Regional Estimator

Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind one of the world's largest cloud infrastructures, responsible for powering all Microsoft online products and services as well as powering Microsoft's “Cloud First” mission. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. We are looking for passionate, high energy estimators to help achieve that mission.

Within CO+I, estimating is responsible for supporting delivery of datacenter capacity for Microsoft's cloud business. We have a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-million, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects with specific safety, quality, schedule, and cost goals.

The Regional Estimator is responsible for the development and maintenance of estimates for all new projects across the Americas. The Estimator will manage all cost estimates, cost data, communications, schedule meetings and be a point of contact between internal and external parties for specific projects or regions being supported. The Estimator will work closely with engineering, construction, procurement, security, networking, and operations teams throughout each project and ensure that cost information developed and managed meets the requirements of those specific project needs. The Estimator will report directly to the Regional Lead Estimator and will have dotted-line interactions with Regional Project Estimators & Cost Manager to continue implementing lessons learned.

Being part of this team would give you an opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing business and enable global impact.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

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.

• Develop and maintain cost estimates for all new datacenter projects across the Americas region.

• Manage all cost estimates, cost data, communications, and schedule meetings; serve as the point of contact between internal and external parties for the specific projects or regions being supported.

• Work closely with engineering, construction, procurement, security, networking, and operations teams throughout each project, ensuring the cost information developed and managed meets the requirements of those specific project needs.

• Report directly to the Regional Lead Estimator and maintain dotted-line interactions with Regional Project Estimators and the Cost Manager to continue implementing lessons learned.

• Embody our Culture and Values.

 Required Qualifications

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

Other Requirements

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.   
• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience construction estimating on major construction portfolios.

• Commercial knowledge of construction internationally.

• Proven written and verbal communication skills, ability to collaborate with all other areas of the data center program, think tactically and strategically, and build the trust of our construction partners to agree to very large construction contracts.

• Clear understanding of the full Construction Life Cycle.

• Capability to perform all forms and types of estimates from parametric to bottoms-up, and high-level what-if scenarios.

• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills beyond estimating practice.

• Ability to develop, maintain, and report out on project scope, schedule, and budget with cost as the main driver in those conversations.

• Cross-group collaborator and influencer across teams and organizations, with proven success participating in cross-functional teams to deliver on key projects.

• Ability to work within a dynamic team of full-time employees and consultants.

• High personal standard to deliver a thoughtful, polished, and quality work estimate and any other report-out deliverable.

• Ability to present data from detailed to high-level depending on audience.

• Experience with Data Center construction programs.

Construction Project Management IC5 - 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.

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.