Overview As part of Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation, you will help deliver metro and campus construction projects, including new builds and retrofits for data centers. You will work with cross functional partners to manage budgets, schedules, risks, and safety compliance, ensuring delivery on time and within cost. You'll influence vendor performance and align project goals with the corporate vision. This role offers a chance to impact how Microsoft scales its global cloud infrastructure.
Responsibilities- Monitor and control project budgets and change processes
- Coordinate meetings with owners, architects, and contractors
- Drive delivery of metro/campus construction and retrofit projects
- Apply financial acumen to identify cost-saving solutions
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to meet project goals
- Oversee procurement resources and ensure timely staffing and materials
- Support project tracking: scope, schedule, standards, and budget
- Develop risk metrics, dashboards, and scorecards for progress
- Maintain safety leadership and regulatory compliance across sites
- Review engineering docs, site plans, and design for constructability
- Manage vendor performance, scope of work, and pay applications
- Align delivery with internal standards and execution procedures
Key requirements- Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of related experience or equivalent
- 12+ years experience on data center projects (preferred)
- Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background checks and security screenings
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Strong communication
- Stakeholder management
- Construction project management
- Budgeting and cost control
- Vendor management
