Oracle is seeking a Senior **Data Center Cost Manager **to support cost estimating, commercial analysis, forecasting, and project controls across complex capital projects and strategic initiatives.
This role serves as Oracle’s internal cost authority and owner representative for estimating, cost governance, commercial validation, and third-party Quantity Surveying oversight. The successful candidate will translate project scope, design maturity, market conditions, contractor pricing, and field execution realities into accurate estimates, cost models, forecasts, risk assessments, and executive decision support.
Expected site presence is approximately 30–50%, depending on project phase and business need – Abilene Texas
- Develop conceptual, budgetary, and detailed cost estimates across multi-discipline project scopes.
- Build and maintain cost models, parametric estimating tools, benchmark data, and cost databases.
- Prepare Basis of Estimate packages, cost forecasts, trend analyses, variance reports, and executive cost updates.
- Perform should-cost analysis, bid leveling, proposal normalization, contractor pricing reviews, and commercial evaluations.
- Identify cost risks, scope gaps, escalation exposure, contingency needs, and change order impacts.
- Validate contractor and vendor pricing through independent analysis and market benchmarking.
- Support budget development, project controls integration, portfolio cost visibility, and cost-related decision-making.
- Manage and govern third-party Quantity Surveying firms, including deliverable reviews, performance management, standards, and reporting requirements.
- Partner with project teams, procurement, construction, commercial stakeholders, contractors, consultants, and leadership to improve cost predictability and commercial rigor.
- Conduct periodic field engagement to validate assumptions, review productivity, assess quantities, and ensure forecasts align with actual project conditions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive experience in cost estimating, cost controls, project controls, commercial analysis, or quantity surveying for large-scale capital projects.
- Experience with complex infrastructure, construction, data center, technology, or mission-critical environments.
- Strong knowledge of estimating methodologies, cost forecasting, labor productivity, escalation, contingency, change management, and cost risk analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate bids, validate contractor pricing, identify commercial risks, and develop executive-ready recommendations.
- Experience managing third-party QS firms, cost consultants, or external commercial advisors.
- Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to challenge assumptions, influence stakeholders, and operate as a trusted advisor on capital investment and cost governance decisions.
Field Engagement
This role requires periodic site engagement to validate estimating assumptions, review field productivity, assess scope and quantity assumptions, participate in contractor discussions, and evaluate change order justification.
Expected site presence is approximately 30–50%, depending on project phase and business need.
Key Deliverables
- Cost estimates and Basis of Estimate packages.
- Cost models, benchmarks, and parametric tools.
- Cost forecasts, variance reports, and executive dashboards.
- Bid leveling and commercial review reports.
- Cost risk assessments and change order evaluations.
- QS governance standards, performance scorecards, and consultant service reviews.
- Portfolio cost intelligence and executive recommendation materials.
About You
You are a disciplined, data-driven cost leader with strong technical estimating expertise, commercial judgment, and field awareness. You bring rigor and accountability to cost management practices while partnering effectively across project delivery, procurement, construction, finance, consultants, and leadership.
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:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
- Short term disability and long term disability
- Life insurance and AD&D
- Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
- Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
- 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.
- 11 paid holidays
- 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.
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Financial planning and group legal
- 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 - IC4