Lead Principal Data Center Power Delivery

Lead Principal, On-Site Power Delivery

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) — Data Center Infrastructure

Organization: OCI Abilene AI Data Center

Location: Abilene, Texas or Nashville, TN - 50% travel

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is seeking a Lead Principal, On-Site Power Delivery

Lead to support utility power coordination, high-voltage infrastructure

readiness, substation delivery alignment, and permanent power energization

across active OCI campuses.

This role focuses on keeping utility milestones, substations, outages, tie-ins,

and permanent power transitions visible, coordinated, and executed safely. The

principal partners closely with utilities, construction, commissioning, startup,

controls, operations, and portfolio leadership to help ensure power delivery

stays aligned with project schedules and operational readiness.

This is a highly field-engaged role, with expected 40–60% site presence during

critical utility, energization, startup, and recovery activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

* Support regional utility power delivery governance across OCI campuses

* Oversee HV utility interconnection strategy, substation delivery, and

permanent power readiness

* Coordinate utility milestones, outages, tie-ins, energization sequencing, and

recovery plans

* Maintain visibility into power delivery risks, dependencies, and schedule

impacts across projects

* Partner with utilities, contractors, commissioning, startup, controls,

operations, and portfolio teams

* Conduct power readiness reviews and energization readiness assessments

* Validate substation progress, field readiness, turnover quality, and startup

alignment onsite

* Escalate utility, infrastructure, and energization risks early and clearly

* Support safe and reliable temporary-to-permanent power transitions

* Reinforce standards for live power work, outage planning, energization

discipline, and turnover readiness

* Provide executive-level updates on utility constraints, power risks, and

recovery priorities

* Mentor and support team members by sharing technical expertise, field

insights, and practical execution guidance

* Help drive consistency, accountability, and strong decision-making across

power delivery workstreams

Qualifications: 

* 12+ years of experience in utility power delivery, HV/MV electrical

infrastructure, substations, mission-critical construction, data centers,

industrial campuses, or large capital programs

* Deep knowledge of utility feeds, substations, switchgear, transformers,

protection systems, metering, grounding, and power distribution interfaces

* Proven experience with utility coordination, interconnection strategy,

substation delivery, energization planning, and permanent power readiness

* Experience managing utility-driven schedule risks, outage constraints,

tie-ins, long-lead infrastructure, and recovery plans

* Background supporting commissioning, startup, turnover, and

temporary-to-permanent power transitions

* Strong field presence with the ability to assess readiness, challenge

assumptions, and drive accountability

* Clear communication skills with the ability to simplify complex power risks

into decisions and actions

* Strong safety leadership related to energized work, LOTO, outage planning,

and live power activities

* Ability to travel regularly to active campuses and maintain 40–60% site

engagement as needed

* Ability to mentor peers and contribute as a trusted technical resource

without direct supervisory responsibility

Preferred Qualifications:

* Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management,

Engineering Management, or related field; equivalent experience considered

* PE, PMP, OSHA 30, NFPA 70E, or similar credentials preferred

* Experience with data centers, cloud campuses, semiconductor, advanced

manufacturing, energy, or other mission-critical environments

* Experience supporting regional or multi-campus power delivery programs

* Familiarity with utility interconnection, service agreements, outage

requests, energization approvals, and metering requirements

* Experience in owner’s representative, developer, EPC, construction

management, commissioning, startup, or operations roles

* Ability to influence senior stakeholders across utilities, contractors,

project teams, and operations without direct authority

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QUALIFICATIONS

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to

comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health

mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the

stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $126,200 to $264,100 per annum. May be eligible

for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for

variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as

well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as

well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

2. Short term disability and long term disability

3. Life insurance and AD&D

4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees

assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is

provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees

working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days

annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for

subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees

working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours

per week are not eligible for vacation.

9. 11 paid holidays

10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes

each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap

of 112 hours.

11. Paid parental leave

12. Adoption assistance

13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

14. Financial planning and group legal

15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days

from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

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