Microsoft

Microsoft

Program Cost Engineer

United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$235kDetected 22 hours ago
Data AnalysisData VisualizationProject ManagementOKRsForecastingExcelSupply ChainProcurementResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingMicrosoft OfficeSharePoint

About the role

  • We are looking for a Program Cost Engineer to join the Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) Team.
  • Microsoft CO&I is the team behind the cloud.
  • Within CO&I, the Global Project Controls (GPC) team is responsible for delivering core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft's cloud business.

Responsibilities

  • Business Program Management: Contribute to or lead a portfolio of projects including the project plan, timelines, milestones, financial management, performance metrics, and resource needs; communicate program status and risk and hold stakeholders accountable to schedule, risk mitigation plans, and processes.
  • Business Program Planning and Design: Define and track success criteria and performance metrics; design compliant complex programs with cross-functional stakeholders; identify and scope opportunities to develop new programs and improve existing ones; perform program landscape research, forecasting, and trend analysis.
  • As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development - OR equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  • Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 7+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
  • Applied understanding of project controls principles combining cost and schedule impacts to projects, cost management, estimating, scheduling and change control
  • demonstrated ability to generate descriptive and predictive insights from data via analytic methods.
  • Progressed experience with applications such as MS Office (specifically Excel), SharePoint, Power BI, and Earned Value Management Systems
  • working knowledge of project management software such as Omega 365 is a plus
  • exposure to performance measurement and cost/schedule integration concepts and principles.
  • expresses ideas, exercises sound judgment, and effectively listens.
  • Construction industry experience with a background in project controls functions managing complex, multi-group, multi-disciplinary projects.

Skills

  • The MS portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects.
  • Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Compensation

  • $120k-$235k

Company info

  • Business Program Excellence and Execution: Evangelize complex programs to stakeholders, partners, and customers; leverage data and performance metrics to demonstrate program value and business impact; define and execute landing and communication plans and lead the rhythm of business across teams (Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Technical Program Management).
  • Embody our Culture and Values.
  • Evangelize complex programs to stakeholders, partners, and customers; leverage data and performance metrics to demonstrate program value and business impact; define and execute landing and communication plans and lead the rhythm of business across teams (Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Technical Program Management).
  • 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.

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer.
  • If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the

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