Principal Data Center Facilities Development Manager

Oracle Oracle · Enterprise · United States

This role is for a Principal Data Center Facilities Development Manager at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, focusing on overseeing the construction of data centers by colocation providers. The responsibilities include managing base building and MEP infrastructure, ensuring projects meet schedule, quality, and design requirements, evaluating risks, coordinating tenant fit-outs, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The role requires heavy knowledge of data center construction, project management, problem-solving, strategic planning, and vendor management.

What you'd actually do

  1. This role will focus on the base building and MEP infrastructure portions of the project.
  2. Project Oversight: Lead and manage the construction of data centers by colocation providers, ensuring all projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
  3. Schedule Management: Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, coordinating with colocation providers to ensure timely delivery of milestones.
  4. Risk Evaluation: analyze projects independently to evaluate the risk profiles associated with timely delivery, address gaps in risk identification and mitigation and inform the business of associated potential impacts.
  5. Tenant Fit Out Integration: Work closely throughout design, construction, and commissioning to fully coordinate and integrate the separate scope of tenant fit out projects with the base building projects.

Skills

Required

  • Heavy knowledge of base building data center construction- civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, controls, and plumbing.
  • Project management for startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects.
  • Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address complex challenges in a fast-paced construction environment.
  • Strategic Planning: Expertise in developing and implementing long-term strategies and establishing program-level requirements for construction projects.
  • Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of data center design, construction, and operational requirements, with a focus on cutting-edge technologies and sustainability.
  • Project Management: Proven expertise in managing large-scale data center construction projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery.
  • Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead under pressure, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of project managers, engineers, and construction professionals.
  • Budget Management: Proficiency in creating, managing, and optimizing project budgets to ensure cost-effective use of resources.
  • Risk Management: Ability to identify potential risks and develop effective mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and costs.
  • Vendor Management: Extensive experience in selecting, negotiating, and managing contracts with external vendors, contractors, and suppliers.
  • Regulatory Compliance: In-depth knowledge of relevant regulations, industry standards, and organizational policies to ensure compliance in all construction activities.
  • Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective stakeholder engagement and clear project updates.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

What the JD emphasized

  • base building and MEP infrastructure
  • colocation providers
  • schedule
  • quality
  • design
  • risk
  • tenant fit out
  • construction
  • project management
  • data center construction
  • commissioning
  • regulatory compliance