Lead Principal Data Center Project Controls

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure OCI - Hyperscale Data Center Delivery organization

is searching for a Lead Principal Data Center Project Controls to drive

integrated project planning, project controls, operational analytics, supply

chain coordination, manufacturing readiness, logistics visibility, and TPM

governance for Oracle Cloud's Abilene AI Data Center and OCI's AI Data Center in

Shackelford, Texas.

This role oversees the creation, review, and maintenance of documentation,

including design review, commissioning, and problem-solving papers. Directs the

implementation and oversight of quality control processes to ensure all

construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards. 

Conducts strategic site walks and provides executive oversight and strategic

leadership for the startup and commissioning phases of major data center

projects. Identifies critical gaps in risk identification and mitigation and

drives organizational-wide initiatives to address these gaps. 

Leads the role of primary point of contact between the company and colocation

providers. Oversees the selection, negotiation, and management of contracts with

external vendors, contractors, and suppliers, ensuring contract compliance and

performance and construction activities align with the approved design plans and

specifications. Oversees the installation of power, cooling, networking, and

structured cabling systems.

This position is located in Abilene, Texas or Shackelford County, Texas. We will

consider remote flexibility for candidates who live in the DFW area and willing

to travel up to 50%

RESPONSIBILITIES

 Responsibilities:

* Drive integrated project schedules, milestone trackers, forecasts,

dashboards, and executive reporting for assigned data center delivery

scopes. 

* Track project performance across cost, schedule, risk, safety, supply chain

readiness, manufacturing alignment, logistics, and field execution. 

* Identify critical-path risks, cross-functional dependencies, delivery

constraints, procurement gaps, manufacturing bottlenecks, logistics concerns,

and recovery needs. 

* Develop and maintain mitigation plans, recovery forecasts, risk registers,

milestone trackers, issue and action logs, and decision records. 

* Coordinate long-lead procurement status, supplier readiness, manufacturing

alignment, logistics plans, and material flow with project execution needs. 

* Support prefab, modular delivery, OSA adoption, and industrialized delivery

scaling by aligning manufacturing and field requirements. 

* Partner with project teams, suppliers, logistics providers, manufacturing

partners, and leadership to improve execution alignment and schedule

predictability. 

* Validate project reporting through field engagement, site reviews, supplier

check-ins, and manufacturing status reviews. 

* Escalate project risks early with clear ownership, recommended actions, due

dates, and recovery paths. 

* Facilitate TPM governance, operating rhythms, cross-functional coordination

meetings, accountability tracking, and follow-up discipline. 

* Monitor KPIs including forecast accuracy, cost variance, schedule adherence,

mitigation closure, material delivery, supplier performance, manufacturing

throughput, logistics readiness, safety trends, and project health. 

* Convert project data into executive-ready insights, decision briefs, and

recommendations. 

Qualifications:

* 10+ years’ experience in project controls, project management, program

management, construction delivery, supply chain, operational governance, or

large-scale infrastructure delivery. 

* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Supply

Chain, Operations, or related field, or equivalent experience. 

* Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure, data center,

mission-critical, industrial, or manufacturing programs. 

* Strong understanding of integrated schedules, cost tracking, risk management,

forecasting, milestone reporting, and executive reporting. 

* Demonstrated ability to connect project data with actual field conditions and

translate findings into action plans. 

* Experience coordinating supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, and material

readiness with project execution needs. 

* Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving

skills. 

* Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive accountability without

directly owning field execution. 

* Experience preparing dashboards, action trackers, risk reports, recovery

plans, and executive updates. 

* Willingness to travel regularly to project sites, suppliers, and

manufacturing partners. 

Preferred Qualifications:

* Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Supply

Chain, Operations, or related field. 

* Experience in hyperscale data center delivery or mission-critical

construction. 

* Experience with Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud, MS Project, Power BI,

Tableau, Smartsheet, or similar tools. 

* Background in TPM, project controls, supply chain integration, industrialized

construction, or manufacturing readiness. 

* Experience with prefab, modular construction, OSA, manufacturing

coordination, supplier readiness, or logistics planning. 

* Strong executive reporting and dashboard development experience, including

KPI creation, variance narratives, and trend analysis. 

* Experience improving forecast accuracy, schedule predictability, supplier

readiness, logistics performance, mitigation closure, and safety visibility. 

* Certifications: PMP, PgMP, PMI-SP, CCP, PSP, Lean Six Sigma, or similar

certification preferred. 

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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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