Director, Power Operations (on-site Shackelford County, TX)
About The Position
The Director of Power Operations leads the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of power generation and delivery assets supporting Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s energy resilience strategy. The role provides operational leadership across power plants, with responsibility for high availability, regulatory compliance, and optimized lifecycle performance of generation assets. The Director leads plant operations teams and partners with construction, maintenance, engineering, and site operations organizations to ensure generation capacity meets data center reliability requirements. The role also supports fuel procurement strategy and power purchase agreements, and coordinates with power providers, stakeholders, and regulators to promote long-term operational stability. This position is full-time and on-site at Oracle’s data center site in Shackelford County, near Abilene, Texas. Relocation assistance may be available in accordance with Oracle’s relocation policies.
Requirements
- 15 or more years of experience in power generation operations.
- Proven leadership experience managing plant operations teams in mission-critical or utility-scale environments.
- Deep understanding of power operations, plant controls, fuel systems, and generation reliability.
- Experience supporting gas procurement, fuel supply management, and power purchase agreements.
- Strong experience working across operations, construction, engineering, and maintenance organizations.
- Demonstrated leadership managing complex generation operations and plant teams.
- Strong operational decision-making in high-reliability environments.
- Ability to balance plant reliability, operational efficiency, and cost management.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with utilities, regulators, OEMs, and internal leadership teams.
- Experience implementing safety programs, operational governance, and regulatory compliance frameworks.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in gas power or combined-cycle plants, or reciprocating engine experience.
- Strong project management and delivery experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day operations of power generation facilities to ensure safe, reliable, and continuous power generation.
- Build, develop, and cultivate relationships that support high-performing plant operations teams responsible for power operations, maintenance coordination, and plant reliability.
- Establish operational standards, procedures, and frameworks to support resiliency and reliability, manage risks, and maintain data center asset uptime.
- Promote operational excellence, compliance, safety, and accountability across generation sites.
- Ensure power assets meet high availability and reliability targets for critical infrastructure operations.
- Monitor plant performance, availability, heat rate, and operational KPIs to drive continuous improvement.
- Partner with maintenance and engineering teams to optimize preventative maintenance programs and minimize forced outages.
- Oversee incident investigations and root cause analysis to improve long-term asset performance.
- Collaborate with operations, construction, and maintenance teams on commissioning, startup, and integration of new power assets, supporting on-time delivery and suitable operational configurations and design.
- Partner with engineering teams on lifecycle management, upgrades, and plant optimization initiatives.
- Coordinate with site operations and reliability teams to align plant generation with data center load requirements during construction delivery and day-to-day operations.
- Support natural gas procurement strategy and coordinate fuel supply agreements for consistent, cost-effective plant operations.
- Participate in the review and management of power purchase agreements and energy supply contracts.
- Work with utilities and power suppliers to coordinate generation capacity and grid interconnection requirements.
- Ensure plant operations comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
- Maintain adherence to EH&S standards and company safety programs.
- Ensure compliance with environmental permits, emissions standards, and operational reporting requirements.
- Maintain working relationships with regulatory agencies and utilities.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available in accordance with Oracle’s relocation policies.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Life insurance and AD&D.
- Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
- Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
- Flexible or accrued paid vacation, subject to eligibility and employment terms.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Paid sick leave.
- Paid parental leave.
- Adoption assistance.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Financial planning and group legal benefits.
- Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
- May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
- Role-based technical training, internal mobility, and development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
