Sr. Manager, Data Center Construction Management

** Job Description*
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* ABOUT THE ROLE:

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* ** Senior Manager, Construction Management*
* ** Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) - Data Center Infrastructure*
* ** Organization: OCI Hyperscale Data Center Delivery*
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* Location:

Shackelford, Texas*
* ** Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
** is seeking a  
** Senior Manager, Construction Management
** to lead field execution for hyperscale data center construction in Shackelford, Texas.

This role is responsible for driving safe, predictable, high-quality construction delivery across assigned buildings, systems, areas, or discipline scopes. The Senior Manager will build of a team of direct reports and coordinate contractors, track field progress, resolve execution issues, reinforce safety and quality expectations, and support turnover readiness for commissioning and startup.

This is a highly field-based leadership role requiring strong site presence approximately 85-95% field/site engagement, direct contractor engagement, and hands-on execution management. The role serves as a senior field leader and escalation point, helping ensure daily construction activities align with project sequencing, milestone commitments, and OCI delivery standards.

This role is based in  
** Shackelford, Texas**  (20 miles from  
** Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Abilene AI Data Center)** . This role does not offer remote flexibility. We are interested in candidates who are local or open to relocating to the Abilene area. Oracle offers relocation packages for eligible candidates.

** Responsibilities*
* + Lead daily construction execution for assigned buildings, systems, areas, or trade scopes.

+ Coordinate general contractors, subcontractors, foremen, superintendents, and trade partners.

+ Monitor field progress, manpower, productivity, sequencing, and workface readiness.

+ Ensure construction activities align with approved schedules, milestones, logistics plans, and turnover priorities.

+ Identify and resolve field issues, trade conflicts, congestion risks, and execution constraints.

+ Escalate unresolved risks quickly and clearly to construction leadership.

+ Reinforce onsite safety expectations through visible field leadership.

+ Support installation quality verification and help reduce rework.

+ Partner with QA/QC, commissioning, controls, logistics, safety, and operations teams.

+ Track punch-list items, turnover readiness, and startup support requirements.

+ Provide accurate daily field reports, progress updates, issue logs, and milestone updates.

+ Support recovery plans when schedule, quality, productivity, or coordination issues arise.

+ Coach and support Construction Managers to promote consistent field execution practices.

+ Maintain continuous site awareness through regular field walks and direct contractor engagement.

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* Qualifications:

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* + 10+ years' experience in managing construction execution on large-scale, complex projects.

+ 2+ years' experience in a leadership role with direct reports

+ Experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, industrial construction, infrastructure, semiconductor, power, or other technical construction environments.

+ Strong knowledge of construction sequencing, field coordination, manpower tracking, productivity monitoring, and milestone execution.

+ Demonstrated ability to coordinate contractors, subcontractors, trade partners, inspectors, and owner-side stakeholders.

+ Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, schedules, look-ahead plans, and turnover documentation.

+ Proven ability to identify field risks, resolve construction issues, and escalate effectively.

+ Strong understanding of safety expectations, quality standards, punch-list management, and turnover readiness.

+ Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide clear, accurate, and timely field updates.

+ Ability to work primarily onsite with approximately  
** 85-95% field/site engagement** .

+ Strong ownership mindset, urgency, and ability to operate in a fast-paced construction environment.

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* Preferred Qualifications:

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* + Experience delivering hyperscale data centers or cloud infrastructure projects.

+ Experience in an owner's representative, construction management, EPC, or general contractor environment.

+ Familiarity with data center systems, including electrical, mechanical, controls, civil, structural, architectural, network, or commissioning-related scopes.

+ Experience leading or coaching Construction Managers, field engineers, coordinators, or discipline-specific construction teams.

+ Experience supporting fast-track construction, phased turnover, commissioning-driven delivery, or recovery execution.

+ Familiarity with construction reporting tools, scheduling platforms, document control systems, and issue tracking processes (e.g., Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud, MS Project, Power BI, Tableau, Smartsheet, or similar tools)

+ Strong ability to drive contractor accountability while maintaining productive working relationships.

+ Ability to lead through field…