Director, Data Center Facilities Development

Oracle•United States,

About The Position

Oversees the construction of data centers by colocation providers, ensuring successful delivery of projects within the established timeline, budget, and quality parameters. Provides high-level leadership to project managers, setting strategic goals and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. Directs the creation, review, and maintenance of documentation, including design review, commissioning, and problem-solving papers. Directs the oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards. Leads strategic site walks and oversees the startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects. Addresses gaps in risk identification and mitigation, and communicates potential impacts to executive leadership. Directs 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, ensuring adherence to quality standards and managing high-impact installation resolutions.

Requirements

High-level leadership to project managers
Setting strategic goals
Ensuring alignment with organizational objectives
Creation, review, and maintenance of documentation
Design review
Commissioning
Problem-solving papers
Oversight of quality control processes
Ensuring construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards
Strategic site walks
Startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects
Addressing gaps in risk identification and mitigation
Communicating potential impacts to executive leadership
Primary point of contact between the company and colocation providers
Selection, negotiation, and management of contracts with external vendors, contractors, and suppliers
Ensuring contract compliance and performance
Ensuring construction activities align with approved design plans and specifications
Installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems
Ensuring adherence to quality standards
Managing high-impact installation resolutions

Responsibilities

Oversees the construction of data centers by colocation providers, ensuring successful delivery of projects within the established timeline, budget, and quality parameters.
Provides high-level leadership to project managers, setting strategic goals and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
Directs the creation, review, and maintenance of documentation, including design review, commissioning, and problem-solving papers.
Directs the oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards.
Leads strategic site walks and oversees the startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects.
Addresses gaps in risk identification and mitigation, and communicates potential impacts to executive leadership.
Directs 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, ensuring adherence to quality standards and managing high-impact installation resolutions.