Lease Commissioning Manager - Phoenix, AZ

Microsoft • Phoenix, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) delivers core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft's cloud business. The CO+I Commissioning team manages end-to-end delivery of new datacenter capacity through program management and construction processes. The Lease Commissioning Manager works with datacenter architects, engineers, construction managers, network engineers, datacenter operations teams, and finance teams to streamline capacity delivery and execute projects against scope, schedule, and budget. The role ensures commissioning complies with Microsoft standards, directly manages commissioning for projects in the Phoenix region, and supports other commissioning projects in the Americas.

The position is primarily responsible for Phoenix, Arizona lease commissioning projects and reports to the CO+I Regional Commissioning Director – AMERS Leases. It manages contracted commissioning agents, project commissioning processes, vendor performance, contractual compliance, and project reporting. Relocation to Phoenix, Arizona is required, and travel is required.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 2+ years of technical engineering experience; or master's degree in one of these fields and 4+ years of technical engineering experience; or bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 5+ years of technical engineering experience; or 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.
• Relocation to Phoenix, Arizona is required.
• Travel is required.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience; or master's degree in one of these fields and 7+ years of technical engineering experience; or bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 9+ years of technical engineering experience.
• 5+ years of experience working on datacenter projects.
• Project management experience.
• Construction Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) experience.
• Ability to develop and write detailed commissioning scripts.
• Issue identification and resolution management experience.
• Industry-recognized commissioning certification.
• OSHA 30 or equivalent qualification.
• NFPA-70E qualification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Visio, MS Project, and MS Teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage commissioning for lease projects in the Phoenix, Arizona region and support other CO+I commissioning projects in the Americas.
• Manage contracted commissioning agents assigned to datacenter construction projects in the Phoenix region.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce commissioning best practices across lease projects; identify and incorporate quality and cost-effective solutions.
• Review and approve Lease Statements of Qualification (SoQs), and prepare SoQs and other project approval tools and templates.
• Conduct construction site inspections to review QA/QC and commissioning processes.
• Drive project commissioning scope and schedule, and develop, manage, and report on the commissioning process for CO+I projects.
• Review construction progress, QA/QC, commissioning progress, issues, and KPI metrics, and report to management regularly.
• Coordinate vendor project managers and integrate lessons learned.
• Manage client representatives and partners to align scope, schedule, and budget.
• Attend owner/architect/contractor and other project meetings, and report as needed.
• Report project progress on scope, schedule, and budget weekly or as required.
• Work independently in support of the CO+I program.
• Align datacenter commissioning delivery strategy with the CO+I roadmap; refine practices and policies and develop commissioning procedures.
• Provide input to long-term delivery strategy and incorporate requirements into project execution plans.
• Provide input to internal stakeholders on vendor oversight and commissioning performance management.
• Ensure compliance with commissioning exhibits and other contractual requirements in lease agreements.

What This Job Offers

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