Lead Cost Manager - Low Voltage

** Job Description*
* Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Lead Cost Manager - Low Voltage (IC4) to support the GoBig data center delivery team with commercial management and cost control of low-voltage infrastructure across hyperscale cloud and AI data center projects.

** Responsibilities*
* Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Lead Cost Manager - Low Voltage (IC4) to support the GoBig data center delivery team with commercial management and cost control of low-voltage infrastructure across hyperscale cloud and AI data center projects.

This role owns LV cost planning, estimate validation, procurement commercial support, change control, forecasting, and final-account reconciliation. The Lead Cost Manager partners with GoBig delivery leaders, construction managers, finance, procurement, ICT engineering, general contractors, and specialty vendors to ensure accurate reporting and disciplined commercial decisions for structured cabling, fiber, pathways, containment, and related LV systems.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead cost management for LV scopes, including structured cabling, fiber, telecommunications pathways, containment, and associated infrastructure.

- Develop and maintain budgets, estimates, cost plans, cash-flow projections, and forecasts through design, procurement, construction, and closeout.

- Validate contractor and vendor pricing, bid comparisons, quantities, allowances, and commercial assumptions; support procurement and negotiations.

- Evaluate change orders, RFIs, scope gaps, claims, and schedule-related cost impacts; maintain change and contingency logs.

- Review commitments, invoices, progress payments, accruals, and earned value against approved scope and milestones.

- Prepare cost reports, variance analyses, risk registers, and executive updates; escalate emerging budget exposures promptly.

- Partner with GoBig delivery, ICT engineering, finance, procurement, and site teams to reconcile scope, schedule, and cost.

- Support commercial closeout, final accounts, lessons learned, and cost benchmarking across sites.

Minimum Qualifications

- 8+ years of experience in construction cost management, quantity surveying, commercial management, or project controls for complex capital projects.

- Experience managing budgets, estimates, forecasts, procurement pricing, and change orders for mission-critical, data center, telecom, or comparable infrastructure projects.

- Demonstrated ability to analyze contractor proposals, validate quantities and rates, and communicate cost risks to cross-functional stakeholders.

- Ability to work on-site with the GoBig delivery team as project requirements dictate; specific location to be confirmed.

Preferred Technical Experience

- LV/ICT cost estimating and quantity takeoffs

- Structured cabling, fiber optic, and pathway scope

- Contractor bid leveling and commercial negotiations

- Change management and cost-risk assessment

- Cost forecasting, accruals, and cash-flow reporting

- Contract administration and final accounts

- Data center construction and fast-track delivery

- Excel and construction cost-control platforms

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Finance, or related field preferred.

- Professional credentials such as RICS, CCM, PMP, or equivalent preferred.

- Experience with hyperscale data center LV packages and multi-site cost benchmarking preferred.

- Ability to travel to project sites as required.

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Disclaimer:

** Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.*
* ** Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only*
* US:
Hiring Range in USD from: $91,400 to $187,000 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

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Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

2.
Short term disability and long term disability

3.
Life insurance and AD&D

4.
Supplemental life insurance…