Overview
Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) delivers the infrastructure powering Microsoft's cloud services. The EMEA Data Centre Delivery (DCD) team leads the end-to-end Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) delivery of data centres across the region.
Responsibilities
- Act as Microsoft’s on-site quality lead, providing oversight and assurance of contractor quality performance across the full project lifecycle.
- Verify that construction works are delivered in accordance with contract requirements, Microsoft standards, approved designs, specifications, and local regulatory requirements.
- Identify, escalate, and drive resolution of quality risks, defects, non-conformances (NCRs), root causes, and corrective/preventive actions (CAPAs).
- Assure QA/QC execution across CSA, MEP, and equipment installation scopes, including inspections, testing, verification activities, and quality documentation.
- Partner with project, commissioning, and operations teams to ensure readiness for turnover, system energisation, and successful handover.
- Use quality metrics, dashboards, defect trends, and field observations to identify emerging risks and drive continuous improvement across the project.
- Build strong relationships with contractors, engineers, safety teams, commissioning teams, and key stakeholders to maintain visibility, accountability, and quality outcomes throughout delivery.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quality Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- Significant experience leading construction quality management, QA/QC programmes, inspection governance, defect management, and non-conformance management on large-scale construction or infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience delivering quality programmes on complex, mission-critical, industrial, infrastructure, or data centre projects.
- Demonstrated ability to influence contractors, drive accountability, and manage quality outcomes across multiple stakeholders in both field and project governance environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quality Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience working in hyperscale data centres, advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical, energy, or other complex infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of commissioning readiness, turnover processes, and operational handover requirements.
- Experience using quality management systems, reporting tools, and data analytics to improve project performance and quality outcomes.
- Professional quality certifications and experience leading continuous improvement initiatives across multiple projects or programmes.
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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Construction Project Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Germany is € 92,800.00 - € 176,200.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/germany-corporate-pay.html
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.
Construction Quality Manager in Köln Arbeitgeber: Microsoft
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