Responsibilities
Partner collaboratively with cross-functional teams (design engineering, construction, cost controls functions, scheduling, finance, etc.) to understand requirements and ensure alignment to scope, schedule, and budget in order to commercially manage all projects in the region.
Provide in region commercial management to the project to ensure that Microsoft are financially and contractually protected.
Assist Sub regional Leads in the management of commercial issues and report on these issues through the Project Controls team.
Detailed estimation of the project based on local design documents.
Agreement of estimates with the GC at during design development and agreement of the Contract Price.
Pay application assessment and approval for the GC, all equipment vendors and all project support consultants.
Estimation of and commercial agreement of all change orders
Review and agreement of all GC procurement of the subcontract packages including the approval of the Letters of Authorization (LOAs).
Commercial review of all disputes that may arise.
Review and Approve all invoices for all project vendors.
Final account agreement & closeout for all vendor accounts.
Manage the Quantity Surveyor (QS) firm contracted to provide commercial support in the region.
Manage the resources allocated to the projects to ensure that they are appropriate in number and quality.
Cost Reporting: Work with the QS, GC and project controls to ensure that the full suite of cost reports are available for review by Redmond on a monthly basis.
Provide the PER (funding) team all commercial support necessary to ascertain the required timing of the funding intervals and all commercial information needed to back up these funding requests to management. This will normally involve the production of multiple option cost scenarios.
Design Team commercial support: From project kick-off through to final design provide commercial support on business cases, value engineering studies and change control as the design evolves though to final decision.
Commercial Process control: Review the current commercial processes in the region and develop these into a commercial playbook. On agreement of this playbook the candidate shall be responsible for the consistent implementation of same.
Embody our Culture and Values
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Quantity surveying, Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND comprehensive years related experience
Experience working cross-group and leading optimization efforts in driving impactful change.
Creative problem-solving, analytical skills to drive keen insights and collaboration across global teams within and outside the organization.
Previous experience in leading construction innovation and transformation.
Proven success in leading project delivery on a portfolio of medium-to-large-scale projects across industries
Ability to collaborate with all other areas of the data center program, being able to think strategically, ability to build the trust of our construction partners
Possess a clear understanding of the full Construction Life Cycle
Proficient analytical, problem-solving skills
Develop, maintain, and report out on project scope, schedule, and budget with cost as the main driver in those conversations.
Cross-group collaborator across teams and organizations with proven success in participating in cross-functional teams to deliver on key projects.
Should be able to work within a dynamic team of full-time employees and consultants.
While not required, we also look for the following Preferred Qualifications:
Sound Power BI, Excel, reporting and tracking tooling
Competent in AI tools such as Co-Pilot, Co Work, MS Scout
Clear executive-level written communication
Highly organized, proactive, proficient follow-through
Comfort operating in ambiguity and cross-functional forums
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) full membership or equivalent
Ability to communicate in English is not negotiable and beneficial if capable of communicating in both Italian & English.
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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Business Program Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is £ 70,300.00 - £ 133,900.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/united-kingdom-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.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
