CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER

Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (MCO+I) is the team behind the cloud. CO+I is responsible for delivering over 200 Microsoft web portals, Live and Online Services around the world including infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and deliver trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. We are looking for a passionate individual to help build the network that powers the world’s largest online services.

The role forms part of an integrated EPC team to deliver large-scale, campus, and/or subregional-based delivery solutions while also socializing with regional and global leaders. The role focuses on adoption of innovative Prefabrication, Preassembly, Modular & Offsite Fabrication (PPMOF) delivery solutions, utilizing good practices and trends, supports the development and implementation of all associated organizational and process procedures and standards, and ensures they are followed by all team members and vendors. Influences and provides direction and coaching to internal and external partners to facilitate and accomplish complex, critical issues associated with PPMOF, that may significantly impact construction projects. Reviews and provides feedback to the team regarding planning, engineering, procurement, resource allocation, fabrication, pre-commissioning and logistics. Leads the team's accountability for on-schedule delivery of PPMOF across multiple projects by ensuring project PPMOF progress reports including scope, schedule, and budget are provided. Leads and drives coordination for meetings and activities with vendors, cost managers, and/or owner/architect/contractors. Engages, advises, and collaborates with other internal teams. Manages and advocates for safe worksites by adhering to organizational and industry procedures. Establishes, reviews, approves, and communicates risk mitigation goals and develops metrics, dashboards and/or scorecards to drive progress. Supports the management of vendors, ensuring compliance with contracts and prior audit results.  

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the successful delivery of PPMOF initiatives across projects in Southeast Asia Subregion, ensuring alignment between design engineering, integration / fabrication assembly, logistics, installation, commissioning, and quality requirements. The role drives planning, engineering, procurement, prefabrication, pre-assembly, modularization, and offsite fabrication adoption, portfolio standardization, and continuous improvement for delivering schedule optimization, enhanced safety and quality outcomes, and reduced onsite construction and Commissioning risk

Budget and Controls

Develops, manages, and reports on the scope, schedule, and budget of the project. Oversees and implements project controls in work activities (e.g., change orders, and pay applications).

Coordination and Communication

Provide leadership and oversight for PPMOF activities, ensuring alignment between design, fabrication, logistics, installation, commissioning, and project stakeholders. Leads and drives coordination for meetings and activities with vendors, cost managers, and/or owner/architect/contractors. Initializes and identifies opportunities to discuss and integrate lessons learned, advocating for safe and secure security-first mindset during project planning. 

Act as the primary focal point for PPMOF initiatives, facilitating collaboration, decision-making, and stakeholder alignment across all functions

Drives Results

Influences and provides direction and coaching to internal and external partners to facilitate and accomplish complex, critical issues (PPMOF related) that may significantly impact construction projects (e.g., establishing and executing upon team goals, following business processes, engaging vendor relationships, and fostering cross-group collaboration efforts with the agreed-upon project strategy, milestone delivery, and core values and priorities (Safety, Security, Quality, Schedule, Cost)).

Financial Acumen

Oversees the creation and application of best practices for identifying and driving cost-effective solutions for the strategic and tactical delivery of a construction project.

Goal Alignment

Engages, advises, and collaborates with other internal teams (e.g., Project Controls, Project Engineering, Business Risk Management, etc.) to maintain the corporate vision and create goals for the projects.

Managing Resources

Reviews and provides feedback to the team regarding resource procurement, allocation, and inventory. Ensures storage space is provided for equipment/materials.

Project Management

Oversees the team's deployment of PPMOF delivery solutions (e.g., generally offsite) while also socializing with regional and global teams