Construction Environmental Program Manager

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Location: United Kingdom, London, London

Employment type: Full-Time

Work site: 0 days / week in-office – remote

Role type: Individual Contributor

Travel: Less than 25%

Profession: Real Estate, Facilities, & Construction

Discipline: Real Estate Portfolio Management

Company: Microsoft

Overview

The Microsoft data centre development portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large-scale, multi-year data centre construction projects. The Environmental Construction Compliance team supports the delivery of Microsoft’s data centre portfolio from pre-construction to handover to operations.

The Construction Environmental Program Manager will work within a multidisciplinary team to prepare for early works and construction, supporting the construction team to achieve schedule dates through rigorous environmental risk management across the EMEA region. Tracking, mapping and proactive intervention are a critical part of this success. This role requires regular engagement with key Microsoft stakeholders, including legal, design, construction, and operations teams, regulatory agencies, and outside consultants and contractors.

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a Construction Environmental Program Manager , you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform.

Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 datacenters in 32 countries and millions of servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide.

With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental delivery across the construction phase, coordinating with key teams to meet project timelines.
• Clarify and coordinate environmental scopes and requirements for contractor tenders and support procurement through bid preparation, evaluation and award.
• Assess contractor capability and resourcing, and recruit, onboard, develop and support site environmental managers.
• Ensure environmental deliverables, control documents, permit conditions, roles and requirements are in place from project kick-off through to completion.Monitor environmental performance, data quality, risks and compliance, driving corrective action and escalating issues and trends to leadership.Provide environmental risk, sustainability and impact reduction expertise, build capability through training and guidance, coordinate handover to operations, and support continuous improvement of the Environmental Excellence program.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Management, Environmental Science, OR extensive experience
• Significant direct experience of managing environmental risk on fast paced infrastructure projects in line with legal and project requirements and best international practice
• Experience with implementation of Environmental Impact Assessments and other enviromental permits

While not required, we also look for the followingPreferred Qualifications:

• Local community and stakeholder engagement experience
• Experience in delivering projects in multiple jurisdictions

Background Check 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.

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

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.