Data Center Commissioning Lead — Validation & Governance

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 126,200 - 264,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Commissioning Validation Manager to lead governance for data center delivery programs. You will oversee testing, validation, documentation, and acceptance for new builds, expansions, retrofits, and capacity programs, while coordinating across engineering, construction, vendors, and operations.

You will drive standards for factory witness testing, functional testing, and turnover packages, ensuring safety, quality, reliability, and long‑term

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent mission-critical experience considered.
• Experience leading commissioning for data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Proven ability to manage complex schedules, vendor performance, and risk communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning validation execution across data center sites and programs, ensuring readiness and acceptance.
• Own commissioning validation standards including factory witness testing, pre‑functional checks, functional performance testing, and turnover documentation.
• Provide oversight of commissioning teams, contractors, vendors, and third‑party service providers.
• Review design intent, submittals, commissioning plans, test scripts, and acceptance criteria with Engineering and Construction teams.
• Ensure validation of critical MEP and controls systems (power, HVAC, BMS, SCADA, fire/life‑safety).
• Drive schedule integration with construction completion, site readiness, and capacity milestones.
• Identify risks, blockers, deficiencies, and drive issue ownership, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.

Skills

Senior leadership

Data center experience

Test governance

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Documentation discipline

Risk management

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Mechanical Engineering degree

Construction Management degree

Tools

CMMS

BMS

SCADA

DCIM

Job description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Commissioning Validation Manager to lead governance for data center delivery programs. You will oversee testing, validation, documentation, and acceptance for new builds, expansions, retrofits, and capacity programs, while coordinating across engineering, construction, vendors, and operations.

You will drive standards for factory witness testing, functional testing, and turnover packages, ensuring safety, quality, reliability, and long‑term