Project Manager, Power Generation Operations

Oracle • Nashville, TN

13d • $91,400 - $187,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Oracle is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Project Manager, Power Generation to lead critical initiatives supporting power supply to data center operations with 99.999% reliability. This high-impact individual contributor role manages projects from concept through execution and operational handoff, ensuring the resiliency, reliability, and continuous improvement of electrical infrastructure serving mission-critical data center environments.

The role leads complex, high-visibility projects that address operational risks, improve asset performance, strengthen system resiliency, and ensure seamless transitions from construction to operations. It requires balancing technical, operational, financial, and schedule considerations while partnering across organizations and influencing stakeholders without authority. The position has broad influence across Site Leadership, Reliability Engineering, Technical Support, Data Center Operations, Construction, Commissioning, and external Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) partners.

The Project Manager owns strategic infrastructure initiatives involving significant capital investment, aggressive schedules, and substantial operational impact. The role ensures new power infrastructure is operationally ready on Day One and identifies opportunities to improve the reliability, maintainability, and resiliency of existing assets, contributing to business continuity, customer availability, and global data center operations.

This is a full-time, on-site position at Oracle’s Nashville, Tennessee offices. Relocation assistance may be available under Oracle’s relocation policies. Candidates should expect a minimum of 50% travel, with additional travel as business needs require. The listed U.S. hiring range is $43.94–$89.90 per hour or $91,400–$187,000 per year; the role may also be eligible for equity.

Requirements

• 10 or more 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 Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (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%.

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 focused on risk mitigation, 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 among stakeholders, contractors, and vendors to meet project milestones and deliverables.
• Identify operational and infrastructure risks that affect power system reliability and develop practical mitigations.
• Improve the performance, maintainability, and resilience of critical electrical assets, including generation systems, substations, switchgear, and associated infrastructure.
• Champion innovative approaches to operational reliability while balancing cost, risk, and execution complexity.
• Support the commitment to maintaining 99.999% power reliability for mission-critical data center operations.
• Oversee the transition of new power infrastructure from construction to operations.
• Provide oversight and governance to ensure assets are commissioned, documented, tested, and operationally ready on Day One of the data center construction timeline.
• Partner with construction, commissioning, and operations teams to ensure 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 in complex environments.
• Identify and remove barriers to project success and operational excellence.
• Influence outcomes through collaboration, technical understanding, and effective communication.
• Evaluate existing processes, systems, and operational practices to identify improvement opportunities.
• Implement sustainable solutions that improve 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 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 vacation, depending on employee eligibility and position classification.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshed annually, with unused hours carried 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.
• Relocation assistance may be available in accordance with Oracle’s relocation policies.
• The role may be eligible for equity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed