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Within CO&I, the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) 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. We are looking for a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world’s largest online services. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day. \nThe Project Construction Manager leads the deployment of large-scale, campus, and regionally based datacenter delivery solutions, with accountability for safe, predictable, compliant, and high-quality construction, integration, commissioning, and handover.\nThe Project Construction Manager combines technical, commercial, organizational, and people leadership capability. The role partners with regional leaders, local project teams, internal stakeholders, consultants, authorities, general contractors, and vendors to make timely data-based decisions and deliver complex, multi-disciplinary projects in line with DCD guidelines, approved baselines, contracted milestones, and Microsoft values.\nResponsibilities\nResponsibilities:\nThe Project Construction Manager is the accountable site leader for construction execution and team performance across safety, quality, schedule, cost, risk, compliance, technical delivery, stakeholder coordination, and vendor performance. The role directs delivery priorities, confirms resources, drives corrective action, and develops employees while maintaining an inclusive, collaborative, and safety-led culture.\nSafety, Health, Worker Welfare, and Compliance\nAct as a visible Microsoft safety leader and advocate on the project site.\nPromote an injury-free environment and reinforce Microsoft safety values through daily actions, mentoring, and contractor engagement.\nReview, recommend, monitor, and support implementation of EHS plans, high-risk activity planning, safety-in-design, site logistics, and energy isolation controls.\nConduct daily site walks and routine safety audits with the GC, packaged contractors, and Microsoft safety representatives.\nParticipate in incident reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and lessons learned sharing.\nMonitor compliance with applicable safety standards, local regulations, Microsoft policies, security requirements, and project governance.\nSupport worker welfare initiatives and inclusive site culture activities.\nProject Delivery and Construction Management\nManage the team’s deployment of large-scale, campus, and regionally based new-build and retrofit datacenter solutions, aligning execution with regional leaders and local project stakeholders.\nDrive datacenter construction, fit-out, integration, commissioning, and close-out activities, making timely data-based decisions to protect scope, schedule, cost, quality, and contracted milestones.\nSet goals for internal and external project teams, monitor responsibilities against contracted KPIs, provide feedback, and hold teams accountable for on-schedule delivery.\nConfirm that scoped people, materials, equipment, specialist support, and storage capacity are available for current and future works.\nOrchestrate internal and external partners to resolve complex issues, maintain schedule predictability, and implement lessons learned across local, campus, regional, and global projects.\nAttend and advise at owner, architect, contractor, and other project governance meetings, maintaining accurate progress, decision, change, and close-out records.\nSchedule, Cost, Budget, and Project Controls\nDevelop, manage, and report project scope, schedule, estimates, budget, change orders, forecasts, and key performance indicators.\nPartner with Cost and Project Controls teams to monitor the approved budget and recommend adjustments to PERs, PSRs, change orders, pay applications, invoices, and related controls.\nHold delivery teams accountable for progress reporting covering scope, schedule, resources, budget, safety, quality, risk, and vendor performance.\nProvide accurate project data supporting cost metrics, invoices, processes, policies, and client-partner status reporting.\nIdentify cost-effective strategic and tactical delivery solutions while maintaining commercial governance, cash-flow visibility, and schedule predictability.\nQuality, Technical Acumen, and Constructability\nReview engineering documentation, designs, site plans, building plans, specifications, and technical submissions by examining and analysing technical information.\nRecommend delivery options based on technical best practice, trends, constructability, value engineering, quality, efficiency, and delivery certainty.\nProvide key input on datacenter fit-out and integration activities and ensure organizational procedures and technical standards are followed by teams and vendors.\nAttend CSA, MEP, design, coordination, OAC, and technical workshops to resolve design, site, and construction issues.\nOversee QA/QC procedures, inspection and test plans, non-conformance remediation, commissioning, snag closure, documentation, and final handover sign-off.\nStakeholder Coordination and Collaboration\nServe as the senior site interface for regional leaders, Microsoft project stakeholders, client partners, and external delivery partners.\nManage day-to-day coordination with vendors, cost managers, consultants, authorities, utilities, and owner, architect, and contractor teams.\nFacilitate collaboration with Security, IT, Legal, Project Engineering, Business Risk Management, Operations, Commissioning, Safety, Quality, Procurement, and Project Controls to maintain a shared project vision and goals.\nCommunicate progress, performance, decisions, issues, risks, and escalations through reliable data, dashboards, scorecards, and site evidence.\nVendor, Contractor, and Resource Management\nLead day-to-day vendor and contractor management, ensuring compliance with contracts, prior audit results, safety, quality, schedule, cost, documentation, and performance commitments.\nMonitor vendor performance, cash flow, budget summaries, change orders, pay applications, and invoices; provide internal reporting and escalate or direct corrective action as required.\nManage preparation of RFPs, SOWs, PERs, and other approval tools, including definition of vendor scope, design reviews, change orders, and invoices.\nReview and advise regional management on procurement, allocation, and human-capital requirements for upcoming projects.\nConfirm availability of site resources, materials, equipment, storage space, and specialist support for current and future work.\nRisk, Change, and Continuous Improvement\nEstablish, review, and communicate risk-mitigation goals, metrics, dashboards, scorecards, and accountable action plans.\nReview root-cause analyses, safety metrics, audit findings, and relevant legislation, and translate results into project action, individual development, and vendor improvement.\nImplement and manage safety performance improvement plans and required mitigations, aggressively managing risk and regulatory compliance.\nLead organizational policy and process implementation with CO+I partners, focusing on cost savings, schedule optimization, value engineering, customer service, and asset management.\nCapture, integrate, and share lessons learned across project teams and relevant stakeholders.\nReporting, Governance, and Culture\nProvide regular reports on performance, insights, issues, site visits, scope, schedule, resources, budget, safety, quality, risk, and vendor performance, including photographic evidence where appropriate.\nProtect Microsoft intellectual property and ensure compliance with procurement, payment, governance, ABAC, security, training, and site-access requirements.\nRepresent Microsoft as a visible safety leader and advocate, ensuring adherence to organizational, industry, regulatory, and global safety requirements.\nEmbody Microsoft culture and values, including inclusive leadership, collaboration, accountability, and customer focus.\nPeople Leadership and Performance\nLead, coach, and develop employees by setting clear goals, providing timely feedback, supporting career growth, and managing performance.\nDrive project execution through effective delegation, accountability, capability development, and alignment of individual and team priorities to regional and business goals.\nReview team capacity and capability with regional management and recommend resource procurement, allocation, succession, and workforce plans for upcoming projects.\nKey Interfaces\nDCD Project Manager / Lead PM / Construction Lead / Site Director\nData Center Engineering (DCE)\nData Center Operations and commissioning teams\nProject management, cost management, and project controls teams\nSafety, quality, security, legal, IT, procurement, supply chain, and business risk teams\nArchitect/Engineer design teams and site supervision teams\nGeneral contractor management, construction, MEP, QA/QC, planning, contracts, safety, and coordination teams\nPackaged contractors, specialist vendors, equipment suppliers, and consultants\nLocal authorities, utilities, estates, PLN, and other external parties as applicable\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications & Experience:\nBachelor's degree or equivalent in project construction management, architecture, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or a related field.\n10+ years of related construction project management experience, or equivalent experience.\nStrong background in project management, construction management, controls, engineering coordination, and operational delivery requirements.\nExperience delivering large-scale, complex, multi-disciplinary projects with localized and virtual teams.\nDemonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, initiatives, and deadlines.\nAbility to work independently while supporting cross-functional project teams.\nStrong verbal and written communication skills.\nExcellent client relationship, stakeholder management, collaboration, and influencing skills.\nHigh personal standard for thoughtful, polished, and quality work products.\nConstruction health and safety knowledge.\nAdditional or preferred qualifications:\n10+ years people management experience.\n10+ years project 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