Senior Principal Data Center Delivery Technical PM Deployment & Integration (AI Infrastructure / GPU)

Oracle•TX, TX

2d•$126,200 - $264,100

About The Position

The Senior Principal TPM identifies and resolves deployment blockers, resource constraints, vendor performance issues, material shortages, and other delivery risks; leads rapid-response engagements to address complex site challenges; develops recovery plans to maintain schedules; validates workforce readiness, material availability, and deployment sequencing; and monitors contractor and vendor performance against project milestones. The role collaborates closely with suppliers, contractors, and cross-functional teams, including Design, CHS Rack Deployment, CNE, Build, LVV, and DCFE, to resolve execution gaps, improve delivery outcomes, and drive process optimization. Oversees documentation, quality control, site walks, startup and commissioning activities, risk mitigation, vendor and contractor management, and ensures power, cooling, networking, bulk fiber, Metro connection, and structured cabling installations meet approved OCI design specifications and industry standards.

Requirements

Identify and resolve deployment blockers, resource constraints, material shortages, vendor performance issues, and other delivery risks.
Leads the evaluation of risk profiles associated with timely project delivery across a portfolio of projects.
Identifies critical gaps in risk identification and mitigation and drives organizational-wide initiatives to address these gaps.
Develops and ensures the execution of comprehensive mitigation strategies for major construction project risks to ensure overall project success.
Build strong partnerships with internal organizations, including CHS Rack Deployment, CNE, Build, LVV, and DCFE, to resolve execution gaps.
Leads the role of primary point of contact between the company and colocation providers, ensuring clear and effective communication, addressing long-term strategic issues, and acting as the primary liaison for escalated or high-risk matters.
Develops and maintains strategic relationships to support internal and external stakeholders at a high level, driving strategic initiatives and organizational goals.
Directs collaboration with design teams to ensure that construction activities align with the approved design plans and specifications, addressing long-term strategic design issues.
Provides high-level colocation provider evaluation input for continuous improvement, driving strategic initiatives and organizational goals.
Oversees the installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems, ensuring adherence to quality standards and resolving high-stakes installation challenges.
Manages and provides direction on timelines, deliverables, and budgets when applicable for critical high-impact projects or initiatives that impact the line of business, ensuring timely completion and adherence to requirements.
Anticipates and plans for shifts in resources or timelines based on changing business priorities, ensuring optimal outcomes.
Collaborate across engineering, construction, operations, suppliers, and contractors to deliver complex AI infrastructure deployments.
Influences cross-functional leaders and external stakeholders to gain alignment on strategic objectives.
Fosters partnerships with key business leaders, stakeholders, and/or customers, identifying opportunities for expanding partnerships and promoting long-term organizational success.
Champions transparency and inclusivity by actively seeking, listening to, and incorporating diverse perspectives.
Leads specialized, advanced problem-solving efforts, serving as an escalation point for complex issues.
Guides others to leverage innovative data-driven techniques to address ambiguous or novel issues, identify root causes, and drives the implementation of solutions that prevent future issues.
Leverages deep industry knowledge and expertise to serve as a thought leader within the organization.
Contributes to the advancement of the field or industry through thought leadership (e.g., conference presentations, white papers, research contributions).
Maintains and evolves expertise in relevant areas by proactively monitoring emerging trends, technologies, and industry standards, ensuring the organization remains current with best practices.
Champions continuous learning and knowledge sharing, promoting professional development across teams.
Applies new knowledge to drive advancement and mentors others to do the same.
Develops innovative solutions and drives the implementation of ideas that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows across the organization.
Evaluates effectiveness of updated approaches and methods for continued improvement to enhance efficiencies and ensure changes align with organizational goals.
Designs and develops metrics to measure success of improvement initiatives.
Serves as a subject matter expert regarding talent needs and organizational talent strategy.
Imparts leadership and expert knowledge throughout the talent development pipeline including candidate interviews, candidate assessment, and hiring decisions, ensuring alignment with organizational talent strategy.

Responsibilities

Operate as a mission critical delivery leader to resolve high-priority, high-risk program challenges.
Provide onsite leadership during the final deployment stages of large-scale AI data center builds, driving execution through cabling, validation, CPV testing, commissioning, and handover.
Establish program governance, risk management frameworks, and reporting mechanisms.
Provides strategic oversight and leadership for the construction of data centers by colocation providers, ensuring the completion of projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
Develops, maintains, and provides executive oversight for comprehensive project schedules, ensuring strategic coordination with colocation providers for the successful delivery of all project milestones.
Leads and oversees the strategic creation, management, and optimization of project budgets, ensuring the efficient use of resources and cost-effective delivery of projects across the organization.
Oversees the creation, review, and maintenance of documentation, including design review, commissioning, and problem-solving papers, ensuring high standards are maintained, documents are effectively managed and delivered, and all materials meet their intended purpose.
Lead site walks, startup, commissioning, and validation activities to ensure deployment readiness.
Directs the implementation and oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards.
Strategizes and leads the coordination and integration of tenant fit out projects, optimizing efforts throughout design, construction, and commissioning phases for maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
Conducts strategic site walks to ensure schedule adherence, coordination, and quality throughout the project lifecycle.
Provides executive oversight and strategic leadership for the startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects, ensuring that all systems are operational and meet design specifications.
Identify and resolve deployment blockers, resource constraints, material shortages, vendor performance issues, and other delivery risks.
Leads the evaluation of risk profiles associated with timely project delivery across a portfolio of projects.
Identifies critical gaps in risk identification and mitigation and drives organizational-wide initiatives to address these gaps.
Develops and ensures the execution of comprehensive mitigation strategies for major construction project risks to ensure overall project success.
Build strong partnerships with internal organizations, including CHS Rack Deployment, CNE, Build, LVV, and DCFE, to resolve execution gaps.
Leads the role of primary point of contact between the company and colocation providers, ensuring clear and effective communication, addressing long-term strategic issues, and acting as the primary liaison for escalated or high-risk matters.
Develops and maintains strategic relationships to support internal and external stakeholders at a high level, driving strategic initiatives and organizational goals.
Directs collaboration with design teams to ensure that construction activities align with the approved design plans and specifications, addressing long-term strategic design issues.
Provides high-level colocation provider evaluation input for continuous improvement, driving strategic initiatives and organizational goals.
Oversees the installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems, ensuring adherence to quality standards and resolving high-stakes installation challenges.
Manages and provides direction on timelines, deliverables, and budgets when applicable for critical high-impact projects or initiatives that impact the line of business, ensuring timely completion and adherence to requirements.
Anticipates and plans for shifts in resources or timelines based on changing business priorities, ensuring optimal outcomes.
Collaborate across engineering, construction, operations, suppliers, and contractors to deliver complex AI infrastructure deployments.
Influences cross-functional leaders and external stakeholders to gain alignment on strategic objectives.
Fosters partnerships with key business leaders, stakeholders, and/or customers, identifying opportunities for expanding partnerships and promoting long-term organizational success.
Champions transparency and inclusivity by actively seeking, listening to, and incorporating diverse perspectives.
Leads specialized, advanced problem-solving efforts, serving as an escalation point for complex issues.
Guides others to leverage innovative data-driven techniques to address ambiguous or novel issues, identify root causes, and drives the implementation of solutions that prevent future issues.
Leverages deep industry knowledge and expertise to serve as a thought leader within the organization.
Contributes to the advancement of the field or industry through thought leadership (e.g., conference presentations, white papers, research contributions).
Maintains and evolves expertise in relevant areas by proactively monitoring emerging trends, technologies, and industry standards, ensuring the organization remains current with best practices.
Champions continuous learning and knowledge sharing, promoting professional development across teams.
Applies new knowledge to drive advancement and mentors others to do the same.
Develops innovative solutions and drives the implementation of ideas that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows across the organization.
Evaluates effectiveness of updated approaches and methods for continued improvement to enhance efficiencies and ensure changes align with organizational goals.
Designs and develops metrics to measure success of improvement initiatives.
Serves as a subject matter expert regarding talent needs and organizational talent strategy.
Imparts leadership and expert knowledge throughout the talent development pipeline including candidate interviews, candidate assessment, and hiring decisions, ensuring alignment with organizational talent strategy.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
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: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
11 paid holidays
Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance