Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovations (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 a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. We are looking for a passionate, high energy individual to help build the network that powers the world’s largest online services.
Within CO+I, the Datacenter Engineering (DCE) team is responsible for delivering core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft’s cloud business. The MS portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects.
This role provides direct leadership for delivery of leases and new region builds. Activities include cross group problem solving and collaboration, support of site selection and energy team activities requiring expertise in these areas, contract negotiations, management of supplier relationships and scope/schedule/ budget reporting to internal leadership. Success in this role will depend on strong leadership and collaborations skills. Demonstrated expertise and leadership experience in engineering and construction management of large-scale projects > 250MM is required.
Responsibilities
- Strong leadership, organization and communication skills in the engineering and construction management domain
- Strong contract negotiation skills with solid understanding of value-added ideas without compromising safety and quality of deliverables
- Strong ability to get things done in fast paced environment; not easily discouraged; forward looking with open mindset
- Works well with others with high integrity focus on fairness during conflict resolution
- Always do the right thing for the company
- Independently lead a team in a matrix organization
- High-performer, able to fit the Microsoft “culture” by effectively multi-tasking and managing priorities
- Take initiative, be proactive, ask questions to prevent issues before they happen
- Strong oral and written presentation skills, proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and MS Word
- Willing and able to travel internationally and intercontinentally
Qualifications
Knowledge, experience and skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in delivering engineering / construction infrastructure projects
- 10 years’ experience in Engineering leadership and / or CM role
- Large scale project experience (75MM per project) delivering Design Build, and Design Bid Build type projects
- Register / Professional Engineer/Chartered Engineer
Preferred, not required:
- LEED AP or AP BD+C Accreditation
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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