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Site Commissioning Manager

Microsoft· Reliability Engineering
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Columbus, OH$119.8k - $234.7kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) EPC organization delivers core datacenter infrastructure. The CO+I Commissioning team manages end-to-end delivery of new data center capacity and coordinates across project managers and virtual teams to deliver multi-year, multi-million-dollar datacenter construction programs. The Site Commissioning Manager – Columbus, OH leads commissioning activities for Columbus metro projects, ensuring commissioning meets Microsoft standards and collaborating with architects, engineers, construction managers, network engineers, data center operations, and finance.

Responsibilities

  • Direct reporting to the CO+I Sub-Region Commissioning Lead.
  • Primary responsibility for assigned metro commissioning projects with secondary responsibility for other CO+I commissioning projects for the region.
  • Create and/or maintain best practices to identify and incorporate quality and cost-effective solutions.
  • Manage the contracted Commissioning Agent assigned to Data Center construction projects in the assigned metro.
  • Development of Commissioning Procedures and Standards.
  • Construction site inspections to review QA/QC and commissioning process.
  • Drive the project Commissioning process including scope and schedule.
  • Regularly reviews Construction Progress, QA/QC, Commissioning progress, issues, and KPI metrics to report to management.
  • Coordinate meetings and activities of vendor project managers including integration of lessons learned.
  • Manage client representatives and partners to define and align on scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Attend scheduled owner/architect/contractor (OAC) and other project meetings, and report as necessary.
  • Report Project Progress on scope, schedule, and budget weekly or as required.
  • Responsible for developing, managing, and reporting on scope, schedule of the Commissioning Process for CO+I Projects.
  • Manage the Commissioning process for assigned metro projects.
  • Reporting of the Commissioning process to management on a regular basis.
  • Work independently in support of the CO+I Program.
  • Travel required.
  • Inspections and management of on-going testing processes in the field in a construction environment.
  • Manage data center commissioning project delivery strategy in alignment with the CO+I road map strategy.
  • Refine practices/policies and develop methods/techniques for driving solutions including development of commissioning procedures.
  • Provide input into a long-term delivery strategy and incorporates requirements into the project execution plans.
  • Provide Vendor oversight and performance management (Scorecard driven).
  • Preparation of RFx, Project Expenditure Reports, and other project approval tools & templates.
  • Relocation required to defined location. Must reside within 50 miles of metro.
  • Embodiment of Culture & Values.

Qualifications

  • Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR 12+ years relevant technical engineering experience.

Skills

Required:Project managementQA/QCCommissioning proceduresVendor managementStakeholder coordination

Benefits

  • Relocation support will be provided
  • Embodiment of our Culture & Values
  • Microsoft benefits information available online
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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