Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oracle is a leading company in AI and cloud solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Director of Special Projects to oversee capital and operational projects in data centers. The role involves strategic leadership, project governance, and ensuring the effective delivery of infrastructure projects to meet evolving customer and operational needs.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead the global strategy for post-construction capital projects across operational data centers
- Establish governance, prioritization frameworks, and execution standards for all special projects
- Build and lead a geographically distributed organization of project managers and technical leaders
- Drive continuous improvement through standardized processes, metrics, reporting, and lessons learned
- Partner with executive leadership to align project priorities with business objectives and long-term infrastructure strategy
- Lead the execution of projects including:
- Customer-specific infrastructure requests
- Rack infill and capacity expansion
- Rack refresh and modernization programs
- Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) asset replacement and end-of-life programs
- Facility infrastructure upgrades
- Power and cooling enhancements
- Design modifications and engineering improvements
- Operational resiliency projects
- Capacity optimization initiatives
- Building infrastructure enhancements
- Commissioning and recommissioning efforts
- Final construction project closeouts and punch list completion
- Deferred scope execution
- Compliance-driven improvements
- Sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives
- Emergency infrastructure recovery projects
- Technology refresh initiatives
- Ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and with minimal operational disruption
- Establish standardized project planning, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and change control processes
- Oversee contractor and vendor performance across multiple programs
- Manage project financial performance, forecasts, and capital expenditures
- Drive schedule adherence and executive-level reporting
- Serve as the primary executive interface between Construction, Operations, Engineering, and customers for post-handover projects
- Coordinate maintenance windows and project execution with operational teams
- Balance customer commitments with operational risk and infrastructure availability
- Resolve complex cross-functional issues that impact project delivery
- Develop long-term infrastructure renewal strategies
- Prioritize replacement of aging mechanical and electrical assets
- Manage lifecycle planning for critical facility infrastructure
- Coordinate capital planning with Finance and Asset Management teams
- Lead execution of customer-requested modifications and expansions
- Support new product introductions requiring infrastructure changes
- Deliver projects that improve customer experience, capacity, reliability, and operational efficiency
- Ensure commitments to internal and external stakeholders are met
- Maintain compliance with corporate engineering standards and applicable regulatory requirements
- Ensure projects follow change management, commissioning, quality assurance, and safety processes
- Develop executive dashboards and portfolio health reporting
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Business, or related field
- 15+ years of progressively responsible experience managing large-scale infrastructure, mission-critical facilities, or capital construction programs
- 8+ years leading large technical organizations
- Experience managing multi-million-dollar capital portfolios
- Strong understanding of mission-critical data center infrastructure, including: Electrical distribution, Mechanical cooling systems, Power generation, Building automation systems, Facility operations
- Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives
- Strong financial acumen, including capital planning and budget management
- Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience managing operational data center infrastructure
- Experience transitioning projects from construction into operations
- Professional Engineer (PE), PMP, or equivalent certification
- Experience leading global teams
- Familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier Standards, NFPA, ASHRAE, IEEE, and other applicable industry standards
Benefits
- 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
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