Lead Principal Data Center Project Controls

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• Job Identification 333254
• Job Category Technology Operations
• Posting Date 09/14/2026, 05:38 AM
• Job Type Regular Employee
• Does this position require a security clearance? No
• Years 6 to 10+ years
• Additional Info Visa / work permit sponsorship is not available for this position
• Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages English

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure OCI
- Hyperscale Data Center Delivery organization is searching for a Lead
Principal Data Center Project Controls to drive integrated project planning, project controls, operational analytics, supply chain coordination, manufacturing readiness, logistics visibility, and TPM governance for Oracle Cloud's Abilene AI Data Center and OCI's AI Data Center in Shackelford, Texas.

This role oversees the creation, review, and maintenance of documentation, including design review, commissioning, and problem-solving papers. Directs the implementation and oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards.

Conducts strategic site walks and provides executive oversight and strategic leadership for the startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects. Identifies critical gaps in risk identification and mitigation and drives organizational-wide initiatives to address these gaps.

Leads the role of primary point of contact between the company and colocation providers. Oversees the selection, negotiation, and management of contracts with external vendors, contractors, and suppliers, ensuring contract compliance and performance and construction activities align with the approved design plans and specifications. Oversees the installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems.

This position is located in Abilene, Texas or Shackelford County, Texas
. We will consider remote flexibility for candidates who live in the DFW area and willing to travel up to 50%

Responsibilities:

• Drive integrated project schedules, milestone trackers, forecasts, dashboards, and executive reporting for assigned data center delivery scopes.
• Track project performance across cost, schedule, risk, safety, supply chain readiness, manufacturing alignment, logistics, and field execution.
• Identify critical-path risks, cross-functional dependencies, delivery constraints, procurement gaps, manufacturing bottlenecks, logistics concerns, and recovery needs.
• Develop and maintain mitigation plans, recovery forecasts, risk registers, milestone trackers, issue and action logs, and decision records.
• Coordinate long-lead procurement status, supplier readiness, manufacturing alignment, logistics plans, and material flow with project execution needs.
• Support prefab, modular delivery, OSA adoption, and industrialized delivery scaling by aligning manufacturing and field requirements.
• Partner with project teams, suppliers, logistics providers, manufacturing partners, and leadership to improve execution alignment and schedule predictability.
• Validate project reporting through field engagement, site reviews, supplier check-ins, and manufacturing status reviews.
• Escalate project risks early with clear ownership, recommended actions, due dates, and recovery paths.
• Facilitate TPM governance, operating rhythms, cross-functional coordination meetings, accountability tracking, and follow-up discipline.
• Monitor KPIs including forecast accuracy, cost variance, schedule adherence, mitigation closure, material delivery, supplier performance, manufacturing throughput, logistics readiness, safety trends, and project health.
• Convert project data into executive-ready insights, decision briefs, and recommendations.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years’…