Project Engineer (Site Logistics)

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Are you looking for a role that will leverage your logistical project management experience with a technology industry leader? If you are, The Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation Team could be an opportunity like no other.

As a Project Engineer (Site Logistics), you will support data center construction/integration activities on local/campus projects and provides recommendations on all data center fit-out related activities, applying experiences existing knowledge, and independent judgment to ensure sound and data-driven decisions, with minimal guidance. Provides feedback to engineering documentation/designs, site, and building plans by examining and analyzing technical information, with minimal guidance.

You will Work with others to facilitate the delivery of local projects by providing recommendations on timely data-based decisions in partnership with local project teams and stakeholders, with minimal guidance. Verifies that the scoped resources are available for the job. Provides specific project data supporting cost and key performance indicator metrics, invoices, processes, and policies in order to communicate status to client partners, with minimal guidance. Attends scheduled owner/architect/contractor and other project meetings.

You will establish relationships with internal teams to maintain the corporate vision and goals for the project, with minimal guidance. Follows guidelines and advocates for adherence to safety standards and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance and aggressive management of risk. Assists with developing risk mitigation activities and communicating metrics, dashboards, and/or scorecards to track and drive progress. Assists with the monitoring of vendor and/or contractor performance, ensuring compliance with contracts and prior audit results.

Analytical Skills

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO&I, the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) 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 power the world’s largest online services. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years related experience
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other 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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

#COICareers #EPCcareers #DCDcareers

Analytical Skills:

The ability to review quantitative or conceptual problems and situations to draw appropriate and valid conclusions from data presented. This includes analyzing data to determine the most significant elements, identify common elements and themes in situations and actions, and recognize cause and effect relationships.

Compliance Management:

The ability to supervise and observe the organization's conformity to various standards, procedures, rules, and regulations.

Project Quality Assurance:

Knowledge of and the ability to apply systematic and continuing processes of making sure that the project is meeting specified requirements.

Regulatory Compliance:

Knowledge of the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to local and/or international governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.

Risk Analysis:

Knowledge of Risk Management and Analysis, the process of measuring, or assessing risk and then developing strategies to manage the risk. This may include the ability to identify or develop strategies to transfer the risk to another party, avoid the risk, reduce the negative effect of the risk, and accept some or all of the consequences of a particular risk.

Construction Planning and Logistics:

Leveraging knowledge of construction work and/or processes to accurately track and manage high- and low-level details through a project.

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.

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.

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.

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 Selection and Vendor Management:

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

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