[Hiring] Lease Cost Manager @Microsoft

Role Description

We are looking for a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world’s largest online services. As a Lease Cost Manager for the AMERS Air Gapped Cloud, you will work alongside the regional cost management lead to commercially manage all data center fit-out construction projects in the region.

• 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 lease fit-out portfolio in region.
• 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 to maintain the projects financial reporting and logging systems.
• 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 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 10+ years related experience OR equivalent experience.

Requirements

• 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 U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep commercial knowledge of construction costs in the region.
• 10+ years' experience managing the estimating or commercials on a major construction program.
• Working knowledge of construction contracts used in AMERs.
• Deep knowledge of the commercial management role in the procurement of general contracts and other construction vendors.
• Ability to understand what “right” looks like contractually and financially and then negotiate with the other parties to ensure that this is the final position.
• Good communication skills, ability to collaborate with all other areas of the data center program, think strategically, and build the trust of our construction partners.
• Construction degree, Construction Commercial Management degree, or Quantity Surveying degree.
• RICS full membership (MRICS or FRICS) or similar.
• Experience on location in the construction industry.

Compensation

• The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 per year.
• In specific locations like the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range is USD $148,400 - $222,600 per year.

Application Process

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.