Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (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. The MS portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. We are looking for a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world’s largest online services.

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.

As a Contract Administrator, you will play a critical role in ensuring the successful execution of contracts related to construction projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, legal experts, and external stakeholders to manage contractual agreements, mitigate risks, and drive compliance at the job site. Your attention to detail, negotiation skills, and ability to navigate complex contractual landscapes across the lifecycle of the project will be essential for this role.

“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.”

This role is site based location and will be based out of Granger, Indiana

Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates must ​relocate or reside within 50 miles of the site office location.

Contract Administration and Sourcing:

• Perform sourcing activities for various professional services, such as General Contractors Commissioning Agents, Project Management, and others.

• Develop sourcing and negotiation strategies to meet project objectives, in relation to the various contracts.

• Participate in supplier assessment and prepare contract award proposals.

Contract Review and Compliance:

• Responsible for ensuring all contractual requirements are met according to the terms and conditions.

• Executes procurement contracting strategies for large, complex data center construction projects and/or purchasing opportunities to achieve optimal cost and continuity of supply and services.

• Serve as first line of defense/communication with site stakeholders on commercial issues.

• Execute project closeout requirements.

Change Order Management:

• Lead Change Order negotiations with input from key stakeholders and detailed understanding of contractual conditions.

• Perform Change Order management for General Contractors, Architect Engineers, Commissioning Agents, Cost Management, Project Management, and others.

• Monitor and mitigate the impact of change orders and claims to the project, and partners cross-functionally to resolve/escalate accordingly.

Execution Coordination & Communication:

• Assume all post-award contract execution responsibilities.

• Own commercial decision making on all post-award activities through influencing project stakeholders.

• Identify potential challenges related to the project/contract and develop strategies to mitigate the risk and maintain compliance.

• Provide regular status reports on issues, risks and mitigations to leadership.

• Prepare contractual notices as appropriate using language from terms & conditions.

• Address and resolve any payment disputes submitted by suppliers.

• Help facilitate and engage as needed in negotiations with contractors and other parties to resolve disputes with regular updates to the client team.

• Collaborate with project stakeholders to review the GC’s subcontractor procurement deliverables and final recommendation of subcontractor award for each trade package.

• Create and drive management reports and metrics of project for management awareness and action

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Drives business engagement and partnership with cross-functional teams including Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Cost Management, Engineering, Quality, Construction and Project Managers.

• Drives commercial compliance and problem resolution with General Contractors, Subcontractors and Suppliers.

• Actively partners with suppliers to identify and drive continuous improvement and risk management opportunities by evaluating procedural, operational, and/or environmental factors, analyzing root causes of issues, sharing insights with key stakeholders, and influencing the adoption of needed improvements.

• Plan and manage the executive sponsor meeting with key stakeholders for the successful execution of the project.

Compliance

• Applies an end-to-end understanding of the tradeoffs between Microsoft and key suppliers to drive business impact by influencing senior managers cross-functionally, or cross-regionally to apply market intelligence and adopt practices that enable execution with consistency, accuracy, quality, and timeliness of delivery. Manages supplier scorecard process, leads strategic business reviews, educates stakeholders on policy compliance, analyzes root causes of issues, and influences change internally and/or externally to address issues.

• Ensures adherence to policy, educates stakeholders and suppliers on policy compliance, and manages the remediation and resolution of sourcing issues. Identifies opportunities to adapt policy as needed to mitigate risk and better enable suppliers to meet business requirements.

• Ensures consistency, timeliness, quality, and accuracy of deliverables, and ensures Procurement stakeholders are aware of Service Level Agreement (SLA) and/or defined milestones and deliverables terms. Communicates delay to Procurement stakeholders and independently proposes and executes contingency measures.

Partners

• Internal: Engineering, construction, cost management, finance, safety, legal, risk management and other groups as needed.

• External: Contractors, consultants, suppliers, and industry groups.

Other

• Embody our culture and values