Microsoft

Senior Datacenter Design Manager

Microsoft • $119K — $234K *
Atlanta, GA 30349In-Person
Information Technology
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years experience in engineering or architecture.
  • 2+ years managing cross-functional design/construction projects.
  • Preferred: 10+ years in engineering or architecture roles.
  • Preferred: 5+ years leading cross-discipline teams.
  • Registered Professional Engineer or Architect is preferred.
  • PMP certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate architecture, engineering, and design teams to meet project goals.
  • Perform feasibility and gap analyses for upgrading existing datacenter spaces.
  • Utilize strong communication, organization, and leadership skills to guide projects.
  • Apply a high level of proficiency in commercial and industrial architecture focused on datacenter design.
  • Adapt and collaborate with various technical teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrate integrity and meticulous attention to detail in work.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Flexible work arrangements.
  • Employee assistance programs.
  • Generous paid time off policies.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Senior Datacenter Design Manager will manage the engineering scope, schedule, and budget for greenfield, brownfield and retrofit engineering / design projects. This position will manage internal and external resources for the delivery of the Datacenter building, power, cooling, telecom, and controls infrastructure to align with Microsoft Corporation datacenter capacity roadmap.

The Senior Datacenter Design 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 from Site Due Diligence through design development, permitting, construction, and the turnover to Operations. This role will provide design management, technical direction, decision-making and overall leadership for our datacenter designs. To be successful in this role the candidate will oversee the delivery of multiple, concurrent, complete Datacenter design solutions aligned with the scopes, schedules, and budgets of the projects. The Senior Datacenter Design Manager will engage with key Microsoft stakeholder groups as well as outside vendors who specialize in datacenter architecture and engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate a team of architects, engineers and designers and deliver projects aligned with the defined scope, schedule, and budget.


  • Collaborate with on-site operations teams to perform feasibility / gap analysis for conversion of existing datacenter spaces to new / upgraded uses.


  • Have 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.


  • Should be able to work with other technical and non-technical groups in a fast-paced environment and do so with an even temperament.


  • Should be a person of integrity, be methodical, detailed-oriented with work ethic.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of experience in engineering, Architecture, construction engineering, technical understanding of mission critical environments OR equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years' experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team design/construction projects.
    Other 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.
    Preferred Qualifications
    • Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of engineering, architecture, construction engineering.

    • 5+ years experience leading cross discipline engineering / Architectural teams in design for construction projects.

    • Registered Professional Engineer or Architect

    • PMP certification


Technical Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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

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Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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Size
181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
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