Data Center Design Manager (Nashville, TN)

Emerson; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 91,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Equity eligibility

Job summary

Oracle's OCI Data Center Design Management team seeks a Data Center Design Manager to lead planning, coordination, and design reviews for a global hyperscale portfolio. You will collaborate with architects, engineers, consultants, and partners to ensure designs meet program standards and support operational efficiency.

You will manage portions of the design process for new builds and retrofits, drive schedules, perform due diligence, and help maintain design templates.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge in MEP systems.
• Ability to coordinate design activities with consultants and internal stakeholders.
• Capability to manage multiple design packages simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Support the full lifecycle of design activities for data center projects, including planning, consultant coordination, and design review.
• Assist with the development and tracking of project design schedules and deliverables.
• Review consultant design packages for alignment with OCI standards and technical requirements.
• Coordinate with internal teams including construction, operations, and network infrastructure.
• Support technical due diligence for lease and greenfield opportunities.
• Identify design risks, elevate issues, and help drive resolution in coordination with senior design leads.
• Provide QA/QC on design submissions and support compliance with Oracle’s documentation standards.
• Participate in internal design reviews and cross-functional design workshops.
• Help maintain internal design templates, standards, and technical documentation.

Skills

MEP systems knowledge

Job description

Job Description:

The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Data Center Design Management team is a collaborative group of architects, engineers, and technical specialists responsible for delivering high-performance infrastructure that powers the Oracle Cloud. We are seeking a Data Center Design Manager to support the execution and coordination of design across our global portfolio of data centers.

As a key member of the Design Management team, you will assist in the planning, review, and coordination of design activities with consultants, internal stakeholders, and external development partners. Your role will focus on ensuring that design packages meet OCI’s program standards, support operational efficiency, and are aligned with project goals. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge infrastructure that supports hyperscale and AI workloads around the world.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will manage assigned portions of the design process for both new builds and retrofit projects. You’ll support the delivery of design documentation, provide technical coordination, and assist with early-stage due diligence. The ideal candidate has strong technical knowledge in MEP systems, the ability to manage multiple design packages simultaneously, and a passion for delivering best-in-class data center infrastructure.

You will work under the direction of senior team members and collaborate closely with OCI’s engineering, construction, and operations teams to ensure project success.

Responsibilities:

• Support the full lifecycle of design activities for data center projects, including planning, consultant coordination, and design review
• Assist with the development and tracking of project design schedules and deliverables
• Review consultant design packages (SD, DD, IFC) for alignment with OCI standards and technical requirements
• Coordinate with internal teams including construction, operations, and network infrastructure
• Support technical due diligence for lease and greenfield opportunities
• Identify design risks, elevate issues, and help drive resolution in coordination with senior design leads
• Provide QA/QC on design submissions and support compliance with Oracle’s documentation standards
• Participate in internal design reviews and cross-functional design workshops
• Help maintain internal design templates, standards, and technical documentation.

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.

Benefits:

1. 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 (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.