Michael Cooper

• Accountability:
• Responsible for Leadership of Safety, Quality and predictable delivery to meet the business need date and cost expectations.
• Responsible for project delivery at the campus and oversight of project teams on those projects, including developing, managing, and reporting on safety, quality, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Responsible for performing site walks every day of your assigned projects, and tracking project’s progress on schedule, quality and safety, including being accountable for holding contracted vendors accountable to their contracted deliverables.
• Direct fiscal responsibility for the approved project budget.
• Lead collaboratively with all functions, partners and stakeholders in support of the project delivery and schedule milestones
• Business Processes:
• Responsible for Leadership across the campus projects for Safety, Quality and predictable delivery to meet the business need date and cost expectations.
  
• Collaboratively participate with EPC partners in the selection, contracting, and integration of multiple vendors and internal partners. GC(s) and vendor performance along with their integration with internal partners to ensure on time and on budget project delivery.
  
• Drive deployment of solutions that can be socialized globally across EPC projects
  
• Facilitate decision-making to drive solutions, schedules, and manage change as required
  
• Apply influence, strategies, and negotiation skills to identify options and recommend solutions to meet project delivery expectations.
  
  
• Communication:
• Regularly reviews cost and KPI metrics, invoices, process/policy communications to client partners
  
• Provide project single point of contact for project development and delivery
  
• Coordinate meetings and activities of vendors, cost managers, and integration of lessons learned
  

• Attend scheduled owner/architect/contractor (OAC) and other project meetings, and report as necessary
  
• Report Project Progress on scope, schedule, and budget weekly or as required
  
• Provide weekly project status reporting to DCD standards
  
  
• Vendor Management and contract compliance:
• Provide Vendor (contractor) oversight and performance management
  
• Preparation of Request for Proposal (RFP’s), PER’s, and other project approval tools & templates
  
• Review and approval of vendor scope of work, and design review of site and building plans
  
• Validate vendor pay-application and invoice review and approval
  
• Manage compliance with prior audit results and recommendations.

• Monitor the progress of construction projects, identifying and resolving any issues that arose.

• Maintained positive relationships with architects, engineers and other key stakeholders throughout the duration of projects.

• Conducted regular inspections of all job sites to identify any potential issues or areas requiring improvement.

• Coordinated with architects, engineers, and other design professionals to ensure that plans were followed and executed.

• Inspected, reviewed, and monitored compliance with building and safety codes.

• Ensured that all work was completed according to local building codes and industry standards prior to client review and acceptance.

• Collaborated closely with internal departments such as engineering and design in order to ensure accuracy and completeness of blueprints and schematics.

• Studied job specifications to determine appropriate construction methods.

• Reviewed change orders submitted by contractors prior to approval in order to determine impact on overall project timeline and budget.

• Reviewed design and construction scopes of work, plans, and budgets for internal approvals and external communications.

Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters with work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.

• Manage all aspects of project documentation including submittals, RFIs and project meeting minutes.

• Supervise and direct overall project activities as assigned by the Project Manager including planning and coordinating, circumventing/resolving problem areas, ensuring all company/project policies, procedures and standards are maintained, etc.

• Maintain all change order, submittal and document (drawing) control logs. Prepare required logs and other project documentation for construction meetings.

• Responsible for contract submittals that are accurate and timely

• Responsible for creating and issuing the Subcontractors' contracts.

• Responsible for the assembly and timely delivery of the Owner and Maintenance Manuals.

• Ensure that the project quality control plan is in effect and followed.

• Interacts with Subcontractors to make certain that we have obtained the correct documentation and drawing for the Owner and Maintenance Manuals.

• Responsible for keeping the Warranty Log up to date.

• Responsible for creating the Job Information Sheets and establishing Job Files.

• Assume total project supervision responsibilities in Project Manager's absence.

• Prepares price change orders and project reports and documentation.

• Works with payroll to ensure accurate payroll information.

• Act as the primary leader of subcontractors and field forces on the Microsoft data center job site.

• Maintain project safety in accordance with the Company's safety policy.

• Develop and update the project schedule.

• Prepare two-week look ahead schedules.

• Update project schedules utilizing computerized scheduling software.

• Assist with the buyout and selection of major contractors.

• Coordinate the work of the subcontractors' field forces.

• Communicate effectively with owners, designers, and engineers.

• Maintain accurate cost reports.

• Adhere to all company policies, standards, and procedures.

• Other duties and projects work site continues to be built for Microsoft.