Principal Data Center Construction Manager
Salary
$102k–$210k/ annually
Application completed on Oracle
About This Role
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Principal Data Center Construction Management
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) — Data Center Infrastructure
Organization: OCI Hyperscale Data Center Delivery
Location: Shackelford, Texas/Abilene, Texas
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Principal Data Center
Construction Manager to support field execution for hyperscale AI data center
construction in Shackelford, Texas. This role is responsible for supporting
safe, predictable, and high-quality construction delivery across assigned
buildings, systems, areas, or discipline scopes.
The Principal Data Center Construction Manager is a member of the OCI Data
Center construction team who supports daily construction activities by
coordinating contractors, tracking field progress, helping resolve execution
issues, reinforcing safety and quality expectations, and supporting turnover
readiness for commissioning and startup.
This is a highly field-based role requiring strong site presence, direct
contractor engagement, and hands-on execution support. The role helps ensure
daily construction activities align with project sequencing, milestone
commitments, and OCI delivery standards.
This position is based in Shackelford, Texas, approximately 20 miles from the
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Abilene AI Data Center. It does not offer remote
flexibility. We are seeking candidates who are local to the area or open to
relocating to Abilene. Oracle offers relocation packages for eligible
candidates.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Support daily construction execution for assigned buildings, systems, areas,
or trade scopes.
* Work closely with general contractors, subcontractors, foremen,
superintendents, and trade partners.
* Monitor field progress, manpower, productivity, sequencing, and workface
readiness.
* Ensure construction activities align with approved schedules, milestones,
logistics plans, and turnover priorities.
* Identify and help resolve field issues, trade conflicts, congestion risks,
and execution constraints.
* Reinforce onsite safety expectations through visible field presence.
* Support installation quality verification and help reduce rework.
* Partner with QA/QC, commissioning, controls, logistics, safety, and
operations teams.
* Track punch-list items, turnover readiness, and startup support requirements.
* Provide accurate daily field reports, progress updates, issue logs, and
milestone updates.
* Support recovery plans when schedule, quality, productivity, or coordination
issues arise.
* Support Construction Managers in promoting consistent field execution
practices.
* Maintain continuous site awareness through regular field walks and direct
contractor engagement.
Qualifications:
* 5+ years of experience supporting construction execution on large-scale,
complex projects.
* Experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, industrial
construction, infrastructure, semiconductor, power, or other technical
construction environments.
* Knowledge of construction sequencing, field coordination, manpower tracking,
productivity monitoring, and milestone execution.
* Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications,
schedules, look-ahead plans, and turnover documentation.
* Proven ability to identify field risks, resolve construction issues, and
escalate effectively.
* Strong understanding of safety expectations, quality standards, punch-list
management, and turnover readiness.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide clear, concise
updates.
* Ability to work primarily onsite with approximately 85–95% field/site
engagement.
* Strong ownership mindset, urgency, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced
construction environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience supporting hyperscale data center construction projects.
* Experience in an owner’s representative, construction management, EPC, or
general contractor environment.
* Familiarity with data center systems, including electrical, mechanical,
controls, civil, structural, architectural, network, or commissioning-related
scopes.
* Experience supporting or coaching Construction Managers, field engineers,
coordinators, or discipline-specific construction teams.
* Experience supporting fast-track construction, phased turnover,
commissioning-driven delivery, or recovery execution.
* Familiarity with construction reporting tools, scheduling platforms, document
control systems, and issue tracking processes such as Primavera P6, Oracle
Primavera Cloud, MS Project, Power BI, Tableau, Smartsheet, or similar tools.
* Strong ability to drive contractor accountability while maintaining
productive working relationships.
* Ability to contribute through field presence, direct communication,
disciplined follow-up, and practical problem solving.
* Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PMI-SP, CCP, PSP, or Lean Six Sigma.
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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: $102,300 to $209,500 per annum. May be eligible
for bonus and equity.
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.
As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law,
US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which
involves the collection and processing of their biometric information.
Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized
assessment.
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