Position summary

Microsoft is hiring a Construction Environmental Program Manager within its Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) Environmental Construction Compliance team, supporting delivery of its data centre development portfolio across EMEA. The role manages environmental risk across complex, large-scale data centre construction projects from pre-construction to handover to operations.

Why this role matters

Microsoft's data centre buildout across EMEA depends on meeting rigorous environmental compliance while hitting demanding construction schedules. Rigorous environmental risk management, tracking, and proactive intervention are what keep these projects compliant and on time while embedding sustainability and impact reduction into the infrastructure behind Microsoft's cloud services.

Key responsibilities

• Lead environmental delivery across the construction phase, coordinating with key teams to meet project timelines.
• Coordinate contractor scopes by clarifying environmental requirements for tenders and supporting procurement through bid preparation, evaluation, and award.
• Build site teams by assessing contractor capability and recruiting, onboarding, and supporting site environmental managers.
• Ensure deliverables by making sure environmental control documents, permit conditions, and requirements are in place from kick-off to completion.
• Monitor performance by tracking environmental data quality, risks, and compliance, driving corrective action and escalating trends to leadership.
• Provide expertise on environmental risk, sustainability, and impact reduction, building capability through training and coordinating handover to operations.

Team and stakeholders

The role sits within CO+I's Environmental Construction Compliance team and engages Microsoft legal, design, construction, and operations teams, regulatory agencies, and outside consultants and contractors across EMEA.

Key details

• Based in London (plus two further locations); fully remote (0 days/week in office), travel less than 25%.
• Supports Microsoft's EMEA data centre construction portfolio.
• Requires passing the Microsoft Cloud background check on hire and every two years.
• UK base pay range £70,300 to £133,900 (Italy and Ireland ranges also listed).

Requirements

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Management, Environmental Science, or extensive equivalent experience.
• Significant direct experience managing environmental risk on fast-paced infrastructure projects in line with legal and best-practice requirements.
• Experience implementing Environmental Impact Assessments and other environmental permits.

Preferred

• Local community and stakeholder engagement experience.
• Experience delivering projects in multiple jurisdictions.