Datacenter Engineering Senior Site Due Diligence (SDD) Manager

Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind one of the world’s largest cloud infrastructures, responsible for powering all Microsoft online Products and Services as well as powering Microsoft’s “Cloud First” mission. Our Global Project Controls team supports the delivery of CO+I’s mission and vision as the trusted advisors that deliver a definitive, responsive, and timely project controls program to all business areas via the industry’s best people, work processes, systems, and tools. We are composed of project management professionals who are committed to providing timely delivery of cost and schedule solutions to positively affect project outcomes. 

Within CO&I, the Datacenter Engineering (DCE) team is responsible for delivering core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft’s cloud business. The Microsoft portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. We are looking for a Datacenter Engineering (DCE) Senior Site Due Diligence (SDD) Manager 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.

This role is located either in one or all hub locations - Atlanta, GA, Washington, D.C., Redmond, WA, San Antonio, TX or Phoenix, AZ.  

Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidate will need to relocate or reside within 50 miles of the hub office location.  

This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up to (50)%.  

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. 

The Datacenter Engineering Senior SDD Manager will manage the engineering scope, schedule, and budget for greenfield and brownfield sites with a focus on site due diligence and site selection.  This position will manage internal and external resources for the delivery of the Datacenter building including master planning, feasibility studies, and infrastructure planning to align with Microsoft Corporation datacenter capacity roadmap for the Americas.  The DCE  Senior SDD Manager will lead the Americas SDD Design Management team including presenting recommendations to the Leadership team, reviewing and preparing RFPs, providing technical recommendations and coordination with various stakeholders, and collaborating with Global Microsoft SDD colleagues.  

The Datacenter Engineering Senior SDD Manager  will be responsible for the facilitation and delivery of Microsoft’s industry-leading datacenter designs including the development of innovative technology and advanced concepts in Site Due Diligence to be used as the basis for future design. This role will provide program management, technical direction, decision-making and overall leadership for our site due diligence (SDD) projects. To be successful in this role the candidate will oversee the delivery of multiple, concurrent SDD projects with a focus on scopes, schedules, and budgets of the projects.  The Project Manager will engage with key MS stakeholder groups within Microsoft as well as outside vendors who specialize in datacenter architecture and engineering.    

Core Responsibilities:  

• Manage a team of Design Managers, and oversee external architects, engineers and designers and deliver projects aligned with the defined scope, schedule, and budget.   
• Have effective communication, organization, and leadership skills.  
• Possess a high level of proficiency in commercial and industrial architecture and engineering with a primary focus on datacenter design.   
• Ability to work with other technical and non-technical groups in a fast-paced environment and do so with an even temperament.  
• Ability be a person of integrity, be methodical, detailed-oriented with a work ethic. 
• Other: Embody our and