Construction Project Manager - Data Center Zaragoza

Overview

Construction Project Manager - Site Director

Drives campus-based delivery solutions. Reviews engineering documentation/designs, site, and building plans by examining and analyzing technical information. Facilitates the delivery of metro-based/campus projects by making timely data-based decisions in partnership with the local project team and key stakeholders. Oversees timely execution of all procurement activities associated with resourcing and materials necessary for delivering program(s) on time and within project budget forecasts. Assists with creating and reporting on project progress regarding scope, schedule, standards, and budget. Attends and advises during scheduled owner/architect/contractor and other project meetings. Collaborates and contributes needed technical knowledge to internal teams and GC/Subcontractors to maintain the corporate vision and goals for the project. Represents Microsoft as a safety leader and advocate on all Campus/Metro construction programs, ensuring adherence to safety standards and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance and aggressive management of risk. Communicates risk mitigation goals and develops metrics, dashboards and/or scorecards to track, communicate, and drive progress. Advises and monitors the performance of vendors and/or contractors, ensuring compliance with contracts and prior audit results.

Site Director Key Roles, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities

To enhance leadership and streamline operations, each Metro project will introduce a new position called "Site Director." This role is distinct from the Construction Manager, with a broader scope of responsibilities aimed at overseeing all functions within the Metro to safely deliver the project as per agreed SLAs by providing leadership principles to empower site-based personnel to thrive and deliver success. The site director will have a hardline, reporting to region/sub-region DCD leader. The introduction of the Site Director role addresses the current gap in dedicated leaders at each site to lead all project activities. By integrating leadership and oversight into a single role, this position ensures a unified approach to managing all functions, fostering collaboration and efficiency. The purpose is to promote a fully integrated approach to managing all site activities, promoting a cohesive and streamlined management process.

• Culture: Promote a positive and thriving culture enabling all personnel to work as one team. Hold staff meetings, listening sessions, and other cultural conversations to drive operational excellence.

• Talent Management: Responsible for talent management of his/her direct report including connect, reward, and career development. Manage performance and developmental feedback in close collaboration with regional and subregional functional leads. This collaboration ensures that functional learning and career progression are well-managed, supporting a positive employee experience and contributing to the overall success of the project and the individual.

• Safety: Provide visible leadership at site and ensure health, safety, and wellbeing of Microsoft personnel. Hold GC accountable to embody strong safety and security culture at site.

• Quality: Promote quality standards at site with design, material, and field execution. Ensure all work are executed as per our quality standards and non-conformance are remediated as per quality OKR.

• Schedule: Oversee and manage the execution of work as per the approved project schedule OKR. Oversee progress management and schedule predictability weekly and escalate issues to regional leadership when additional support needed or when SLAs are at risk

• Cost: Work closely with all functional teams to fully understand status of project progress and scope development. Ensure the suppliers are progressing as per their commitment and solicit support for issues that put SLAs at risk.

Responsibilities

Responsibiities

Budget and Controls

Monitors the approved project budget, provides oversight, and suggests necessary adjustments for project controls (e.g., Project Expenditure Request (PERs), Professional Services Request (PSRs), Change Orders, Pay Applications, etc.).

Change Management

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

Coordination

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

Drives Results

Facilitates the delivery of metro-based/campus projects (e.g., new construction and/or retrofits) by making timely data-based decisions in partnership with the 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.

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.

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.

Managing Resources

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

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 in establishing goals for project teams, assigning responsibilities, measuring performance, and seeking and delivering feedback to achieve timely results.

Project Tracking

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

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.

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.

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 mitigate risk, and improve overall constructability. Aligns project/program delivery with execution procedures and standards, and ensures alignment with organizational standards and commitments.

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 the cost management team) and clarifies those reports in presentations to the delivery and executive teams.

Vendor Selection

Reviews and approves vendor scope of work, design review of site and building plans, pay-application, and invoices.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Required/minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND extensive related experience OR equivalent experience.

While not required, we also look for the following Preferred Qualifications

Extensive experience working on data centre projects. Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND extensive related experience OR extensive experience in people management OR extensive project management experience.

Background Check Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. 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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Construction Project Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Spain is € 84,000.00 - € 149,500.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/spain-corporate-pay.html

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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