Lease Commissioning Manager

Microsoft•Austin, TX

8d•$119,800 - $304,200•Hybrid

About The Position

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) delivers cloud datacenter infrastructure. The Engineering Procurement & Construction organization supports a portfolio of complex, multidisciplinary, large-scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. The CO+I Commissioning team manages end-to-end delivery of new datacenter capacity and coordinates project managers and virtual teams to deliver major construction programs. The Lease Commissioning Manager works with datacenter architects, engineers, construction managers, network engineers, operations teams, and finance teams to improve datacenter capacity delivery. The role executes against project scope, schedule, and budget; ensures commissioning follows Microsoft standards; manages commissioning for projects in the assigned region; and supports commissioning projects in other regions. The role is accountable for the commissioning process for selected regional lease projects, including coordination of contracted commissioning agents, construction quality reviews, project reporting, vendor oversight, and contractual compliance. The position is based at one of the hub locations: Phoenix, Arizona; Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Richmond, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; or Texas. The successful candidate should reside within 50 miles of a hub office or relocate; relocation support is provided. The role offers a hybrid arrangement with three days per week in the office and requires travel. It reports to the CO+I Regional Commissioning Director – AMERS Leases. Microsoft describes its mission as empowering every person and organization to achieve more, and emphasizes growth mindset, innovation, collaboration, respect, integrity, accountability, and inclusion. The role requires passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter. The position is classified as Reliability Engineering IC4 or IC5. The typical U.S. base pay ranges are $119,800–$234,700 per year for IC4 and $142,800–$274,800 per year for IC5. Different ranges apply in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area: $160,200–$261,000 for IC4 and $188,000–$304,200 for IC5. The posting notes that certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation, with further information available through Microsoft’s pay and benefits website. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled, and the role will be open for at least five days.

Requirements

Doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and at least 2 years of technical engineering experience; or a master's degree in one of these fields and at least 4 years of experience; or a bachelor's degree in one of these fields and at least 5 years of experience; or at least 12 years of relevant technical engineering experience.
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

At least 10 years of relevant technical engineering experience.
Doctorate degree in a specified engineering field and at least 4 years of technical engineering experience; or a master's degree in a specified engineering field and at least 7 years of experience; or a bachelor's degree in a specified engineering field and at least 9 years of experience.
At least 5 years of experience working on datacenter projects, project management, construction, and construction quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC).
Ability to develop and write detailed commissioning scripts.
Experience with issue identification and resolution management.
Industry-recognized commissioning certification.
OSHA 30 or equivalent qualification.
NFPA-70E qualification.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), MS Visio, MS Project, and MS Teams.

Responsibilities

Manage selected hub commissioning projects and provide secondary support for other CO+I commissioning projects in the Americas.
Create and maintain best practices that identify and incorporate quality and cost-effective solutions.
Manage the contracted Commissioning Agent assigned to datacenter construction projects.
Develop, maintain, and enforce commissioning best practices across lease projects.
Review and approve Lease Statements of Qualification (SoQs).
Conduct construction site inspections to review QA/QC and commissioning processes.
Drive commissioning project processes, including scope and schedule.
Review construction progress, QA/QC, commissioning progress, issues, and KPI metrics, and report them to management.
Coordinate meetings and activities of vendor project managers, including integration of lessons learned.
Manage client representatives and partners to define and align project scope, schedule, and budget.
Attend owner/architect/contractor (OAC) and other project meetings, and report as necessary.
Report project progress on scope, schedule, and budget weekly or as required.
Develop, manage, and report on commissioning-process scope and schedule for CO+I projects.
Manage and regularly report on commissioning processes for selected regional lease projects.
Work independently in support of the CO+I Program.
Manage datacenter commissioning project delivery strategy in alignment with the CO+I roadmap strategy.
Refine practices and policies, develop methods and techniques for solutions, and develop commissioning procedures.
Contribute to long-term delivery strategy and incorporate requirements into project execution plans.
Provide input to internal stakeholders on vendor oversight and commissioning performance management.
Prepare SoQs and other project approval tools and templates.
Ensure compliance with commissioning exhibits and other contractual requirements in lease agreements.
Travel as required.