The role of the Project Manager requires strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills, ability to self-direct, strong background in Data Center design, engineering, controls, and operational requirements and an emphasis on project/construction management, Data Center lease market experience, client representation and project and Project level services.
The DCD CPM is the Employer’s Representative and is responsible for the delivery of core & shell and tenant improvements for a single Data Centre project or multiple projects as may be assigned to them.
Role Overview
- As Campus Project Manager (CPM) you are expected to set clear, achievable, and aggressive goals; to help the team strive for the optimal delivery of your schemes. (Safety, Quality, Schedule, Commercial, Environmental and HR/IR compliance outcomes). You define and communicate your team's purpose and goals, to ensure alignment to the holistic EPC regional OKR goals and DCEP schedule commitments. The CPM is expected to understand how to innovate and mitigate all scheme constraints/issues, clearly drive/manage and roadmap a solid path to green as required. The CPM is expected to have active listening skills required to effectively manage and communicate change and produce clear and concise written communication to (across all key MSFT stakeholders and supporting consultants) manage the day-to-day activities across your schemes.
- The CPM role is expected to concurrently manage the full project lifecycle function of new builds, fit out of multiple follow on COLO’s builds, spearhead the RFP process for new builds/follow on COLO’s, while also remaining engaged to oversee 2-3No overarching DCD Regional initiatives and provide support to your peers as required. The CPM needs to take full ownership on delivering aggressive programs while effectively managing large capital budgets.
- The CPM needs to be exceptionally strong communicator both written and verbally, and will lead multi-discipline, highly technical project teams. The CPM will be familiar with MSFT HRA’s, DC Basis of Design, and live specifications suite. Your experience is expected to be strong enough to clearly understand and give clear direction on data centre technologies like Shell & Core, Admin Block, CSA, Mechanical systems, Electrical systems, critical path infrastructure for MV cabling, Fibre cabling and campus wide logistics. You will work comfortably with teams and peers from Real Estate, Design Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Procurement, Site Due Diligence, Global Supply Chain and Live Operations to name but a few. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial and very busy environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done.
- The CPM requires ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner. Maturity, high judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence, analytical talent and leadership are essential to success in this role. You will clearly communicate goals, roles, responsibilities, and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional and remote stakeholders.