Senior Director, Project Controls - GigaScale Data Center Delivery

** Job Description*
* Oracle is seeking a  
** Senior Director, Project Controls - AI Gigacampus
** to lead project controls for large-scale data center delivery programs supporting Oracle's AI infrastructure growth.

Reporting to the  
** Vice President of Data Center Delivery** , this leader will be responsible for establishing, managing, and continuously improving project controls across complex construction programs. The role will focus on schedule, cost, risk, change management, forecasting, reporting, and performance governance for high-value AI data center campus projects.

This is a highly visible leadership role suited for an experienced project controls executive with a strong background in mission-critical construction, data centers, large infrastructure, industrial campuses, or hyperscale delivery environments.

The position is  
** remote with approximately 50% travel** .

** Responsibilities*
* + Lead the project controls function for AI data center campus delivery, with responsibility for cost, schedule, risk, change control, forecasting, and executive reporting.

+ Develop and implement project controls standards, processes, governance models, reporting cadences, and performance metrics across large-scale construction programs.

+ Partner with data center delivery leadership, construction teams, finance, procurement, design, engineering, legal, and external contractors to support successful project execution.

+ Oversee integrated master schedules, baseline schedules, critical path analysis, milestone tracking, and schedule risk assessments.

+ Monitor project budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasts, contingencies, and cost performance against approved baselines.

+ Establish clear controls for change orders, scope changes, claims, delays, risks, and commercial impacts.

+ Provide executive-level reporting on project health, including schedule status, cost trends, risk exposure, forecast variance, and key decision points.

+ Review contractor and vendor project controls deliverables, including schedules, cost reports, progress updates, and performance data.

+ Identify trends, risks, and early warning indicators that may affect project cost, schedule, quality, or delivery commitments.

+ Drive consistency, transparency, and accountability across internal teams and external delivery partners.

+ Support scenario planning, recovery planning, and mitigation strategies for complex delivery challenges.

+ Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing project controls team capable of supporting a fast-paced, multi-site construction portfolio.

+ Improve project controls tools, dashboards, automation, and data quality to support timely and informed decision-making.

+ Ensure project controls practices align with Oracle's business standards, delivery expectations, and governance requirements.

** Required Qualifications*
* + Significant senior-level experience in project controls, construction management, program management, or project delivery for large capital projects.

+ Strong background in data center construction, mission-critical facilities, large infrastructure, industrial construction, semiconductor, energy, or complex campus development.

+ Proven experience managing project controls for high-value, multi-phase construction programs.

+ Deep knowledge of cost management, schedule management, forecasting, change control, risk management, and executive reporting.

+ Experience reviewing and challenging contractor schedules, cost reports, forecasts, and change order submissions.

+ Strong understanding of construction delivery models, contract structures, procurement processes, and commercial risk.

+ Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders in a matrixed corporate environment.

+ Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to present complex project data clearly and concisely.

+ Experience building or improving project controls frameworks, dashboards, governance models, and reporting systems.

+ Ability to travel approximately 50% as required for project reviews, site visits, contractor meetings, and leadership engagements.

** Preferred Qualifications*
* +

Experience with hyperscale data centers or AI infrastructure delivery.

+ Experience working for or with large technology companies, cloud providers, colocation providers, EPC firms, or major general contractors.

+ Familiarity with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Oracle Primavera Cloud, Unifier, Power BI, Excel, and other project controls or reporting platforms.

+

Experience with earned value management, schedule risk analysis, cost-loaded schedules, and portfolio-level reporting.

+ Background managing project controls across multiple regions or concurrent construction sites.

+ Experience supporting executive governance forums, capital approval processes, and board-level reporting.

+ Professional certifications such as  
** PMP** ,  
** AACE CCP** ,  
** PSP** ,  
** RICS** , or equivalent are preferred.

** Skills and Competencies*
* + Project…