Data Center Construction Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QA/QC)

Job Description

Team Overview

The Data Center Construction organization at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is rapidly expanding to deliver large-scale data center campuses that support Oracle's global cloud and AI infrastructure. These facilities require world-class execution across design, construction, commissioning, and operational turnover.

Within this organization, the Facilities Development team is responsible for ensuring that data center construction is delivered safely, consistently, and to OCI's technical, quality, and operational standards. The team works closely with design engineering, construction management, commissioning, operations, vendors, general contractors, and trade partners to deliver mission-critical infrastructure at scale.

As a Senior Data Center Facilities Development Manager I - QA/QC , you will help lead quality assurance and quality control across data center construction projects. You will be responsible for ensuring that construction work, materials, systems, inspections, documentation, and turnover packages meet OCI requirements, project specifications, code requirements, and long-term operational expectations.

Job Summary

The Senior Data Center Facilities Development Manager I - QA/QC is responsible for managing construction quality across complex data center development projects. This role provides field-level and program-level oversight of QA/QC execution, ensuring that contractors and vendors deliver work in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, standards, method statements, inspection test plans, and commissioning requirements.

This position will focus on identifying quality risks early, driving accountability with contractors, coordinating inspections, managing non-conformance processes, supporting commissioning readiness, and ensuring that completed work is properly documented and ready for operational turnover.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in mission-critical construction, data centers, industrial facilities, or large-scale infrastructure projects. They should be comfortable working in fast-paced construction environments, reviewing technical documentation, leading field inspections, resolving quality issues, and communicating effectively with executives, engineers, contractors, and site teams.

This role requires strong technical judgment, attention to detail, construction quality experience, and the ability to influence teams without slowing delivery momentum.

****This role is based in the El Paso, TX/Las Cruces, NM area and requires one to live in the area. Relocation assistance available. Only apply if you currently live in this area or are able to relocate permanently to the area. ****

Responsibilities

Quality Assurance and Quality Control Leadership

• Lead QA/QC oversight for data center construction activities across assigned projects or campuses.

• Ensure construction work is performed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, codes, standards, project requirements, and OCI quality expectations.

• Develop, implement, and manage project-specific quality plans, inspection processes, quality checklists, and audit routines.

• Review contractor QA/QC plans, inspection test plans, method statements, material submittals, and quality procedures.

• Establish clear quality expectations with general contractors, trade partners, vendors, and internal project teams.

• Promote a culture of quality ownership, early issue identification, and continuous improvement across the project site.

Field Quality Inspections and Construction Oversight

• Conduct field inspections to verify installation quality across architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, low-voltage, controls, and related data center systems.

• Validate that installed work aligns with approved shop drawings, specifications, manufacturer requirements, and project standards.

• Monitor critical construction activities, including equipment installation, cable pathways, piping, containment, grounding, firestopping, penetrations, labeling, access control, and system integration points.

• Identify quality defects, installation issues, incomplete work, and risks to commissioning or operational readiness.

• Track corrective actions through closure and verify that rework meets required standards.

• Support walkdowns, punch list development, system readiness reviews, and turnover inspections.

Contractor and Vendor Quality Management

• Hold general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors accountable for quality performance.

• Review contractor quality metrics, inspection results, non-conformance trends, rework items, and documentation status.

• Lead quality meetings with contractors and trade partners to review open issues, upcoming inspections, recurring defects, and corrective actions.

• Escalate quality risks that may affect schedule, cost, commissioning, safety, or operational turnover.

• Partner with procurement, construction, and commercial teams to evaluate vendor performance and support resolution of quality-related disputes.

• Ensure vendor-provided materials, equipment, and assemblies meet approved submittals, specifications, and manufacturer requirements.

Non-Conformance, Defect, and Corrective Action Management

• Manage non-conformance reports, quality observations, deficiency logs, and corrective action plans.

• Perform root cause analysis for recurring quality issues and drive preventive actions.

• Ensure defects are properly documented, assigned, prioritized, and resolved before system acceptance or turnover.

• Review contractor responses to quality issues and validate that proposed corrective actions are technically sound.

• Track trends in rework, failed inspections, incomplete documentation, and installation defects.

• Use quality data to improve contractor accountability, field execution, and future project standards.

Documentation, Turnover, and Commissioning Readiness

• Ensure project quality records are complete, accurate, and organized for turnover to commissioning and operations teams.

• Review QA/QC documentation, inspection records, testing reports, material certifications, equipment documentation, warranties, and as-built records.

• Support commissioning readiness by verifying that systems are installed, inspected, tested, labeled, and documented before commissioning activities begin.

• Partner with commissioning teams to resolve quality issues identified during pre-functional testing, functional testing, integrated systems testing, and operational readiness reviews.

• Ensure punch list items and quality defects are closed before final acceptance.

• Support smooth handover from construction to operations by ensuring quality documentation meets OCI expectations.

Design, Standards, and Constructability Support

• Review project drawings, specifications, and design packages for quality risks, constructability concerns, missing details, and potential field conflicts.

• Provide feedback to design and engineering teams based on field quality trends and lessons learned.

• Support development and refinement of OCI quality standards, inspection templates, construction checklists, and delivery playbooks.

• Ensure lessons learned from active projects are captured and incorporated into future designs, scopes, and contractor requirements.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve installation consistency, maintainability, and operational reliability.

Reporting and Stakeholder Communication

• Provide regular QA/QC status updates to project leadership, construction managers, commissioning teams, and senior stakeholders.

• Report on quality performance, open defects, non-conformance trends, inspection results, documentation status, and turnover readiness.

• Communicate complex quality issues clearly and professionally to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Support executive-level reporting on major quality risks, contractor performance, project readiness, and mitigation plans.

• Maintain accurate quality dashboards, logs, reports, and action trackers.

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong experience in construction QA/QC, facilities development, mission-critical infrastructure, data centers, industrial facilities, or large-scale capital projects.

• Solid understanding of construction quality processes, inspection procedures, non-conformance management, corrective action tracking, and turnover documentation.

• Experience reviewing construction drawings, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, method statements, inspection test plans, and QA/QC documentation.

• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, low-voltage, architectural, civil, and structural systems in complex facilities.

• Experience managing contractor and vendor quality performance on active construction sites.

• Ability to identify quality risks, installation defects, incomplete work, and documentation gaps before they affect commissioning or operations.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with field teams, engineers, construction managers, vendors, and senior stakeholders.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.

• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to drive issues to closure.

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

• Ability to travel as required to support project delivery, site inspections, quality reviews, and vendor engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting hyperscale data center construction or other mission-critical facilities.

• Experience with commissioning readiness, integrated systems testing, operational turnover, and closeout documentation.

• Familiarity with quality management systems, inspection software, punch list tools, document control platforms, and construction management systems.

• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality principles, construction audit practices, and formal quality management processes.

• Experience with AI infrastructure, high-density data halls, GPU deployments, liquid-cooled environments, or large-scale cloud infrastructure projects.

• Professional certifications such as CQM, CQE, PMP, LEED, OSHA, RCDD, BICSI, ASQ , or related credentials.

• Experience working with general contractors, EPC firms, trade contractors, equipment vendors, commissioning agents, and owner's representatives.

• Strong understanding of data center operational requirements and how construction quality affects reliability, maintainability, and uptime.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Construction QA/QC management

• Data center facilities development

• Mission-critical construction oversight

• Field inspections and quality audits

• Contractor and vendor management

• Non-conformance and corrective action management

• Punch list and closeout management

• Commissioning readiness

• Technical documentation review

• Root cause analysis

• Risk identification and mitigation

• Executive and field-level communication

• Cross-functional coordination

• Continuous improvement

• Quality reporting and dashboards

Key Attributes

• Quality-focused and detail-oriented, with strong ownership of project outcomes.

• Able to balance quality discipline with the pace and urgency of large-scale construction delivery.

• Strong field presence and credibility with contractors, trade partners, and construction teams.

• Practical problem solver who can identify issues early and drive corrective action.

• Collaborative and professional, with the ability to influence across internal teams and external partners.

• Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with multiple active priorities.

• Data-driven and process-oriented, with a focus on measurable quality performance.

• Committed to safety, reliability, operational readiness, and continuous improvement.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means OCI data center construction projects are delivered with consistent quality, complete documentation, fewer defects, and stronger readiness for commissioning and operations.

A successful Senior Data Center Facilities Development Manager I - QA/QC will:

• Improve construction quality performance across assigned projects.

• Identify and resolve quality issues before they affect schedule, commissioning, or turnover.

• Hold contractors and vendors accountable for meeting OCI standards.

• Reduce rework through better inspection discipline, root cause analysis, and preventive action.

• Strengthen QA/QC documentation, reporting, and closeout processes.

• Support smoother commissioning and operational turnover.

• Build trust with construction, engineering, commissioning, and operations teams through clear communication and reliable execution.

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:

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 - IC4

About Us

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 View email address on click.appcast.io or by calling View phone number on click.appcast.io 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.