Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Microsoft is a leading technology company that empowers individuals and organizations to achieve more. They are seeking a Senior Water and Wastewater Program Manager to oversee the delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure for datacenter projects, ensuring compliance and timely approvals while collaborating with various stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead the identification of requirements and strategies for water and wastewater enablement across multiple datacenter projects; gather requirements, identify resource needs, create enablement schedules and execution plans, and drive cross-team delivery to meet milestones
- Define and resolve complex water and wastewater program issues by assessing scenarios, selecting optimal execution plans, and simplifying processes to reduce friction and cycle time
- Conduct comprehensive due diligence and ongoing assessments through design and construction to identify delivery requirements, constraints, and risks (schedule, permitting, capacity, and compliance)
- Partner with internal stakeholders across land development, design, construction, operations, environmental, and other teams to develop integrated water and wastewater delivery strategies
- Communicate key risks, mitigations, dependencies, and policies to internal stakeholders, including clear decision points and recommended paths forward
- Identify and drive innovative solutions to prevent or resolve delays to construction, commissioning, or operations caused by water or wastewater delivery constraints
- Develop agency engagement strategies and represent Microsoft in meetings with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), regulatory agencies, utilities, external stakeholders, and the public to facilitate timely approvals and delivery
- Own key strategic relationships (utilities, AHJs, regulators, government officials, and other stakeholders) and serve as a single point of contact for water/wastewater approval discussions
- Lead development and continuous improvement of program tools, processes, and metrics to improve predictability and execution performance for water and wastewater delivery
- Educate project teams on water and wastewater requirements to enable timely approvals and ensure compliance; provide regular reporting on actions, strategy, and risks to the Americas program manager
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field, AND 5+ years relevant experience OR 7+ years equivalent experience
- This position requires verification of citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
- 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 10+ years experience in environmental or civil engineering (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years experience in water and wastewater project planning and delivery, water infrastructure permitting, and a working understanding of industrial water quality chemistry and treatment processes
- 5+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects, project delivery schedules and stakeholder relationships
- Experience supporting datacenter or large industrial project development and permitting; experience planning and delivering large industrial projects across multiple markets
- Knowledge of water supply planning for large industrial projects (water quality, capacity requirements, infrastructure planning)
- Knowledge of industrial wastewater discharge permitting programs (e.g., pretreatment, surface water discharge, and water reuse strategies)
- Demonstrated proficiency managing a portfolio of projects (schedule, risk mitigation, reporting, and coordination of critical information)
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