management and reporting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
