Project Construction Manager
Construction, Engineering & Trades · Architecture & Planning · Construction Management · Mechanical Engineering · Electrical Engineering
In short
The Project Construction Manager leads the deployment of large-scale datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft's cloud business, ensuring safe, predictable, compliant, and high-quality construction. This role combines technical, commercial, and leadership capabilities to deliver complex, multi-disciplinary projects, partnering with various stakeholders and managing teams to meet critical milestones and Microsoft values.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the accountable site leader for construction execution and team performance across safety, quality, schedule, cost, risk, compliance, technical delivery, stakeholder coordination, and vendor performance.
- Promote an injury-free environment and reinforce Microsoft safety values through daily actions, mentoring, and contractor engagement.
- Manage the team’s deployment of large-scale, campus, and regionally based new-build and retrofit datacenter solutions.
- Drive datacenter construction, fit-out, integration, commissioning, and close-out activities, making timely data-based decisions.
- Develop, manage, and report project scope, schedule, estimates, budget, change orders, forecasts, and key performance indicators.
- Review engineering documentation, designs, site plans, and specifications.
- Serve as the senior site interface for regional leaders, Microsoft project stakeholders, client partners, and external delivery partners.
- Lead day-to-day vendor and contractor management, ensuring compliance with contracts.
- Establish, review, and communicate risk-mitigation goals, metrics, dashboards, scorecards, and accountable action plans.
- Provide regular reports on performance, insights, issues, site visits, scope, schedule, resources, budget, safety, quality, risk, and vendor performance.
- Lead, coach, and develop employees by setting clear goals, providing timely feedback, supporting career growth, and managing performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in project construction management, architecture, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of related construction project management experience, or equivalent experience.
- Strong background in project management, construction management, controls, engineering coordination, and operational delivery requirements.
- Experience delivering large-scale, complex, multi-disciplinary projects with localized and virtual teams.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, initiatives, and deadlines.
- Ability to work independently while supporting cross-functional project teams.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent client relationship, stakeholder management, collaboration, and influencing skills.
- High personal standard for thoughtful, polished, and quality work products.
- Construction health and safety knowledge.
Desired Qualifications
- 10+ years people management experience.
- 10+ years project management experience.
- 10+ years experience working on data center or mission-critical facility projects.
- Experience with 150kV substation, off-site cable, utility, or enabling infrastructure projects where applicable.
- Experience working for or with general contractors, trade contractors, consultants, and major vendors.
- Knowledge of construction cost management, planning, controls, procurement, logistics, quality assurance, and commissioning.
- Knowledge of ISO-accredited safety and quality management systems.
- Familiarity with OSHA/OHSA or equivalent safety requirements, NFPA 70E, energy isolation, and high-risk activity controls.
- Strong problem solving, decision making, negotiation, multitasking, risk analysis, and scope management skills.
- Experience with vendor selection, vendor evaluation, and vendor management.
- English proficiency required; Malay language capability preferred.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
- This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Benefits
- Consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.
#Construction#Project Management#Datacenter#Cloud Operations#Real Estate#Facilities#EPC#Safety#Quality#Schedule#Cost#Risk Management#Compliance#Integration#Commissioning#Handover#Stakeholder Management#Vendor Management#Microsoft Values#Inclusive Work Environment
Company
Microsoft
Job Posted
4 weeks ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
United States
Qualification
Bachelor, Master
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