Senior Construction Project Management
About The Position
Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) delivers and operates Microsoft’s global cloud infrastructure and services, with a focus on smart growth, efficiency, and trusted experiences for customers and partners. The Senior Construction Project Management role supports construction delivery for campus-based and metro-based projects, including new data center construction and retrofits. The position works with internal Microsoft teams, general contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and other stakeholders to deliver projects in alignment with program strategy, milestones, budgets, and organizational standards. It also represents Microsoft as a safety advocate and helps ensure construction activities comply with applicable safety and regulatory requirements. The role oversees project controls and budgets; supports change management, coordination, procurement, and resource planning; reviews technical documentation, designs, site and building plans, scopes of work, pay applications, and invoices; and monitors vendor and contractor performance. It tracks project scope, schedule, standards, budget, and risks, using metrics and reporting to communicate progress and drive timely, cost-effective project outcomes. Candidates must meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or a related field and 10+ years of related experience, or equivalent 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
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or a related field and 12+ years of related experience, or equivalent experience.
- 12+ years of experience working on data center projects.
- 7+ years of progressively responsible experience developing and delivering complex capital projects and programs.
- 7+ years of construction program and project management experience in America, including coordination across disciplines.
Responsibilities
- Monitor approved project budgets and provide oversight and recommendations for project controls, including Project Expenditure Requests, Professional Services Requests, change orders, and pay applications.
- Partner with CO+I and other Microsoft stakeholders to communicate process changes and help project teams follow processes that improve cost savings, cycle time, and efficiency.
- Attend and advise at owner, architect, contractor, and other project meetings.
- Facilitate delivery of metro-based and campus projects, including new construction and retrofits, through timely, data-based decisions with local project teams and stakeholders.
- Champion project and team goals, follow business processes, engage vendor relationships as applicable, and foster cross-group collaboration aligned with program strategy and milestones.
- Develop and apply cost-effective approaches for strategic and tactical construction project delivery; influence decisions and manage solutions, schedules, and changes with clients, sponsors, and vendors.
- Contribute technical knowledge and collaborate with internal teams and general contractors and subcontractors to maintain corporate project vision and goals.
- Oversee procurement activities for resources and materials, and evaluate staffing and material needs to support timely delivery within budget forecasts.
- Drive campus-based delivery solutions, analyze technical information, recommend solutions, and help campus teams establish goals, assign responsibilities, measure performance, and exchange feedback.
- Assist in creating and reporting project progress across scope, schedule, standards, and budget.
- Communicate risk mitigation goals and develop metrics, dashboards, or scorecards to track, communicate, and drive progress; suggest actions supporting organizational and national safety goals.
- Represent Microsoft as a safety leader on campus and metro construction programs; ensure adherence to safety standards and regulations, conduct routine safety, project, and contractor audits, and participate in incident investigations.
- Review engineering documentation, designs, site plans, and building plans; identify risks and gaps, recommend ways to mitigate risk and improve constructability, and ensure alignment with execution procedures and organizational standards.
- Advise on and monitor vendor and contractor performance, ensure compliance with contracts and prior audit results, and review performance in relation to cash flow and budget summaries.
- Review and approve vendor scopes of work, design reviews of site and building plans, pay applications, and invoices.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
