Commissioning Manager Job at Microsoft Corporation (Mount Pleasant)

Commissioning Manager

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Mount Pleasant

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO&I, the Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) organization 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. The CO+I Commissioning team is responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of new data center capacity for CO+I. Through development of leading program management and construction processes, this team is chartered with managing workflow across vertically and horizontally aligned project managers and virtual teams to successfully deliver multi-million-dollar, multi-year data center construction programs. As a Site Commissioning Manager - Americas, you will work with data center architects, engineers, construction managers, network engineers, data center operations teams and finance teams to streamline and improve data center capacity delivery. You will execute against scope, schedule, and budget to deliver the latest generation of data center technology to Microsoft’s Online Services. You shall be responsible for ensuring the project is commissioned in accordance with Microsoft's standards and directly manage the process for projects in the Milwaukee metro and support other Commissioning Projects in other Regions.

Job Responsibility:

Direct reporting to the CO+I Sub-Region Commissioning Lead
Primary responsibility for assigned metro commissioning projects with secondary responsibility for other CO+I commissioning projects for the region
Create and/or maintain best practices to identify and incorporate quality and cost-effective solutions
Manage the contracted Commissioning Agent assigned to Data Center construction projects in the assigned metro
Development of Commissioning Procedures and Standards
Construction site inspections to review Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) and commissioning process
Drive the project Commissioning process including scope and schedule
Regularly reviews Construction Progress, QA/QC, Commissioning progress, issues, and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) metrics to report to management
Coordinate meetings and activities of vendor project managers including integration of lessons learned
Manage client representatives and partners to define and align on scope, schedule, and budget
Attend scheduled owner/architect/contractor (OAC) and other project meetings, and report as necessary
Report Project Progress on scope, schedule, and budget weekly or as required
Responsible for developing, managing, and reporting on scope, schedule of the Commissioning Process for CO+I Projects
Manage the Commissioning process for assigned metro projects
Reporting of the Commissioning process to management on a regular basis
Work independently in support of the CO+I Program
Inspections and management of on-going testing processes in the field in a construction environment
Manage data center commissioning project delivery strategy in alignment with the CO+I road map strategy
Refine practices/policies and develop methods/techniques for driving solutions including development of commissioning procedures
Provides input into a long-term delivery strategy and incorporates requirements into the project execution plans
Provide Vendor oversight and performance management (Scorecard driven)
Preparation of Requests For Proposal, Project Expenditure Reports, and other project approval tools & templates

Requirements:

Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience
OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience
OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience
OR 12+ years relevant technical engineering experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Must be capable of performing work in the field on a construction project
Relocation required to defined location
Must reside within 50 miles of metro
Travel required

Nice to have:

Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience
OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience
OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 9+ years technical engineering experience

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 16, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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