Reliability Engineering Director
Construction, Engineering & Trades · Architecture & Planning · Construction Management · Site Supervision
In short
Responsibilities
- Lead, manage, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Lease Commissioning Managers.
- Own the Americas Lease Commissioning program, including governance, readiness strategy, and execution standards.
- Oversee commissioning activities from design reviews through Integrated Systems Testing (IST), operational turnover, and Ready for Service (RFS) milestones.
- Establish executive-level relationships with lease providers and commissioning partners.
- Develop and execute the long-term vision for lease commissioning across the Americas region.
Requirements
- Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree AND 7+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years technical engineering experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
- Pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Desired Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience leading commissioning, mission critical operations, operational readiness, or data center delivery organizations.
- Demonstrated understanding of critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure systems, data center operations, and Integrated Systems Testing.
- Experience managing large-scale portfolios, programs, and cross-functional teams.
- Executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership skills.
- Experience managing external partners, service providers, contractors, and lease providers.
- Ability to influence across organizations and drive alignment among diverse stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Willingness to travel as required to support lease projects across the Americas.
- Personnel and Budget Management.
- Data Center Commissioning
- Construction QA/QC
- Project Management
- Understanding of UPS systems, switchgear, generators and critical HVAC and mechanical systems.
- Able to develop and write detailed Commissioning Test Scripts.
- Issue identification and resolution management.
- Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Visio, MS Project.
Benefits
- This role is eligible for remote work.
- Travel to lease provider facilities and Microsoft project locations throughout the Americas.
- Potential for benefits and other compensation (details provided via a link).
Skills
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
4 days ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
US$142,800–274,800 · Negotiable
Experience Level
Executive
Locations
United States
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