Microsoft Corporation Hiring for Modularization Manager – Fabrication at Atlanta Full Time

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind the cloud.? Within CO+I, the Datacenter Engineering (DCE) team is responsible for delivering critical 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 individual to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world’s largest online services.??

The Modularization Manager – Fabrication will play a key leadership role in further developing Microsoft’s datacenter modularization program. The successful candidate will bring with them years of industry experience in developing owner-driven concepts to be designed, manufactured, commissioned and delivered to datacenter projects globally.

The successful candidate will be a key member of Microsoft’s DCE Modularization team and will engage with key MS stakeholders, authorities having jurisdiction as well as outside consultants and contractors that specialize in datacenter engineering builds. This position will manage multiple projects globally and be part of the core team that’s launching the Microsoft cloud infrastructure worldwide.

The successful candidate should have a background in either fabrication yard management and in the selection and auditing of fabrication yard globally. Experience in module yards is critical, and Additionally, the candidate will have experience in managing engineering deliverables, during both the design engineering and construction phase. Lastly and crucially, the successful candidate should have experience in module projects, both in the design development and execution phases of a project (both large scale and trackable).

In addition to organizational leadership and people management duties, the candidate may be assigned to deliver project specific solutions as well as fleetwide innovations with the goal of delivering cloud capacity given improved schedules, quality, lower cost and predictability.

The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating the?conceptual development and delivery?of modular solutions using innovative technology and advanced concept deployments. This role will require program management skills, engineering direction, decision-making and overall leadership?through all disciplines and phases within the associated charters.

To be successful in this role the candidate will oversee?the?delivery of?multiple, concurrent modular solutions?aligned with the scopes, schedules,?and budgets?of the program objectives.? The successful candidate will engage with key stakeholders within?Microsoft?as well as outside vendors?who?specialize in datacenter modularization.??

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.?

This role is located either in one or all hub locations – Atlanta, GA, Washington, D.C., Redmond, WA, San Antonio, TX or Phoenix, AZ.

Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates will need to ?relocate or reside within 50 miles of the hub office location.

This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up to (50)%.

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.

Responsibilities

People Management

• Deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.

• Model – Live our culture; Embody our values; Practice our leadership principles.

• Coach – Define team objectives and outcomes; Enable success across boundaries; Help the team adapt and learn.

• Care – Attract and retain great people; Know each individual’s capabilities and aspirations; Invest in the growth of others.

Program Leadership

• Develop a strategic agenda across multiple cross-divisional teams to identify opportunities in datacenter modularization including comparison of various quality and performance metrics to the proposed solutions.

• Be a subject matter expert when defining modularization program goals and prioritization for development and fleetwide implementation.

• Ensure that cross-divisional teams translate the needs of the organization and other teams into program goals and prioritize deliverables based on industry and historical insights.

• Oversee multi-discipline teams to engage in active risk management (proactive and reactive) to identify risks and propose mitigations for datacenter modularization.

• Act (and drive teams to act) as engineering advisors to educate and evangelize datacenter modularization opportunities. Delivers (and drive teams to deliver) implementation and field support at scale.

• Drive cross-divisional teams to define success criteria and performance metrics (e.g., Objectives and Key Results [OKRs], Key Performance Indicators [KPIs] such as quality and performance) of the feature(s)/feature areas (e.g., product, service) and works within the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) organization to ensure all objectives are supported.

• Provide strategic knowledge to help teams deeply understand the return on investment wherever it may exist for datacenter modularization.

Core Responsibilities:

• The Modularization Engineering Program Manager – Fabrication will provide support for projects at Site Due Diligence, Site Master planning and throughout Detailed Design through construction to handover. The role will provide technical direction, and the facilitation and delivery of Microsoft’s industry-leading datacenter designs. Additionally responsibilities will include:

• Lead RFIs and proactively assess cost and schedule issues during audit and execution

• Provide methodology execution to ensure that engineering teams receive feedback on what is required in design for successful module fabrication.

• Coordinate with transportation contractors to ensure that critical aspects like lifting, handling, and installation are addressed and insured.

• Develop, budget and assess staffing plans that for success execution, and quality performance.

• Align any and all module yard operations to the overall project scope.

• Progress reporting – ensure that the MS team is well aware of the progress being made in the fabrication yard.

• This role will require collaboration with Global Technical Excellence team, Global Strategy teams and DCE Operations Team to develop the datacenter designs from basis of design (BOD) to issue for constructions (IFC) and through the Construction Administration phase of datacenter until handover for new DC project build-outs.

• Collaborate with the Site Selection, Operations, Security, and Design team to develop data center (DC) designs, starting from project conception to issue for construction (IFC) for new DC projects build outs and major infrastructure upgrades.

• The candidate will be able to utilize experience on past modularization projects to affect traditional execution to a modularization execution, and will bring with them proven experience in the fabrication and assembly of modules from module yards, whilst being in a leadership position

• The candidate will also potentially act and design manager / program manager of the module component of any particular project & possess effective communication skills during planning, progress monitoring and team leadership.

Modularization Deliverables

• Coordinate?a team of engineers, fabricators, constructors and project control teams to deliver datacenter modular solutions aligned with the defined scope, schedule, and budget of the program objectives.???

• Possess a high level of?proficiency?in commercial and industrial modularization solutions with a primary focus on datacenter or equivalent high-tech designs.???

• Deliver modular solutions for datacenter buildings, power systems, cooling schemes, telecom, and controls infrastructure to align with Microsoft Corporation datacenter engineering standards.

• Develop feasibility studies by partnering with Microsoft management peers specific to the concept, business objectives, opportunities, risks, mitigations, key result metrics and timing.

• Develop program strategic execution plans inclusive of cost, procurement, delivery strategy and schedule integration for review and approval.

• Drive conceptual engineering and manufacturing development in support of modular delivery. This includes LLE procurement planning, cost team estimate development and funding plans, manufacturing quality control processes, offsite commissioning, safety in design improvements and end to end integration planning.

• Participate in Module Fabrication Yard due diligence visits to evaluate capabilities and subsequent request for proposal development, bidding and awards.

• Beginning with the end in mind, ensure modularization concepts are integrated and aligned with project specific detailed engineering and design packages for construction.

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Qualifications

Required Qualifications: ?

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development

• OR equivalent experience.

• 4+ years people management experience.

• 3+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

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.

Preferred Qualifications: ?

• In the absence of a formal degree, 15+ years of industry modularization experience in a key managerial role will be considered.

• 3+ years’ experience managing cross-functional large scale modularization projects for mission critical or high-tech industry.

• Large scale project experience (100MM per project) delivering Design Build, and Design Bid Build type projects.

• Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills.

• A high level of proficiency in commercial and industrial architecture and engineering with a primary focus on datacenter designs.

• Able to work with other engineering and non-engineering groups in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and do so with an even temperament. One who is not easily discouraged, forward looking and with an open mindset.

• Be a person of integrity, be methodical, and detailed-oriented.

• Able to lead teams of consultants and engineers in advanced engineering and operational processes and procedures as they relate to large datacenter environments.

• Have effective contract negotiation skills with solid understanding of value-added ideas without compromising safety and quality of deliverables.

• Ability to prepare and present using MS Office Suite of software.

• Able to travel domestically and internationally.

• Chartered / Professional Engineer / Project Manager or Registered Architect

Technical Program Management M5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 – $267,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $180,400 – $294,000 per year.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 5, 2024.

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