Senior Director of Power Generation Operations (Nashville, TN)

Oracle•Nashville, TN

24d•Onsite

About The Position

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) powers Oracle’s global cloud services through highly available, large-scale, enterprise-grade data center environments. The Data Center Infrastructure Operations / Facilities team plays a critical role in sustaining OCI’s performance, security, and operational resilience by ensuring infrastructure systems operate reliably at scale. You will join a technically rigorous organization with a culture grounded in operational excellence, disciplined processes, and continuous improvement, where infrastructure reliability, safety, and execution quality are foundational to delivering cloud services worldwide.

Requirements

Experience leading and overseeing primary and secondary generation systems at U.S. data center sites.
Experience developing and executing methods and procedures (MOPs) for continuous protection of compute load, especially during load transfers and ramp rate transitions.
Experience managing power plant agreements for on-site power generation.
Experience directly recruiting and managing teams to operate power equipment.
Focus on achieving 100% equipment availability.
Technical rigor and a culture grounded in operational excellence, disciplined processes, and continuous improvement.
Understanding of infrastructure reliability, safety, and execution quality.

Responsibilities

Lead, supervise, and develop teams responsible for the operations and maintenance of both primary and secondary power generation assets.
Develop, document, and maintain comprehensive MOPs to guarantee compute load protection during generation transitions, including detailed ramp rate controls.
Collaborate with operations training teams to create and deliver effective repair and maintenance training programs for all generation system staff.
Oversee the negotiation, execution, and ongoing management of power plant agreements for on-site generation, ensuring alignment with operational requirements and uptime targets.
Directly recruit, hire, and lead specialized teams as needed to operate on-site power generation equipment, maintaining 100% system availability.
Establish, monitor, and report on performance metrics related to power system reliability, efficiency, and responsiveness to critical incidents.
Champion a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement, ensuring adherence to all regulatory requirements and corporate standards.
Serve as the primary escalation point for high-severity power incidents, coordinating rapid and effective resolution.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry best practices, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes affecting power system operations.