Project Manager, Power Generation Operations

Oracle•Nashville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Oracle is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead critical power-generation and electrical-infrastructure initiatives supporting data center operations and their 99.999% power reliability objective. This high-impact individual contributor owns projects from concept through execution, closeout, and operational handoff, ensuring infrastructure is resilient, reliable, maintainable, and ready for operation. The position is full-time and on-site at Oracle’s Nashville, Tennessee offices. Relocation assistance may be available under Oracle’s policies. Candidates should expect at least 50% travel, with additional travel as business needs require. The role independently manages complex, high-visibility infrastructure projects involving significant capital investment, demanding schedules, and substantial operational impact. It requires balancing technical, operational, financial, and schedule considerations while influencing stakeholders across organizational boundaries. The Project Manager partners with site leadership, reliability engineering, technical support, data center operations, construction, commissioning, and external engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) partners. The role supports both the deployment and improvement of power generation and distribution assets, mitigates operational risk, and contributes to long-term capacity and reliability objectives. A key focus is ensuring new power infrastructure is commissioned, documented, tested, and operationally ready on Day One, while identifying ways to improve the reliability, maintainability, and resiliency of existing assets. The position contributes directly to business continuity, customer availability, and the success of Oracle’s global data center operations.

Requirements

At least 10 years of utility industry experience, with a strong emphasis on electrical substations and/or power generation operations.
Experience with high-voltage and medium-voltage power systems.
Experience with power generation, distribution, protection systems, and switchgear.
Proven experience leading complex, high-risk projects with significant operational impact and rigid delivery timelines.
Demonstrated experience managing EPC contractors on large-scale infrastructure projects.
Strong understanding of electrical-infrastructure reliability, risk management, and operational resiliency.
Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple organizations and leadership levels.
Excellent project management, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 50%; the posting states candidates should expect a minimum of 50% travel, with additional travel as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related technical field.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience supporting mission-critical facilities, data centers, utility-scale generation, transmission, or distribution operations.
Familiarity with commissioning, startup, and operational-readiness processes for critical infrastructure.
Experience implementing continuous-improvement methodologies and reliability-centered maintenance practices.

Responsibilities

Lead projects from initiation through closeout, delivering scope, schedule, budget, and operational objectives.
Manage initiatives that mitigate risk and improve continuous improvement, asset reliability, and resiliency across power generation and distribution systems.
Develop project plans, schedules, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies for delivery within rigid timelines.
Drive accountability across stakeholders, contractors, and vendors to achieve project milestones and deliverables.
Identify operational and infrastructure risks affecting power-system reliability and develop practical mitigation solutions.
Improve the performance, maintainability, and resilience of critical electrical assets, including generation systems, substations, switchgear, and associated infrastructure.
Promote approaches that enhance operational reliability while balancing cost, risk, and execution complexity.
Support the objective of maintaining 99.999% power reliability for mission-critical data center operations.
Oversee the transition of new power infrastructure from construction to operations, ensuring assets are commissioned, documented, tested, and operationally ready.
Partner with construction, commissioning, and operations teams to support seamless handoffs and long-term asset performance.
Validate operational-readiness requirements and incorporate lessons learned into future deployments.
Build partnerships with site leadership, reliability engineering, technical support, data center operations, construction, and external vendors.
Facilitate stakeholder alignment and decision-making, and identify and remove barriers to project success.
Evaluate existing processes, systems, and operating practices; implement sustainable improvements to reliability, efficiency, and operational readiness.
Foster ownership, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
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.
Paid time off, with flexible vacation for eligible salaried employees and accrued vacation for other eligible employees.
11 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshing annually, with unused time carrying over up to a 112-hour cap.
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 equity.
Relocation assistance may be available in accordance with Oracle’s relocation policies.