Lease Cost Lead EMEA

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO&I, the Global Project Controls (GPC) team 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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

To help us accelerate achieving our objectives, growth, and transformation, we are looking for a Cost Management Portfolio Reporting Lead for the EMEA Leased data center Fitout program to work alongside the regional cost management lead to manage the cost reporting aspects on all data center fit-out construction projects.

Being part of this team would give you an opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing business and enable global impact.

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

• Partner collaboratively with cross-functional teams (design engineering, construction, cost controls functions, scheduling, finance, etc.) to understand requirements and ensure alignment to scope, schedule, and budget.

• Develop and maintain cost accrual and forecast reports for the Global lease fit-out portfolio

• Report out to senior managers on cost report data, project cost progress and assumptions to ensure a clear and concise message is sent and understood.

• Provide day-to-day Cost Management activities, as required, to maintain the projects financial reporting and logging systems i.e. a good understanding of commitments & forecasting spends for monthly, quarterly & the fiscal year.

• Support, develop and improve cost management and estimating processes and procedures.

• Drive standardization and consistency throughout the group.

• Management of all commercial issues on all current, future, and past projects and report on these issues through the Project Controls & Construction Management head office in Redmond on a regular basis.

• Commercial management of the lease provider (LP) from liaison with our procurement office on the RFP documents through to the final payments and agreement of the final accounts and paperwork.

• Provide the PER (funding) team all commercial support necessary to ascertain the required timing of the funding intervals and all commercial information needed to back up these funding requests to management. This will normally involve the production of multiple option cost scenarios.

• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND significant quantity surveyor experience OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience working on data center projects.

• Good communication skills, ability to collaborate with all other areas of the data center program, being able to think strategically, ability to build the trust of our construction partners needed to report our on very large CAPEX portfolios.

• Must possess a clear understanding of the full Construction Life Cycle

• Develop, maintain, and report out on project scope, schedule, and budget with cost as the main driver in those conversations.

• High personal standard to deliver a thoughtful, polished, and quality portfolio report-out deliverable.

• Understanding of Power Bi/Power Apps, &/or any other data analytics tools.

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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