CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud.  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.  The 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. The 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.

Responsibilities: The 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. Safety, Health, Worker Welfare, and Compliance Act as a visible Microsoft safety leader and advocate on the project site. Promote an injury-free environment and reinforce Microsoft safety values through daily actions, mentoring, and contractor engagement. Review, recommend, monitor, and support implementation of EHS plans, high-risk activity planning, safety-in-design, site logistics, and energy isolation controls. Conduct daily site walks and routine safety audits with the GC, packaged contractors, and Microsoft safety representatives. Participate in incident reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and lessons learned sharing. Monitor compliance with applicable safety standards, local regulations, Microsoft policies, security requirements, and project governance. Support worker welfare initiatives and inclusive site culture activities. Project Delivery and Construction Management Manage 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. Drive datacenter construction, fit-out, integration, commissioning, and close-out activities, making timely data-based decisions to protect scope, schedule, cost, quality, and contracted milestones. Set goals for internal and external project teams, monitor responsibilities against contracted KPIs, provide feedback, and hold teams accountable for on-schedule delivery. Confirm that scoped people, materials, equipment, specialist support, and storage capacity are available for current and future works. Orchestrate internal and external partners to resolve complex issues, maintain schedule predictability, and implement lessons learned across local, campus, regional, and global projects. Attend and advise at owner, architect, contractor, and other project governance meetings, maintaining accurate progress, decision, change, and close-out records. Schedule, Cost, Budget, and Project Controls Develop, manage, and report project scope, schedule, estimates, budget, change orders, forecasts, and key performance indicators. Partner with