Sr. Data Center Construction Manager

Job Description

Lead the build of world-class data centers in Saline, MI. As a Senior Data Center Construction Manager, you'll own large-scale, fast-paced projects from concept to commissioning-driving schedule, budget, quality, and safety with precision. You'll lead cross-functional teams of project managers, commissioning specialists, and contractors; de-risk complexity; and keep execution tight through rigorous planning and on-site leadership. Your expertise in technical design, vendor management, and construction delivery will raise the bar on efficiency and sustainability. Always looking ahead, you'll bring innovative methods and technologies to the field, ensuring our Saline builds power OCI's growth and set new standards across our global portfolio.

Key impact areas:

1. End-to-end delivery of complex data center projects at scale
2. Leadership of cross-functional and contractor teams with a safety-first culture
3. Schedule and cost control, risk management, and contract oversight
4. Collaboration with design, commissioning, and operations to ensure seamless handover
5. Adoption of cutting-edge construction practices and sustainable solutions to drive performance

This role is onsite in Saline, Michigan and not open to remote work.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

1. Focus Area: Own the base building and MEP infrastructure scope, driving technical excellence and delivery.
2. Project Oversight: Lead end-to-end construction by colocation providers, hitting schedule, budget, and quality targets.
3. Schedule Management: Build and maintain detailed, milestone-driven schedules; keep providers on track to deliver.
4. Risk Evaluation: Independently assess risk to on-time delivery, close gaps in mitigation, and brief the business on impacts.
5. Tenant Fit-Out Integration: Orchestrate seamless integration of tenant fit-out with base building through design, construction, and commissioning.
6. Quality Assurance: Enforce rigorous QA/QC processes to meet design intent and industry standards every step of the way.
7. Design Coordination: Partner with design teams to ensure field execution aligns with approved drawings and specifications.
8. Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary liaison with colocation providers, driving clear, timely, and action-oriented communication.
9. Risk Management: Proactively identify threats to scope, cost, schedule, and safety; implement mitigation plans to protect outcomes.
10. Compliance: Ensure all activities meet applicable codes, regulations, and Oracle standards.
11. Provider Performance: Deliver ongoing, data-backed feedback on colocation providers to fuel continuous improvement.
12. Site Presence: Conduct regular site visits to verify schedule adherence, coordination, safety, and quality throughout the project lifecycle.

Required Skills:

1. Base Building Mastery: In-depth knowledge of civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, controls, and plumbing for data center core and shell.
2. Startup and Commissioning: Drive startup/commissioning plans, de-risk readiness, and accelerate handover on major data center programs.
3. Problem-Solving: Anticipate issues early, analyze root causes fast, and implement durable, data-backed fixes in a high-velocity environment.
4. Strategic Planning: Set program-level strategies, standards, and roadmaps that unlock predictable, repeatable delivery at scale.
5. Technical Depth: Stay ahead on data center design, construction, and ops requirements-applying emerging tech and sustainable solutions.
6. Project Management: Orchestrate large, complex builds end-to-end-owning scope, schedule, cost, quality, and change control.
7. Leadership: Lead under pressure; coach, mentor, and elevate cross-functional teams to high performance and safety-first execution.
8. Budget Ownership: Build and proactively manage budgets; optimize value, track variances, and capture savings without sacrificing quality.
9. Risk Management: Identify risks early across cost, schedule, safety, and quality; run mitigation playbooks and contingency plans.
10. Vendor Management: Strategically source, negotiate, and hold vendors/contractors accountable to SLAs, performance, and safety.
11. Compliance: Navigate codes, standards, and Oracle policies with precision; audit and correct to maintain full compliance.
12. Communication: Deliver crisp, actionable updates; align stakeholders and drive decisions with clear narrative and data.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $120,100 to $251,600 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

About Us

As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow's technology to tackle today's challenges. We've partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector-and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.

We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all.

Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer competitive benefits based on parity and consistency and 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 or by calling +1 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.