Lead Principal Cost Controller, Data Centers

Job Description

Job Description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Lead Principal Cost Controller - Low Voltage to lead cost strategy, commercial governance, and financial oversight for LV infrastructure supporting Oracle's GoBig hyperscale cloud and AI data center project.

This role owns the LV cost management approach from early planning and procurement through construction and commercial closeout. Scope includes structured cabling, fiber, telecommunications pathways, containment, and associated LV infrastructure across GoBig delivery packages and phases. The role establishes consistent estimating, forecasting, change control, contingency, and reporting practices that connect commercial decisions to scope, schedule, readiness, and business outcomes.

The successful candidate operates autonomously in complex and ambiguous environments, challenges cost assumptions, resolves systemic commercial risks, and creates repeatable practices that improve cost predictability across GoBig delivery.

Responsibilities

Establish and lead the GoBig LV cost management framework, including cost breakdown structures, baseline budgets, estimating standards, forecast cadence, change control, contingency governance, and commercial decision records.

Own consolidated LV cost plans, cash-flow projections, and estimates at completion across concurrent packages and phases; reconcile commitments, actuals, accruals, pending changes, and remaining exposure with Finance and delivery teams.

Lead independent estimate reviews and validate quantities, labor productivity, unit rates, allowances, escalation, and market assumptions; challenge inconsistencies and establish defensible benchmarks for procurement and investment decisions.

Shape procurement and packaging strategies with Procurement, Engineering, and delivery leaders; lead commercial analysis, bid leveling, and negotiation recommendations to improve value and manage scope interfaces and contractual exposure.

Govern evaluation of change orders, scope gaps, claims, and schedule-related cost impacts; validate entitlement, quantities, pricing, and supporting evidence, and drive timely resolution through the appropriate approval process.

Quantify cost risks and opportunities, assess contingency adequacy, and develop mitigation options for design changes, long-lead materials, labor constraints, resequencing, and acceleration; escalate exposures before milestones or budgets are compromised.

Integrate cost reporting with PMO schedules, procurement plans, construction progress, and commissioning milestones; explain the commercial consequences of delivery options and dependencies to senior decision makers.

Establish performance metrics and executive reporting for forecast accuracy, budget variance, change exposure, contingency use, cash flow, and vendor commercial performance; present clear recommendations and decision requests.

Oversee commercial assurance of commitments, invoices, progress payments, accruals, and earned value against approved scope and verified progress; drive reconciliation of material discrepancies with accountable teams.

Lead resolution of complex cross-functional commercial issues without direct reporting authority; establish accountability, decision deadlines, and escalation paths with internal leaders, contractors, and vendors.

Lead commercial closeout and final-account reconciliation; capture lessons learned, maintain LV cost benchmarks, and mentor cost professionals to improve estimating quality and repeatable commercial practices.

Minimum Qualifications

12+ years of experience in infrastructure cost management, quantity surveying, commercial management, or project controls for complex capital projects.

5+ years leading cost or commercial workstreams across large-scale programs with multiple stakeholder organizations and complex technical and construction dependencies.

Experience managing cost or commercial controls for infrastructure programs exceeding $100M in capital scope or supporting campus-scale deployments, including mission-critical, data center, telecom, or comparable infrastructure.

Demonstrated expertise in cost planning, estimate validation, procurement commercial analysis, change and claims evaluation, forecasting, contingency, and final accounts.

Demonstrated success establishing cost governance, presenting commercial recommendations to senior leaders, and resolving complex issues autonomously without direct management authority.

Ability to travel 25% of time, otherwise remote.

Preferred Technical Experience

LV/ICT estimating and quantity takeoffs for structured cabling, fiber, ISP/OSP infrastructure, pathways, and containment.

Contractor bid leveling, commercial negotiations, contract administration, claims assessment, and schedule-related cost analysis.

Cost and schedule integration, earned value, forecast accuracy, cash-flow modeling, accruals, risk analysis, and multi-package benchmarking.

Advanced Excel, construction cost-control platforms, and reporting or analytics tools; familiarity with PMO scheduling and delivery systems.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Finance, or a related field; an advanced degree is a plus.

RICS, CCM, PMP, or an equivalent relevant professional credential.

Experience with hyperscale data center LV packages, fast-track construction, and commercial interfaces through commissioning and turnover.

IC5 Lead Principal Cost Controller Expectations

Lead highly complex and ambiguous commercial work, establishing scalable cost governance and resolving systemic issues with limited direction.

Influence senior leaders through credible forecasts, fact-based recommendations, and clear financial and delivery tradeoffs.

Serve as a recognized cost management subject matter expert, mentor others, and convert lessons learned into repeatable improvements across GoBig.

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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.
Career Level - IC5

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