Lead Principal Data Center Facilities Development Manager - Pre-Construction

Oracle•United States,

28d•$126,200 - $264,100

About The Position

Provides strategic oversight and leadership for pre-construction and construction of data centers delivered by colocation providers, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to high quality standards. The role provides executive oversight of project schedules, budgets, documentation, design review, quality assurance, tenant fit-outs, site walks, startup, and commissioning. It evaluates and mitigates portfolio-level delivery risks, serves as the primary liaison with colocation providers, manages vendor and contractor relationships and contracts, coordinates construction with approved designs, and oversees installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems. The role also leads high-impact initiatives, coordinates cross-functional and external stakeholders, resolves complex problems, promotes continuous improvement and knowledge sharing, and contributes subject-matter expertise to talent assessment and development. Pre-construction/front-end planning experience is identified as a must-have qualification.

Requirements

Pre-construction/front-end planning experience.
Deep industry knowledge and expertise relevant to data center facilities development and construction.
Ability to provide strategic oversight of project timelines, deliverables, budgets, and resource changes.
Ability to evaluate construction project risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
Ability to lead quality control, design coordination, startup, and commissioning activities.
Ability to manage relationships with colocation providers and other internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to oversee vendor, contractor, and supplier selection, negotiations, contracts, compliance, and performance.
Advanced problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis and resolution of ambiguous or complex issues.
Ability to drive continuous improvement and develop metrics to evaluate initiatives.
Expertise in relevant industry trends, technologies, and standards and ability to promote knowledge sharing and mentor others.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic oversight and leadership for data center construction projects delivered by colocation providers, ensuring timely, on-budget, high-quality completion.
Develop, maintain, and oversee comprehensive project schedules and coordinate with colocation providers to deliver milestones.
Lead strategic creation, management, and optimization of project budgets and resource use.
Oversee creation, review, management, and delivery of design review, commissioning, and problem-solving documentation.
Direct quality-control processes to ensure construction meets design specifications and industry standards.
Lead coordination and integration of tenant fit-out projects across design, construction, and commissioning.
Conduct site walks to monitor schedule adherence, coordination, and quality throughout the project lifecycle.
Provide executive oversight and leadership for startup and commissioning of major data center projects.
Evaluate project delivery risks across a portfolio, identify gaps in risk identification and mitigation, and drive initiatives to address them.
Develop and ensure execution of mitigation strategies for major construction risks.
Serve as the primary point of contact and liaison between the company and colocation providers, including handling strategic issues and escalations.
Develop strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders and advance organizational initiatives.
Oversee selection, negotiation, and management of external vendor, contractor, and supplier contracts, ensuring compliance and performance.
Coordinate with design teams to ensure construction aligns with approved plans and specifications and address strategic design issues.
Provide colocation provider evaluation input to support continuous improvement.
Oversee installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems and resolve significant installation challenges.
Direct timelines, deliverables, and budgets for critical projects, anticipating resource and schedule changes as business priorities shift.
Influence cross-functional leaders and external stakeholders, build partnerships, and incorporate diverse perspectives.
Lead advanced problem-solving as an escalation point, identify root causes, and implement solutions that prevent recurrence.
Monitor industry trends, technologies, and standards; contribute thought leadership; share knowledge; and mentor others.
Develop and implement process improvements, evaluate their effectiveness, and create metrics to measure outcomes.
Contribute subject-matter expertise to talent strategy, interviews, candidate assessment, and hiring decisions.