Microsoft Construction Project Manager 

Australia, New South Wales, Sydney 

561799978

loud Operations + Innovation is the team behind the cloud. Within CO+I, Datacenter Construction Delivery (DCD) is responsible for delivering datacenter capacity for Microsoft’s cloud business meeting all safety, quality, sustainability, schedule, and budget requirements. The DCD Construction Managers (DCD-PMs) supervise the General Contractors (GC), the major Sub-Contractors, commissioning, and integration-related tasks to make all this possible.

The role of theConstruction Project Managerrequires strong leadership, interpersonal, communication and organizational skills. We are seeking a Construction Project Manager with the ability to self-direct and who has a strong background in Project Management. A rich background in the development of projects in phases, design, engineering, controls, and operations is a requirement, with an emphasis on safe construction management and worker welfare. He or she must be able to manage complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-million-dollar datacenter construction projects in parallel across the metros.

* Sydney based role with on-site requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND proven PM experience in construction industry.
• Self-starter with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, key initiatives and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience managing large scale projects /multiple projects with both localized and virtual teams.
• Cross-group collaborator and influencer across teams and organizations with proven success in participating in cross-functional teams to deliver on key projects.
• Must be able to work within a dynamic team of full-time employees and consultants.
• High personal standard to deliver a thoughtful, polished and quality work product.

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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Keyresponsibilitiesfor this role:

Project Management

• Drives campus-based delivery solutions (e.g., new or retrofit Data Center facilities).
• Analyzes technical information and provides recommendations to support solutions.
• Assists campus teams to establish goals for project teams, assigning responsibilities, measuring performance, and seeking and delivering feedback to achieve timely results.

Technical Acumen

• Reviews engineering documentation/designs, site, and building plans by examining and analyzing technical information.
• Identifies potential risks/gaps and provides recommendations to project teams that mitigates risk, and improves overall constructability.
• Aligns project/program delivery with execution procedures and standards, and ensures alignment with organizational standards and commitments.

Change Management

• Partners with the internal Cloud Operations and Innovations (CO+I), and other Microsoft key stakeholders (e.g., Commercial Software Engineering [CSE], Real Estate and Facilities [RE&F], etc.) and shares updated process flow information with project team to ensure new processes are being followed that increase program cost savings and improve overall cycle-time and efficiencies.

Drives Results

• Facilitates the delivery of metro-based/campus projects (e.g., new construction, retrofits) by making timely data-based decisions in partnership with local project team and key stakeholders.
• Champions team and project goals, adhering to business processes, engaging vendor relationships when/where applicable, and fostering positive cross-group collaboration efforts aligned to the program strategy and milestones.

Managing Resources

• Oversees timely execution of all procurement activities associated with resourcing and materials necessary for delivering program on time and within project budget forecasts.
• Evaluates resources and ensures adequate staffing and materials for job completion.

Project Tracking

• Assists with creating and reporting on project progress regarding scope, schedule, standards, and budget.

Coordination

• Attends and advises during scheduled owner/architect/contractor and other project meetings.

Goal Alignment

• Collaborates and contributes needed technical knowledge to internal teams (e.g., Engineering, Operations, Center for International Social Science Research [CISSR], Commercial Software Engineering [CSE], Legal, Project Controls, etc.) and general contractors/subcontractors to maintain the corporate vision and goals for the project.

Safety and Regulation

• Represents Microsoft as a safety leader and advocate on all campus/metro construction programs, ensuring adherence to safety standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA], or equivalent) to ensure compliance and aggressive management of risk.
• Conducts routine safety program, project, and contractor audits, and performs and participates in incident investigations.

Risk Mitigation

• Communicates risk mitigation goals and develops metrics, dashboards and/or scorecards to track, communicate, and drive progress.
• Suggests actions to support organizational and national safety goals.

Vendor Management

• Advises and monitors the performance of vendors and/or contractors, ensuring compliance with contracts and prior audit results.
• Reviews vendor performance relative to cash-flow and budget summaries (with cost management team) and clarifies those reports in presentations to the delivery and executive teams.
• Reviews and approves vendor scope of work, design review of site and building plans, pay applications, and invoices.

Financial Acumen

• Creates and applies best practices to identify and incorporate cost-effective solutions for the strategic and tactical delivery of a construction project.
• Applies influence, strategy, and decision making to drive solutions, schedules, and manages change with clients, sponsors, and vendors.

Budget and Controls

• Monitors the approved project budget and provides oversight and suggests necessary adjustments for project controls (e.g., project expenditure requests [PERs], professional services requests [PSR]), change orders, pay applications, etc.).

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