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Critical Environment Program Manager

Washington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Aug 2026

💰 $202,800/yr($102,600/yr – $202,800/yr)

About the role

Overview

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a Critical Environment Program Manager (CEPM), you will play a key role in delivering the infrastructure that supports the world’s largest online services.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading complex, cross-functional programs that ensure the safety, reliability, and scalability of mission-critical data center environments.

You will own end-to-end execution across electrical, mechanical, and operational systems, working across multiple teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver high-impact outcomes. This position requires strong technical acumen, program leadership, and the ability to drive results in high-risk, highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

Lead and execute medium-to-large scale critical environment programs spanning power, cooling, and infrastructure systems
Drive cross-functional coordination across operations, construction, engineering, and vendor teams
Ensure delivery of work is safe, compliant, on-time, and high quality
Identify, assess, and mitigate operational and infrastructure risk
Own and improve processes related to:
- Preventative maintenance
- Change management and outages
- Incident response and root cause analysis
Influence execution strategy and continuously improve operational efficiency and reliability

Data Center Work Environment:

Share best practices, assists others in learning role, process, procedures; and mentors others
Promotes a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspect of datacenter activities
Realize the impact of change on others
Learn, live, and coach the One Microsoft culture and values. Lead through change by bringing clarity, generating energy, and delivering success
Removes barriers to agility to enable the team to shift priorities quickly without losing productivity.
Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

High School Qualification or equivalent AND 3+ years supporting IT equipment or delivering server/network deployment projects in large-scale environments
- OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

3+ years experience in Critical Environment infrastructures (e.g., UPS, Generator, AHU) or working in physical IT infrastructures (e.g., Servers, SANs, Networking, Capacity, DC Rack/Enclosures, structured cabling)
Technical College degree in Computer Science, Math, Telecommunications, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or related field.
Applicable certifications: ASICS/Inventory Control, CompTIA, Microsoft, Network Certifications, PMP, ITIL, CDCP.
6 months + of experience working with the operation of building cooling, electrical, mechanical, and life safety systems
6 months + of experience with Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS), Branch Circuit Monitoring (BCM), and Building Automation Systems (BAS)
3+ years of experience with project management or relevant certification/training in project management
Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in applicable engineering field or mechanical or electrical trades
3+ years experience working on large scale projects.

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: