Commissioning Technical Director - Americas
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026. Microsoft scores B on the Alion truth index.
Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO+I, the Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) organization 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. We are looking for a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world’s largest online services.
The CO+I Commissioning team is responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of new data center capacity for CO+I. Through development of leading program management and construction processes, this team is chartered with managing workflow across vertically and horizontally aligned project managers and virtual teams to successfully deliver multi-million-dollar, multi-year data center construction programs.
The Commissioning Technical Director - Americas is responsible for the standardization of program processes, maintenance and improvements of program baseline test scripts, perform project health analysis against approved SLAs, evaluate site resource effectiveness, conduct spot audits and assist with onboarding and training of the Commissioning site-based team. There may be times where extensive travel will be required to support challenged or critical projects. You will collaborate with architects, engineers, construction managers, network engineers, data center operations teams and finance teams to streamline and improve delivery of data center capacity. You shall be responsible for ensuring projects are commissioned in accordance with Microsoft's standards.
As a Commissioning Technical Director, you will be an experienced commissioning capacity delivery manager with well-rounded experience of delivering projects. Your focus will be Commissioning capacity delivery while upholding the company values of safety, quality, schedule, contractual obligations and cost in challenging project environments
Must be capable of performing work in the field on a construction project.
This role is eligible for remote work.
Responsibilities
Management
- Reports to the CO+I Americas Senior Director of Commissioning.
- The candidate must handle multiple projects regionally at one time.
- Develop & maintain Regional Commissioning Standards and support Global Commissioning Standards.
- Travel required to oversee and support ongoing project efforts for each project in the Americas.
Business Processes
- This position requires a deep level of understanding of Safety, Datacenter Commissioning, Program Management, Telecommunications, and Mission Critical Operations.
- Ownership of the Americas Commissioning standardization of policies and program baseline test script maintenance and creation.
- Create and/or maintain best practices and lessons learned to identify and incorporate quality and cost-effective solutions.
- Development of Commissioning Procedures and Standards.
- Development of commissioning & financial reports to best understand and communicate project status.
Communications
- Regularly review Construction Progress, QA/QC, Commissioning progress, issues, and KPIs to report to management to provide insights into project health.
- Ability to communicate solutions in a collaborative manner.
Strategy and Development
- Refine practices/policies and develop methods/techniques for driving solutions including development of commissioning procedures.
- Provide input to long-term delivery strategy and incorporate requirements into project execution plans.
- Coach and mentor project teams in successful data center commissioning project delivery strategy in alignment with the CO+I road map.
- Provide training and technical support to stakeholders on commissioning process, automated commissioning management system, specifications and best practices.
Other
- Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience
OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience
OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience.
Other Requirements:
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Construction Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC)
- Able to develop and write detailed Commissioning Scripts
- Issue identification and resolution management
- Understanding of UPS systems, switchgear, generators, chillers and critical HVAC & mechanical systems including controls systems
- Commissioning Certification
- OSHA 30 or equivalent qualification
- NFPA-70E
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Teams
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Reliability Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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