Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud.  CO&I is responsible for delivering Microsoft web portals, Live and Online Services around the world including infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. Within CO&I, the Datacenter Engineering (DCE) team is responsible for delivering core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft’s cloud business. The MS portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. We are looking for a passionate, high energy individual to help build the cloud datacenters that powers the world’s largest online services. 

Specific Job Task - Datacenter Design Manager will manage the engineering scope, schedule and budget for greenfield, brownfield and retrofit engineering / design projects.  This position will manage internal and external resources for the delivery of the Datacenter building, power, cooling, telecom and controls infrastructure to align with Microsoft Corporation datacenter capacity roadmap.

Responsibilities

The Data Center Engineering Design Program Manager will be responsible for

• This role will provide design management, technical direction, decision-making and overall leadership for our datacenter architectural / engineering designs.
• The candidate will oversee the delivery of multiple, concurrent, complete Datacenter design solutions aligned with the scopes, schedules, and budgets of the projects, and manage the design deliverables of MS consultants (architects, engineers, and designers)
• Engage with key MS stakeholder groups within Microsoft as well as outside vendors who specialize in datacenter architecture and engineering.

• Successful candidates will manage a team of design managers who are responsible for regions and projects. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Architecture or equivalent experience in related engineering or construction
• The candidate must have excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills.
• Candidates must possess a high level of proficiency in commercial and industrial architecture and engineering with a primary focus on datacenter design. 
• The candidates must also be able to work with other technical and non-technical groups in a fast- paced environment and do so with an even temperament.
• The candidate must be a person of integrity, be methodical, detailed-oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Ability to lead teams of engineers in advanced engineering and operational processes and procedures as they relate to large datacenter environments
• Contract negotiation skills with solid understanding of value-added ideas without compromising safety and quality of deliverables
•  Ability to get things done in fast-paced environment; not easily discouraged; forward looking with open mindset
• Knowledge of local building codes, regulations, and jurisdictional standards 
• Ability to prepare and present using MS office packages 
• Able to travel domestically and internationally
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in delivering engineering / construction infrastructure projects
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience as lead engineer, lead architect, design manager or project manager
• Large scale project experience (100MM per project) delivering Design Build, and Design Bid Build type projects 

Preferred Qualifications:

•  Registered/Chartered Engineer of Architect

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