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Sr. Critical Facilities Manager

Oracle·Abilene, Texas
Full-time

Salary

$120k–$252k/ annually

Posted 6 days ago

Application completed on Oracle

About This Role

Role Overview

As a Senior Critical Facilities Manager, you will lead the onsite site-support

function that enables OCI’s mission-critical data center operations teams to

execute in a disciplined, organized, and audit-ready manner. This role manages

the administrative and coordination processes that support facilities

operations, including records management, scheduling support, workflow tracking,

document control, vendor and visitor coordination, and day-to-day site business

operations.

Safety is our first priority and the foundation of every operational decision.

You will establish a culture in which employees and contractors identify

hazards, follow established procedures, stop unsafe work, and take

responsibility for protecting themselves and others. You will ensure that

operational urgency never compromises safe execution.

This senior leadership role combines deep technical knowledge of critical

infrastructure with strong people's leadership, operational judgment, and

program and project management capabilities. As a manager of managers, you will

build capable leadership teams, establish clear expectations, and ensure

consistent execution across your facilities. You will be accountable for both

immediate operational performance and the long-term health, resilience, and

readiness of the infrastructure and organization. 

 

This is a full-time leadership role that is onsite at our Frontier hyperscale

data center in Shackelford County, Texas.  Relocation assistance will be

provided.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Key responsibilities

Safety leadership 

 

Lead a proactive safety culture across employees, contractors, and service

providers, reinforcing stop-work authority and accountability at every level.

Ensure work is supported by appropriate risk assessments, approved procedures,

required qualifications, and effective controls, including electrical safety,

hazardous energy isolation, and contractor safety practices.

Review incidents, near misses, and safety observations; ensure corrective

actions address underlying causes and lessons are applied across the

organization.

Critical facilities operations and technical ownership 

 

Own the operational availability and reliability of all MEP infrastructure

within your assigned data centers, including power distribution, backup

generation, UPS systems, cooling, building controls, and associated life-safety

systems.

Lead 24/7 facilities operations, including staffing, shift coverage, operating

procedures, maintenance planning, and emergency preparedness.

Ensure preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance is completed safely,

effectively, and on schedule, with disciplined management of maintenance

backlogs and equipment deficiencies.

Provide technical leadership for complex equipment issues, system performance

concerns, and operational risk assessments.

Maintain rigorous change management and work execution practices, including

standard operating procedures, maintenance procedures, emergency operating

procedures, and contingency plans.

Lead facilities incident response and recovery, ensuring timely escalation,

clear communication, thorough root-cause analysis, and sustained corrective

action.

Leadership and people management 

 

Lead, coach, and develop facilities operations managers, holding them

accountable for safety, technical performance, team effectiveness, and employee

development.

Build an organization with the staffing, skills, and leadership capacity needed

to support current operations and future growth.

Establish clear goals and performance expectations; provide meaningful feedback

and address performance concerns promptly and consistently.

Develop succession plans, strengthen technical training and qualification

programs, and create opportunities for career growth.

Foster a culture of trust, inclusion, accountability, and continuous

improvement.

Programs, projects, and business management 

 

Lead programs that improve safety, reliability, maintenance effectiveness,

operational consistency, and infrastructure lifecycle performance.

Oversee facilities projects, equipment replacements, and upgrades, ensuring

scope, schedule, cost, quality, and operational risks are managed throughout

execution.

Partner with engineering, construction, commissioning, and other stakeholders to

ensure new facilities and systems transition into operations with complete

documentation, trained staff, and demonstrated readiness.

Manage operating budgets, resource plans, vendor performance, service

agreements, and critical spare-parts strategies.

Use performance measures, inspections, and operational reviews to identify

risks, prioritize investment, and verify improvement.

Maintain compliance with applicable requirements and Oracle standards, with

accurate records and readiness for audits and inspections. 

Ideal Candidate Profile

* 6–10 years of experience in site administration, facilities coordination,

office operations, operations support, workplace services, or related

business support roles in operational environments. 

* 2–4+ years of experience leading coordinators, administrators, or

site-support staff. 

* Experience supporting facilities, industrial, logistics, healthcare,

construction, manufacturing, data center, or other mission-critical or

operationally intensive environments is preferred. 

* Strong understanding of how scheduling support, documentation quality,

administrative control, and communication discipline contribute to

operational readiness. 

* Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Facilities, Administration, or

related field preferred; equivalent experience also valued. 

Skills and Competencies

* Strong people leadership with the ability to coach, organize, and develop

support staff. 

* Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail and process

accuracy. 

* Strong communication and coordination capability across operational,

administrative, and leadership stakeholders. 

* Ability to prioritize competing requests and maintain structure in a

fast-paced environment. 

* Strong process discipline and commitment to maintaining accurate, audit-ready

records. 

* Service-oriented mindset with strong professionalism, follow-through, and

responsiveness. 

* Ability to improve workflows and reinforce execution standards across a

growing support function. 

Preferred Skills / Certifications

* Experience with CMMS, ServiceNow, document control systems, maintenance

workflow tools, or related operations-support platforms. 

* Familiarity with facilities operations, maintenance coordination, vendor

support, scheduling support, or site administration practices. 

* Experience maintaining audit-ready records and administrative controls in

regulated or high-accountability environments. 

* Experience supporting planning forums, work coordination, outage support,

maintenance reviews, or site business operations.

* Advanced Microsoft Office or similar business systems proficiency preferred. 

* Exposure to data center or other 24/7 critical operations environments is a

plus. 

Physical Demands / Work Environment

 This is an onsite role supporting a mission-critical data center environment

where regular attendance, responsiveness, and process discipline are essential.

To perform these duties, you must be able to frequently walk, stand, sit, move

through office and operational areas, and occasionally climb stairs or support

light physical administrative tasks. You may also need schedule flexibility to

support site priorities, operational events, and business needs. These duties

must be performed safely, with or without reasonable accommodation, to support

the ongoing health and readiness of site operations.

Why Oracle Cloud Infrastructure?

Global impact at scale: Contribute directly to how mission-critical OCI data

centers operate across regions and continents, influencing infrastructure

reliability, security, sustainability, and long-term capacity growth.

Technically rigorous environment: Work alongside experienced engineers,

automation specialists, and compliance teams in a rapidly scaling hyperscale

cloud infrastructure, where disciplined execution and technical depth matter.

Culture built on operational excellence: Join an organization that values

safety, process rigor, clear accountability, and continuous improvement as

foundational to protecting uptime and customer trust.

Long-term career development: Benefit from internal mobility, role-based

technical training, and development opportunities designed for professionals

building long-term careers in cloud infrastructure and facilities operations.

 

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: $120,100 to $251,600 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.

Career Level - M3

Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and

expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And

with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that

promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company

leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.

True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why

we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with

competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life

insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to

their communities through our volunteer programs.

We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the

employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for

a disability at any point, let us know by emailing

accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com [accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com] or by

calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States.

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants

will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,

religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability

and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and

conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

Required Skills

Critical facilities managementPeople leadershipOperational safetyRisk assessmentMaintenance planningIncident responseBudget managementVendor managementChange managementDocument controlData center operationsMEP infrastructureProject managementProcess improvementAudit readinessCommunication

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