Lead Principal Cost Controller, Data Centers

** Job Description*
* Job Description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Lead Principal Cost Controller - Low Voltage to lead cost strategy, commercial governance, and financial oversight for LV infrastructure supporting Oracle's GoBig hyperscale cloud and AI data center project.

This role owns the LV cost management approach from early planning and procurement through construction and commercial closeout. Scope includes structured cabling, fiber, telecommunications pathways, containment, and associated LV infrastructure across GoBig delivery packages and phases. The role establishes consistent estimating, forecasting, change control, contingency, and reporting practices that connect commercial decisions to scope, schedule, readiness, and business outcomes.

The successful candidate operates autonomously in complex and ambiguous environments, challenges cost assumptions, resolves systemic commercial risks, and creates repeatable practices that improve cost predictability across GoBig delivery.

** Responsibilities*
* Establish and lead the GoBig LV cost management framework, including cost breakdown structures, baseline budgets, estimating standards, forecast cadence, change control, contingency governance, and commercial decision records.

· Own consolidated LV cost plans, cash-flow projections, and estimates at completion across concurrent packages and phases; reconcile commitments, actuals, accruals, pending changes, and remaining exposure with Finance and delivery teams.

· Lead independent estimate reviews and validate quantities, labor productivity, unit rates, allowances, escalation, and market assumptions; challenge inconsistencies and establish defensible benchmarks for procurement and investment decisions.

· Shape procurement and packaging strategies with Procurement, Engineering, and delivery leaders; lead commercial analysis, bid leveling, and negotiation recommendations to improve value and manage scope interfaces and contractual exposure.

· Govern evaluation of change orders, scope gaps, claims, and schedule-related cost impacts; validate entitlement, quantities, pricing, and supporting evidence, and drive timely resolution through the appropriate approval process.

· Quantify cost risks and opportunities, assess contingency adequacy, and develop mitigation options for design changes, long-lead materials, labor constraints, resequencing, and acceleration; escalate exposures before milestones or budgets are compromised.

· Integrate cost reporting with PMO schedules, procurement plans, construction progress, and commissioning milestones; explain the commercial consequences of delivery options and dependencies to senior decision makers.

· Establish performance metrics and executive reporting for forecast accuracy, budget variance, change exposure, contingency use, cash flow, and vendor commercial performance; present clear recommendations and decision requests.

· Oversee commercial assurance of commitments, invoices, progress payments, accruals, and earned value against approved scope and verified progress; drive reconciliation of material discrepancies with accountable teams.

· Lead resolution of complex cross-functional commercial issues without direct reporting authority; establish accountability, decision deadlines, and escalation paths with internal leaders, contractors, and vendors.

· Lead commercial closeout and final-account reconciliation; capture lessons learned, maintain LV cost benchmarks, and mentor cost professionals to improve estimating quality and repeatable commercial practices.

** Minimum Qualifications*
* · 12+ years of experience in infrastructure cost management, quantity surveying, commercial management, or project controls for complex capital projects.

· 5+…