Power Delivery Director
Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO&I, the Datacenter Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls and Construction (EPC) team is responsible for delivering the core infrastructure that powers Microsoft's cloud services. The EPC portfolio consists of large-scale, multi-disciplinary, complex datacentre projects delivered across multiple regions and countries.
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.
We are seeking a highly experienced Power Delivery Director to lead a team responsible for the end-to-end delivery of utility power infrastructure supporting Microsoft's datacentre portfolio. This leader will oversee Energy Project Leads (EPLs) who are accountable for delivering power capacity from initial utility engagement and connection agreements through design, permitting, procurement, construction, energisation, testing, and handover to Datacenter Operations.
The successful candidate will combine strong leadership, programme management, stakeholder management, utility engagement, and infrastructure delivery expertise to ensure the reliable and timely delivery of critical power infrastructure supporting Microsoft's growing cloud footprint.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership
- Lead, coach, develop, and grow a team of Energy Project Leads responsible for utility power delivery across multiple datacentre programmes.
- Establish clear objectives, accountability, performance expectations, and operational excellence across the Energy Delivery organisation.
- Drive a culture of safety, quality, inclusion, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Develop organisational capability and succession plans to support Microsoft's expanding energy delivery portfolio.
End-to-End Energy Delivery
- Provide executive oversight of the full lifecycle delivery of utility power infrastructure from initial utility engagement through energisation and operational handover.
- Ensure successful execution of utility connection agreements, substation delivery, offsite transmission and distribution infrastructure, and energisation activities.
- Drive delivery predictability through effective governance, risk management, programme controls, and escalation management.
- Ensure alignment between utility schedules, permitting milestones, design deliverables, procurement activities, construction progress, and datacentre readiness requirements.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Lead coordination across a complex network of stakeholders including:
- Integrated Design Engineers
- Construction Managers
- Permitting Project Managers
- Utility Energy Project Managers
- Procurement Project Managers
- E2E Project Managers
- Datacenter Operations
- External utilities, regulators, and delivery partners
- Resolve cross-functional delivery challenges and remove execution barriers that impact schedule, cost, quality, or energisation readiness.
- Ensure clear ownership, governance, and decision-making across all parties involved in energy delivery.
Utility and External Stakeholder Management
- Develop and maintain executive-level relationships with utilities, transmission system operators, distribution system operators, regulators, and strategic partners.
- Support negotiations related to grid connections, delivery schedules, technical requirements, and commercial commitments.
- Drive alignment between external infrastructure programmes and Microsoft datacentre deployment schedules.
Risk, Safety and Compliance
- Ensure energy infrastructure programmes are executed in compliance with applicable regulations, utility requirements, engineering standards, environmental obligations, permitting requirements, and safety expectations.
- Lead assessment and mitigation of risks associated with power delivery, energisation, utility dependencies, and critical infrastructure readiness.
- Drive governance processes and executive reporting related to schedule, risk, capacity, cost, and portfolio health.
Business and Portfolio Management
- Provide portfolio-level reporting and executive updates on energy delivery performance.
- Support regional capacity planning and long-range infrastructure strategies.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance programme execution, scalability, and operational efficiency across the energy delivery function.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's OR Master’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or related field, OR equivalent experience.
- Significant experience leading large-scale infrastructure, utility, energy, transmission, distribution, or mission-critical facility programmes.
- Experience leading and developing project management or programme management teams.
- Experience delivering complex infrastructure programmes involving multiple stakeholders, contractors, utilities, and regulatory agencies.
- Experience managing executive-level stakeholder relationships and driving organisational alignment across matrixed environments.
- Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following:
- Utility infrastructure delivery
- Grid connection programmes
- Grid Code Compliance
- High-voltage substations
- Transmission and distribution systems
- Large-scale datacentre infrastructure
- Energy centre projects
- Major capital programmes
- Strong understanding of infrastructure delivery lifecycles including planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, energisation, and operational handover.
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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While not required, we also look for the followingPreferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or related discipline.
- Professional engineering registration, chartership, or equivalent industry accreditation.
- Experience working directly with utilities, transmission operators, or regulatory agencies.
- Experience managing geographically distributed teams and programmes across multiple countries.
- Experience within datacentre, hyperscale, mission-critical, energy, or utility sectors.
- Strong understanding of power infrastructure, utility connection processes, and energisation requirements.
- Demonstrated success delivering programmes in fast-paced, highly matrixed organisations.
- Exceptional communication, influencing, negotiation, and executive engagement skills.
Technical Program Management M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is £ 93,500.00 - £ 161,800.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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