Senior Data Center Construction Lead (Hyperscale)

Sr. Manager, Data Center Construction Management

• TX, United States
• Job Identification 345928
• Job Category Technology Operations
• Posting Date 09/28/2026, 03:43 PM
• Role People Manager
• Job Type Regular Employee
• Does this position require a security clearance? No
• Years 10+ years
• Applicants Less than 10 applicants
• Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages English

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Senior Manager, Construction Management

Location: Shackelford, Texas

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Senior Manager, Construction Management to lead field execution for hyperscale data center construction in Shackelford, Texas.

This role is responsible for driving safe, predictable, high-quality construction delivery across assigned buildings, systems, areas, or discipline scopes. The Senior Manager will build of a team of direct reports and coordinate contractors, track field progress, resolve execution issues, reinforce safety and quality expectations, and support turnover readiness for commissioning and startup.

This is a highly field-based leadership role requiring strong site presence approximately 85-95% field/site engagement, direct contractor engagement, and hands-on execution management. The role serves as a senior field leader and escalation point, helping ensure daily construction activities align with project sequencing, milestone commitments, and OCI delivery standards.

This role is based in Shackelford, Texas (20 miles from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Abilene AI Data Center) . This role does not offer remote flexibility. We are interested in candidates who are local or open to relocating to the Abilene area. Oracle offers relocation packages for eligible candidates.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily construction execution for assigned buildings, systems, areas, or trade scopes.
• Coordinate 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 resolve field issues, trade conflicts, congestion risks, and execution constraints.
• Escalate unresolved risks quickly and clearly to construction leadership.
• Reinforce onsite safety expectations through visible field leadership.
• 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.
• Coach and support Construction Managers to promote consistent field execution practices.
• Maintain continuous site awareness through regular field walks and direct contractor engagement.

Qualifications:

10+ years' experience in managing construction execution on large-scale, complex projects.

2+ years' experience in a leadership role with direct reports

Experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, industrial construction, infrastructure, semiconductor, power, or other technical construction environments.

• Strong knowledge of construction sequencing, field coordination, manpower tracking, productivity monitoring, and milestone execution.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate contractors, subcontractors, trade partners, inspectors, and owner-side stakeholders.
• 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, accurate, and timely field updates.
• Ability to work primarily onsite with approximately 85–95% field/site engagement .
• Strong ownership mindset, urgency, and ability to operate in a fast-paced construction environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience delivering hyperscale data centers or cloud infrastructure 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 leading 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 (e.g., 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 lead through field presence, direct communication, disciplined follow-up, and practical problem solving.
• Certifications: PMP, PgMP, PMI-SP, CCP, PSP, Lean Six Sigma

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.
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.

Required Skills

• Conflict Management
• Construction Contracting
• Construction Management
• Data Center Infrastructure Construction
• Electrical Systems
• Executive Communication
• Executive Reporting
• Industrial Facility Projects
• Logistics Planning
• Manufacturing Equipment
• Microsoft Power BI Software
• Microsoft Project
• Oracle Construction and Engineering - P6
• Oracle Construction and Engineering - Primavera Cloud
• PMI
• Program Management
• Scheduling Coordination
• Six Sigma

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