Director, On-Site Power Delivery

• Does this position require a security clearance? No
• Years 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

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Abilene AI Data Center
Director, On-Site Power Delivery
Location:
Preferred Abilene, Texas or Texas Remote w/50% travel

ABOUT THE ROLE:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Abilene AI Data Center is seeking a Director, On-Site Power Delivery to lead utility power coordination, high-voltage infrastructure readiness, substation delivery alignment, and permanent power energization across active OCI campuses. This role ensures utility milestones, substations, outages, tie-ins, and permanent power transitions are planned, visible, and executed safely. The Director partners with utilities, construction, commissioning, startup, controls, operations, and portfolio leadership to keep power delivery aligned with project schedules and operational readiness.

This is a field-engaged leadership role with expected 40–60% site presence during critical utility, energization, startup, and recovery activities.

This role is located in Abilene, Texas. Oracle offers managed move relocation packages for eligible candidates. We will also consider candidates for Texas Remote with 50% travel.

Responsibilities:

• Lead regional utility power delivery governance across OCI campuses
  Oversee HV utility interconnection strategy, substation delivery, and permanent power
  readiness
• Coordinate utility milestones, outages, tie-ins, energization sequencing, and recovery plans
  Maintain visibility into power delivery risks, dependencies, and schedule impacts across
  projects
• Partner with utilities, contractors, commissioning, startup, controls, operations, and portfolio
  teams
• Conduct power readiness reviews and energization readiness assessments
• Validate substation progress, field readiness, turnover quality, and startup alignment onsite
  Escalate utility, infrastructure, and energization risks early and clearly
• Support safe and reliable temporary-to-permanent power transitions
  Reinforce standards for live power work, outage planning, energization discipline, and turnover readiness
  Provide executive-level updates on utility constraints, power risks, and recovery priorities Drive consistency, accountability, and leadership capability across power delivery teams

Qualifications:

• 13+ years of experience in utility power delivery, HV/MV electrical infrastructure, substations,
  mission-critical construction, data centers, industrial campuses, or large capital programs
• 5+ years of leadership and people management experience managing teams, contractors, utility partners, or cross- functional delivery groups
• Strong knowledge of utility feeds, substations, switch gear, transformers, protection systems,
  metering, grounding, and power distribution interfaces
• Proven experience with utility coordination, interconnection strategy, substation delivery,
  energization planning, and permanent power readiness
• Experience managing utility-driven schedule risks, outage constraints, tie-ins, long-lead infrastructure, and recovery plans
• Background supporting commissioning, startup, turnover, and temporary-to-permanent power transitions
• Strong field leadership presence with the ability to assess readiness, challenge assumptions, and drive accountability
• Clear executive communication skills and ability to simplify complex power risks into decisions and actions
• Strong safety leadership related to energized work, LOTO, outage planning, and live power activities
• Ability to travel regularly to active campuses and maintain 40–60% site engagement as needed

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical…