Site Construction Manager
Atlanta, GA 
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Posted 12 days ago
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OverviewMicrosoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind the cloud. CO+I is responsible for delivering over 200 Microsoft web portals, Live and Online Services around the world including infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. We are looking for a passionate individual to help build the network that powers the world's largest online services. The role of the Site Construction Manager in Data Center Delivery (DCD) requires interpersonal, communication, leadership and organizational skills, ability to self-direct, demonstrated background in construction, engineering, controls, and operational requirements and an emphasis on project/construction management, datacenter lease market experience, client representation, and project level services. This role directly drives and provides oversight of the tactical delivery of data center projects within their portfolio. The Site Construction Manager is ultimately responsible for the complete project delivery of the Campus projects to the expectations of Safety, Quality, Predictable Cost and Schedule and Risk Management. The Site Construction Manager is responsible for ensuring that the projects meet Microsoft guidelines and standards, which may be adjusted from time-to-time based on best practices and lessons learned drawn from previous projects as well as industry changing best practice. The Site Construction Manager is responsible and accountable for managing the delivery of projects, aligns team objectives, business processes, General Contractor (GC) and vendor management strategies, and cross-group collaboration efforts with the project strategy. This will result in effective customer relationship management and efficiency in cost management and project delivery. The Site Construction Manager will be a relentless advocate for managing safe delivery of the project at the quality expectations. The Site Construction Manager will also collaborate with Microsoft Security, Microsoft IT, Legal, Project Engineering, Microsoft Business Risk Management, and other internal groups to maintain the corporate vision and goals for the Project. In addition, this position will be responsible for coordinating and reviewing contractor/vendor performance related to cash flow and budget summaries and will clarify those reports in presentations to the delivery and executive chain. Other responsibilities include oversight and project controls, Project Expenditure Request (PER), Professional Services Request, Change Orders, Pay Applications, etc. Additional tasks include Microsoft partner engagement, as well as participation in communications plans, and community involvement with support from Data Center Operations (DCOPs), Real Estate Services, Data Center Services, and Corporate Communications teams. 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. 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.
ResponsibilitiesAccountability: Responsible for Leadership of Safety, Quality and predictable delivery to meet the business need date and cost expectations.Responsible for project delivery at the campus and oversight of project teams on those projects, including developing, managing, and reporting on safety, quality, scope, schedule, and budget. Responsible for performing site walks every day of your assigned projects, and tracking project's progress on schedule, quality and safety, including being accountable for holding contracted vendors accountable to their contracted deliverables. Direct fiscal responsibility for the approved project budget.Lead collaboratively with all functions, partners and stakeholders in support of the project delivery and schedule milestonesBusiness Processes: Collaboratively participate with Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) partners in the selection, contracting, and integration of multiple vendors and internal partners. General Contractor and vendor performance along with their integration with internal partners to ensure on time and on budget project delivery.Drive deployment of solutions that can be socialized globally across EPC projects Facilitate decision-making to drive solutions, schedules, and manage change as requiredApply influence, strategies, and negotiation skills to identify options and recommend solutions to meet project delivery expectations. Communication: Regularly reviews cost and Key Peformance Indicator metrics, invoices, process/policy communications to client partners Provide project single point of contact for project development and deliveryCoordinate meetings and activities of vendors, cost managers, and integration of lessons learned Attend scheduled owner/architect/contractor (OAC) and other project meetings, and report as necessaryReport Project Progress on scope, schedule, and budget weekly or as required.Provide weekly project status reporting to DCD standards Vendor Management and contract compliance: Provide Vendor (contractor) oversight and performance managementPreparation of Request for Proposal (RFP's), PER's, and other project approval tools & templates Review and approval of vendor scope of work, and design review of site and building plans Validate vendor pay-application and invoice review and approval Manage compliance with prior audit results and recommendations.Embody our Culture and Values

 

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