Required/Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, management, supply chain or related field and 10+ years’ experience in Project Management, Supply Chain, and Operations
- Extensive experience in sourcing, procurement and contract execution management on large complex Construction and Capital Projects is an essential requirement for this role.
- Strong commercial understanding and experience negotiation with General Contractor/ Trade Contractor / Consultants and similar.
- Knowledge of data center industry preferable, and / or mission critical experience and experience managing a variety of project delivery methods - ability to collaborate with a project team in defining risk and developing the appropriate contracting and compensation approaches.
- A knowledge of FIDIC (Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils) contract forms and administration is desired.
- Knowledge of any of the following industry template and standards:
- AIA (The American Institute of Architects) contract forms
- CSI (Construction Specification Institute)
- AACEI (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering)
- SCEA (Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis)
- RICS (The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
Behavioral Attributes:
- Can create clarity, generate energy, and deliver success; always be planning for the future.
- Have high integrity – must be ethical and strong value-based individual focused on fairness and maintaining confidentiality.
- Bring high energy – a drive to achieve results in midst of ambiguity and a matrix organization.
- Be a high performer – be able to fit the Microsoft “culture” by effectively multi-tasking and managing priorities; have a “sense of urgency” regarding issue resolution.
- Understand the importance of relationships inside the company and with our supply chain partners.
Travel:
- Be able to travel from 0 - 25%, generally within APAC region.
These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
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