Microsoft Commissioning Manager - Leases 

United States, Arizona, Phoenix 

71787666

Cloud Operations + Innovation(CO+I) Commissioning team is responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of new data center capacity for CO+I. Through development of leading program management and construction processes, this team is chartered with managing workflow across vertically and horizontally aligned project managers and virtual teams to successfully deliver multi-million dollar, multi-year data center construction programs. As a

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 12+ years Commissioning Management or relevant 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 Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience
• OR Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience.
• 3+ years of experience in datacenter facilities (maintenance, operations, construction, commissioning)
• 3+ years of experience with electrical and mechanical test equipment

Other Requirements:

Ato meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirementsfor this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will beto pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred/Additional Qualifications

• Construction QA/QC
• Project Management
• Data Center Commissioning
• Data Center Operation and Maintenance
• Understanding of UPS systems, switchgear, generators and critical mechanical systems
• Able to develop and write detailed Commissioning Scripts
• Issue identification and resolution management
• Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Visio, MS Project
• Commissioning Certification
• OSHA 10 or higher qualification
• NFPA-70E
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 20, 2024.

Business Processes

• Reports to the CO+I Regional Commissioning Director – AMERS Leases
• Primary responsibility for commissioning of Data Center Leases in the Phoenix, AZ region with secondary responsibility for other CO+I commissioning projects for Americas
• Create and/or maintain best practices to identify and incorporate quality and cost-effective solutions.
• Communicate with the Lease Provider and their contracted Commissioning Agent.
• 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.
• Travel required. Site presence will be required to lease projects in the defined region of responsibility routinely during the construction phase and L4- L5.

Communications

• Regularly review Construction Progress, QA/QC, Commissioning progress, issues, and KPI metrics to report to management.
• Coordinate meetings and activities with Lease Provider project teams 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 and schedule as required.

Accountability

• Responsible for developing, managing, and reporting on scope, schedule of the Commissioning Process for CO+I Projects.
• Oversee the Microsoft expectations for the Lease Provider’s Commissioning process for regional projects.
• Reporting of the Commissioning process to management on a regular basis.
• Work independently in support of the CO+I Program.

Strategy and Development

• 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 to long-term delivery strategy and incorporate requirements into the project execution plans.

Lease Provider Contract Compliance

• Ensure the Lease Providers are in compliance with Microsoft contract documents.
• Review and approve Lease Provider exceptions or deviations to Microsoft Commissioning documents.

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