Senior Power Infrastructure Delivery Program Manager

Overview

Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team is responsible for the full lifecycle of Microsoft's cloud infrastructure, spanning site selection, development, and operations. Our global footprint includes more than 400 datacenters in 34 countries, supported by over 165,000 miles of fiber optic cable. These facilities form the backbone of Microsoft Azure and are central to our commitment to reliable, secure, and sustainable digital infrastructure.

As part of the CO+I Energy Team, you will join a team of professionals responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and delivering strategic energy projects. The candidate will manage a portfolio of activities to identify and execute energy opportunities to advance Microsoft's datacenter growth, in line with strategies to leverage sustainability, time to market and economic value in order to solidify Microsoft's leadership in providing infrastructure for the global AI economy.

Microsoft Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) seeks a new Senior Power Infrastructure Delivery Program Manager, focused on datacenters for the Americas region. The Program Manager will be responsible for the facilitation and delivery of Microsoft's industry-leading datacenter power infrastructure including the development of new technology and advanced concepts from pre-programming through design development, construction, and the turnover to Operations. This role will provide infrastructure coordination, management, and overall leadership for our datacenter power infrastructure.

To be successful in this role the candidate will manage and oversee the delivery of multiple, concurrent, complete distribution, substation, and transmission projects supporting datacenter solutions aligned with the scopes, schedules, and budgets of the projects. The Program Manager will manage and engage with key stakeholder groups within Microsoft, the utility power infrastructure provider, and outside vendors who specialize in datacenter engineering, construction, and operations.

Successful candidates will coordinate with multiple Power Utility and Microsoft provider teams of engineers and designers to deliver projects aligned with the defined scope, schedule, and budget. The candidate must have excellent project management, communication, organization, and leadership skills. Candidates must possess a high level of proficiency in transmission and substation design and construction. Candidates must also be able to work with other technical and non-technical groups in a fast-paced environment.

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

• Manage and deliver Microsoft's industry-leading datacenter power infrastructure including the development of new technology and advanced concepts from pre-programming through design development, construction, and the turnover to Operations.
• Serve as the utility point-of-contact for design and construction, coordinating weekly design/construction meetings, routing approvals, managing documentation, and providing weekly scope and schedule reports.
• Manage cross-functional scope alignment, track funding and POs, build budgets/estimates, and work with the internal team to manage risks and approvals.
• Manage and own the Microsoft Project schedule by working cross-functionally to defining critical path and predecessors, updating progress regularly, verifying equipment dates, and issuing weekly schedule and risk reports with mitigations as needed.
• Manage, track and report all major power utility milestones from contracting, permitting, design, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning, and ready for service completion.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles OR Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles OR equivalent experience.

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.
• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 6+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles OR Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 8+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years' experience in substation design and/or delivery.
• Electrical Engineer/Professional Engineer.
• 5 years' experience in consulting engineering or construction of substations.
• 5 years' experience as lead engineer, design manager or project manager of transmission or substation projects.
• Utility Right-of-Way experience.
• Utility infrastructure delivery experience.
• 5 years' experience with datacenter engineering or construction.
• Ability to lead teams of engineers and construction project managers in advanced engineering and operational processes and procedures as they relate to large datacenter environments.

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Sourcing Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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