About the Role:Microsoft Data Center Telecommunications Manager is responsible for leading telecommunications construction operations across Microsoft data center projects. This position oversees field execution, subcontractor performance, safety, quality, scheduling, and coordination with Microsoft, project stakeholders, and trade partners. The role also provides technical guidance and construction support to Project Managers to ensure successful project delivery.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- Manage telecommunications installation activities across multiple buildings, phases, or data center campuses.
- Lead superintendents, foremen, technicians, and subcontractors.
- Advise and support Project Managers with telecommunications scope, planning, scheduling, manpower, materials, and installation requirements.
- Review drawings, specifications, bills of material, project schedules, RFIs, and change orders.
- Coordinate installation of fiber-optic cabling, copper cabling, pathways, fiber runners, cabinets, racks, grounding, security, DAS, RoIP, and other low-voltage systems.
- Confirm manpower, materials, tools, equipment, and training requirements before work begins.
- Monitor project milestones, productivity, quality, safety, cost, and schedule performance.
- Identify constructability concerns, scope gaps, material shortages, and potential cost impacts.
- Coordinate with the owner, general contractor, electrical contractor, design team, commissioning team, vendors, and suppliers.
- Support estimating and preconstruction by reviewing project scope, labor requirements, installation methods, and project risks.
- Ensure all work complies with project specifications, manufacturer requirements, safety standards, and customer expectations.
- Manage testing, documentation, punch-list completion, system turnover, and project closeout.
- Provide regular updates to company leadership and project stakeholders.
JOB REQUIREMENTS- Bachelor's Degree or 4+ years field experience in a lead role and some industry certifications
- Extensive experience managing telecommunications construction in large data centers or other mission-critical facilities.
- Strong knowledge of high-count fiber, structured cabling, telecommunications pathways, testing, and commissioning.
- Experience managing large field teams and multiple subcontractors.
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, schedules, and bills of material.
- Strong understanding of estimating, change management, manpower planning, procurement, and project controls.
- Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and customer-management skills.
The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee incumbent in this position. An employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the skills, aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.
This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other an an "at-will" relationship.
