Lease Construction Manager

The Lease Construction Program Manager will support and represent as required the EMEA Lease Construction Management Team in overseeing Lease Providers in their planning and safe construction of Contracted Data Centres lease capacity and in the development of the business unit including strategies and initiatives to drive Safety Schedule and Quality KPIs interactions with the Lessor and vendor SL Teams and business reporting Responsibilities will include Aligning and driving LCM construction project management process requirements across the region Carry out schedule deepdives to confirm delivery or mitigation planning Supporting the escalation of project risk and issues to ensure suitable and optimal mitigation planning Support the business unit with process improvements and internal stakeholder alignment and reporting Assisting with the planning the development of the Lease Construction Team to support planned growth Supporting the budgeting and procurement of consultant PM vendor support Being a relentless advocate for safe working practices It is expected that she he will demonstrate purposeful presence in every engagement They will work closely with the Lease Construction Team MSFT Safety Team and the Lessor SLT and Safety Teams as required to support and drive the safety focus at the site and portfolio level across our diverse cultural and geographical region Assessing and minimizing risks to the business through EMEA wide Lease Construction delivery execution strategy decisions Supporting and developing ongoing initiatives to drive quality and schedule predictability within the current constrained supply market including Appling a growthmindset philosophy to the day to day tasks and ensuring that any deficiencies identified within the processes framework are addressed and improvements are implemented Supporting and developing Lessor Portfolio Meetings with Lessor Construction Delivery LT to carry out project RAGs reviews and drive Lessor delivery organization development to meet current and committed delivery requirements and lessons learned Supporting the development and roll out of Lease Project Controls initiatives to improve schedule predictability and risk mitigation Development of more stringent schedule specification quantified risk assessment and management Continues improvement in development of relevant reporting metrics Design and Quality compliance initiatives Coordination with internal stakeholders on RFS ready requirements safety schedule and quality opportunities Working with the LCM and DCI Teams on aligning and developing Integrated Delivery Strategies to enable alignment of IT Fit Out and RFS dates For required Construction Management support they will be accountable for assessing the Lessor construction capabilities overseeing construction delivery managing risk and coordination with internal stakeholders to ensure safe delivery to the agreed RFS dates Project Management responsibilities will include Reviewing the submitted Lease RFP SOQs and working with the Lessor to ensure the inclusion of a compliant realistic schedule and an adequate project delivery organisational structure When the Lease has been executed setting up and managing on site and remotely regular Lessor reporting forums to Microsoft Lease PM and Internal Stakeholders to assess safety compliance construction and commissioning progress quality and design compliance understand and manage risk and change and coordinate with all internal stakeholders including Coordinating with the Site Selection Team on SOQ compliance and Lease Contract Amendments Carry out site safety walks and coordinate with the Lessor to ensure adequate competent Lessor oversight is in place incidents are tracked and RCAs completed Coordinate with the Microsoft Collaborative Planning Safety Teams on setting up CP and Lessor site visits Coordinating with the Commissioning Manager to ensure visibility and support for the Independent Commissioning Agents Level 4 and IST testing Coordinating with the Integration Manager and supporting Integration IT fit out Working with the Lessor to define Risk and Lessors risk mitigation plans and advising High Confidence schedule delivery assessments and delivery risks to the End To End Team and other stakeholders Qualifications Required Qualifications Bachelors Degree in Construction Project Management Architecture Engineering or related field AND extensive experience OR equivalent experience Indepth experience working on data center projects Bachelors Degree in Construction Project Management Architecture Engineering or related field AND extensive experience OR equivalent experience You will be redirected to the company website to apply for this position