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Oracle · 9 hours ago

Principal Data Center Facilities Development Manager

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$120K/yr - $252K/yr

Oracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, and they are seeking a Principal Data Center Facilities Development Manager to provide strategic oversight and leadership for the construction of data centers. This role involves ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget while maintaining high-quality standards and overseeing various project management activities.

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Responsibilities

Provides strategic oversight and leadership for the construction of data centers by colocation providers, ensuring the completion of projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards

Develops, maintains, and provides executive oversight for comprehensive project schedules, ensuring strategic coordination with colocation providers for the successful delivery of all project milestones

Leads and oversees the strategic creation, management, and optimization of project budgets, ensuring the efficient use of resources and cost-effective delivery of projects across the organization

Oversees the creation, review, and maintenance of documentation, including design review, commissioning, and problem-solving papers, ensuring high standards are maintained, documents are effectively managed and delivered, and all materials meet their intended purpose

Directs the implementation and oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards

Strategizes and leads the coordination and integration of tenant fit out projects, optimizing efforts throughout design, construction, and commissioning phases for maximum efficiency and effectiveness

Conducts strategic site walks to ensure schedule adherence, coordination, and quality throughout the project lifecycle

Provides executive oversight and strategic leadership for the startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects, ensuring that all systems are operational and meet design specifications

Leads the evaluation of risk profiles associated with timely project delivery across a portfolio of projects

Identifies critical gaps in risk identification and mitigation and drives organizational-wide initiatives to address these gaps

Develops and ensures the execution of comprehensive mitigation strategies for major construction project risks to ensure overall project success

Leads the role of primary point of contact between the company and colocation providers, ensuring clear and effective communication, addressing long-term strategic issues, and acting as the primary liaison for escalated or high-risk matters

Develops and maintains strategic relationships to support internal and external stakeholders at a high level, driving strategic initiatives and organizational goals

Oversees the selection, negotiation, and management of contracts with external vendors, contractors, and suppliers, ensuring contract compliance and performance

Directs collaboration with design teams to ensure that construction activities align with the approved design plans and specifications, addressing long-term strategic design issues

Provides high-level colocation provider evaluation input for continuous improvement, driving strategic initiatives and organizational goals

Oversees the installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems, ensuring adherence to quality standards and resolving high-stakes installation challenges

Manages and provides direction on timelines, deliverables, and budgets when applicable for critical high-impact projects or initiatives that impact the line of business, ensuring timely completion and adherence to requirements. Anticipates and plans for shifts in resources or timelines based on changing business priorities, ensuring optimal outcomes

Influences cross-functional leaders and external stakeholders to gain alignment on strategic objectives. Fosters partnerships with key business leaders, stakeholders, and/or customers, identifying opportunities for expanding partnerships and promoting long-term organizational success. Champions transparency and inclusivity by actively seeking, listening to, and incorporating diverse perspectives

Leads specialized, advanced problem-solving efforts, serving as an escalation point for complex issues. Guides others to leverage innovative data-driven techniques to address ambiguous or novel issues, identify root causes, and drives the implementation of solutions that prevent future issues

Leverages deep industry knowledge and expertise to serve as a thought leader within the organization. Contributes to the advancement of the field or industry through thought leadership (e.g., conference presentations, white papers, research contributions). Maintains and evolves expertise in relevant areas by proactively monitoring emerging trends, technologies, and industry standards, ensuring the organization remains current with best practices. Champions continuous learning and knowledge sharing, promoting professional development across teams. Applies new knowledge to drive advancement and mentors others to do the same

Develops innovative solutions and drives the implementation of ideas that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows across the organization. Evaluates effectiveness of updated approaches and methods for continued improvement to enhance efficiencies and ensure changes align with organizational goals. Designs and develops metrics to measure success of improvement initiatives

Serves as a subject matter expert regarding talent needs and organizational talent strategy. Imparts leadership and expert knowledge throughout the talent development pipeline including candidate interviews, candidate assessment, and hiring decisions, ensuring alignment with organizational talent strategy

Qualification

Construction Project ManagementQuality Control ProcessesRisk ManagementVendor ManagementDesign CoordinationBudget ManagementStakeholder CommunicationContinuous ImprovementProblem SolvingCollaboration

Required

Oversees the creation, review, and maintenance of documentation, including design review, commissioning, and problem-solving papers

Directs the implementation and oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards

Conducts strategic site walks and provides executive oversight and strategic leadership for the startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects

Identifies critical gaps in risk identification and mitigation, and drives organizational-wide initiatives to address these gaps

Leads the role of primary point of contact between the company and colocation providers

Oversees the selection, negotiation, and management of contracts with external vendors, contractors, and suppliers, ensuring contract compliance and performance and construction activities align with the approved design plans and specifications

Oversees the installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems