Microsoft

Sub-Regional Planning Leader

Microsoft • $116K — $203K *
San Antonio, TX 78228In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field with 10+ years experience or equivalent.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft security screening requirements, including Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
  • Bachelor's Degree with 12+ years related experience preferred.
  • 12+ years experience specifically in data center projects.
  • 10+ years in planning, scheduling, construction management, or project controls.
  • Expertise in Primavera P6 and CPM scheduling best practices.
  • Experience in managing scheduling programs for large capital construction initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement project plans for large-scale datacenter construction.
  • Manage cross-functional teams to ensure timely project milestones are met.
  • Lead schedule coordination, including updates and variance reviews.
  • Ensure compliance with baseline schedules and planning standards.
  • Review and approve GC schedule revisions and evaluations.
  • Lead delay impact analyses and ensure clarity in mitigation recommendations.
  • Identify schedule risks and develop strategic contingency plans.
  • Conduct ad-hoc analysis and recovery planning to optimize schedules.
  • Coach and mentor planning teams to improve overall schedule quality.
  • Provide project updates to senior management and align on execution priorities.
  • Drive process improvements, automation, and AI tools in scheduling practices.

Benefits

  • Regular project updates to senior management and stakeholders.
  • Opportunities for continuous improvement and automation.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Guidance and mentorship for project planning leads.
  • Involvement in innovative scheduling and planning tools adoption.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

  • Develop and oversee the implementation of detailed project plans, including timelines, and resource requirements, for large-scale datacenter construction projects.


  • Manage cross-functional teams, including engineers, procurement, and construction to ensure project milestones are met and deliverables are completed on time.


  • Lead end-to-end schedule coordination for the assigned portfolio, including IMS governance, schedule updates, forecast reviews, variance commentary, and cross-functional alignment.


  • Own schedule governance across projects by ensuring baseline schedules, GC schedules, resource loading, and schedule logic comply with program guidance, requirements, and planning standards.


  • Review, challenge, and approve GC baseline schedule evaluations and key schedule revisions on behalf of Planning, including baseline quality, sequencing, logic, float consumption, and milestone alignment.


  • Lead delay impact analysis governance by ensuring TIAs are reviewed with planners prior to external stakeholder feedback; comments are aligned within internal team and mitigation recommendations are clear and defensible.


  • Identify, document, and communicate schedule risks and develop contingency plans to mitigate potential issues.


  • Lead ad-hoc schedule analysis, what-if scenarios, recovery planning, and schedule optimization efforts to support speed-to-market and on-time delivery.


  • Coach, mentor, and guide Project Site Planning Leads and planners by clarifying role boundaries, reviewing TIA baseline outputs, improving schedule quality, and building confidence across the planning team.


  • Lead a small team of consultants or contingent schedulers where required to support effective schedule management across the assigned sub-region projects.


  • Provide regular project updates to senior management and other stakeholders.


  • Partner with cross-functional teams to influence strategic direction, resolve schedule conflicts, and align execution priorities with project delivery commitments.


  • Drive continuous improvement, automation, responsible AI adoption, and repeatable planning templates / tools to reduce manual effort and improve schedule quality.


  • Comply with relevant Owner policies and procedures and work within legal and regulatory frameworks.


Qualifications

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

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.

Additional/Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years related experience OR equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years' experience working on data center projects.
  • 10+ years of planning, scheduling, construction management, project controls, or related field experience.
  • Subject matter expertise in Primavera P6, CPM scheduling, schedule health checks, baseline management, delay analysis, and schedule reporting.
  • Experience developing or managing an owner's planning / scheduling program for large capital construction programs.
  • Experience leading complex project or program planning across a large group of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated experience using schedule and project controls performance metrics to drive actions, operational adjustments, and mitigation plans.


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Construction Project Management M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 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 $148,400 - $222,600 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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181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
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Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
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+15.5%
Revenue
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