Construction Manager - Cardiff

Job Location: Cardiff

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) organization is the engine that powers our cloud services. Our data center construction team is dedicated to delivering the highest quality data centers for our cloud services.

The Construction Manager reports to the Site Director and is responsible for the project delivery to the expectations of Safety, Quality, Predictable Cost and Schedule. Drives data centre construction/integration activities on local/campus projects and provides key input on all data centre fit-out related activities, leveraging experiences and technical knowledge to ensure sound and data-driven decisions.

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

• Management of resources/talents assigned to the project (CSA/MEP Superintendent, Quality Manager, Energy Marshall, Logistic Coordinator/Project Engineer and ITIM)

• Delivery of the project to the expectations of Safety, Quality, Predictable Cost and Schedule as per the approved project SLAs.

• Hold GC and contracted vendors accountable to their contracted deliverables.

• Perform site walks every day and track project’s progress on schedule, quality, and safety.

• Manage, monitor, and accountable for the construction scope, progress, execution, schedule, and cost as per approved baseline document.

• Ensure that all CSA and MEP works meet the highest quality standards and comply with relevant codes, regulations, and specifications

• Work closely with the quality lead to document, report, and reinforce non-conformance remediations and resolution of issues.

• Maintain accurate records of all construction activities, including daily logs, progress reports, change orders, and as-built drawings.

• Support commissioning, start-up, troubleshooting and handover of the project to operations team.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Extensive experience of progressive responsibility in leading Data Center, semiconductor, Oil-gas, Bio-Pharmaceutical or other large scale construction projects.

• Degrees and/or professional licenses in Engineering, Construction Management, Contract Management, Project Management and Leadership.
• Experience leading and driving multiple, large multi-faceted projects, including Safety Management, Quality Management, Risk Management, Contract Management, Project Controls and experience in Fabrication facilities.

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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