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Principal Program Manager - Datacenter Construction

Microsoft· Construction Project Management
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Hybrid (US-Multiple)$130.9k - $277.2kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) builds and operates datacenter capacity for Microsoft’s cloud. The Datacenter Construction Delivery (DCD) organization drives speed-to-market for datacenter projects, optimizing planning, procurement, design, construction, commissioning, and handoff while maintaining safety, quality, and budget.

Responsibilities

  • Drives deployment of large-scale campus-based delivery solutions that have the potential to be used globally across entire portfolios. Provides guidance and corrective action when necessary.
  • Analyzes the industry for best practices and internal process flows to recommend changes resulting in cost savings, enhanced customer service, or improved asset management.
  • Makes decisions and influences partners to facilitate and accomplish complex issues impacting global construction projects.
  • Manages any alterations made to the project scope and adjusts the overall plan to accommodate these changes.
  • Reviews cost and key performance indicator metrics, invoices, processes, and policies in order to communicate status to internal and external client partners.
  • Acts as the primary point of contact for project development and delivery.
  • Develops and maintains productive relationships with implementation partners, Operations, Security, Authorities having jurisdiction, and regional corporate leadership.
  • Interprets safety standards and regulatory requirements to direct and enforce compliance and aggressive management of risk.
  • Establishes and communicates risk mitigation goals and develops metrics, dashboards and/or scorecards to drive progress.
  • Helps to manage the relationship with vendor firms leadership team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years related experience OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:Leadership and cross-functional collaborationProgram management
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