Director, On-Site Power Delivery

Ll Oefentherapie; Abilene (TX); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Abilene AI Data Center seeks a Director, On-Site Power Delivery to lead utility coordination, HV/MV infrastructure readiness, substation delivery, and permanent power energization across active OCI campuses.

The role requires strong governance, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to deliver power milestones on time with 40–60% field presence during critical utility activities.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of experience in utility power delivery, HV/MV electrical infrastructure, substations, mission-critical construction, data centers, industrial campuses, or large capital programs.
• 5+ years of leadership and people management experience managing teams, contractors, utility partners, or cross-functional delivery groups.
• Strong knowledge of utility feeds, substations, switchgear, transformers, protection systems, metering, grounding, and power distribution interfaces.
• Proven experience with utility coordination, interconnection strategy, substation delivery, energization planning, and permanent power readiness.
• Experience managing utility-driven schedule risks, outage constraints, tie-ins, long-lead infrastructure, and recovery plans.
• Background supporting commissioning, startup, turnover, and temporary-to-permanent power transitions.
• Strong field leadership presence with the ability to assess readiness, challenge assumptions, and drive accountability.
• Clear executive communication skills and ability to simplify complex power risks into decisions and actions.
• Strong safety leadership related to energized work, LOTO, outage planning, and live power activities.
• Ability to travel regularly to active campuses and maintain 40–60% site engagement as needed

Responsibilities

• Lead regional utility power delivery governance across OCI campuses
• Oversee HV utility interconnection strategy, substation delivery, and permanent power readiness
• Coordinate utility milestones, outages, tie-ins, energization sequencing, and recovery plans
• Maintain visibility into power delivery risks, dependencies, and schedule impacts across projects
• Partner with utilities, contractors, commissioning, startup, controls, operations, and portfolio teams
• Conduct power readiness reviews and energization readiness assessments
• Validate substation progress, field readiness, turnover quality, and startup alignment onsite
• Escalate utility, infrastructure, and energization risks early and clearly
• Support safe and reliable temporary-to-permanent power transitions
• Reinforce standards for live power work, outage planning, energization discipline, and turnover readiness
• Provide executive-level updates on utility constraints, power risks, and recovery priorities
• Drive consistency, accountability, and leadership capability across power delivery teams

Skills

Construction Management

Construction Project Management

Credential Management

Data Center Infrastructure

Electrical Distribution Infrastructure

Electrical Systems

Manufacturing Data Center

OSHA Regulations

OSHA Safety Assessments

People Operations Function Management

Problem Solving

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Utility Mapping

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

OSHA 30, NFPA 70E credentials

Job description

• Does this position require a security clearance? No
• Years 10+ years
• Additional Info Visa / work permit sponsorship is not available for this position
• Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages English

Job Description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Abilene AI Data Center
Director, On-Site Power Delivery
Location: Preferred Abilene, Texas or Texas Remote w/50% travel

ABOUT THE ROLE:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Abilene AI Data Center is seeking a Director, On-Site Power Delivery to lead utility power coordination, high-voltage infrastructure readiness, substation delivery alignment, and permanent power energization across active OCI campuses. This role ensures utility milestones, substations, outages, tie-ins, and permanent power transitions are planned, visible, and executed safely. The Director partners with utilities, construction, commissioning, startup, controls, operations, and portfolio leadership to keep power delivery aligned with project schedules and operational readiness. This is a field-engaged leadership role with expected 40–60% site presence during critical utility, energization, startup, and recovery activities.

This role is located in Abilene, Texas. Oracle offers managed move relocation packages for eligible candidates. We will also consider candidates for Texas Remote with 50% travel.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Lead regional utility power delivery governance across OCI campuses
  Oversee HV utility interconnection strategy, substation delivery, and permanent power
  readiness
• Coordinate utility milestones, outages, tie-ins, energization sequencing, and recovery plans
  Maintain visibility into power delivery risks, dependencies, and schedule impacts across
  projects
• Partner with utilities, contractors, commissioning, startup, controls, operations, and portfolio
  teams
• Conduct power readiness reviews and energization readiness assessments
• Validate substation progress, field readiness, turnover quality, and startup alignment onsite
  Escalate utility, infrastructure, and energization risks early and clearly
• Support safe and reliable temporary-to-permanent power transitions
  Reinforce standards for live power work, outage planning, energization discipline, and turnover readiness
  Provide executive-level updates on utility constraints, power risks, and recovery priorities Drive consistency, accountability, and leadership capability across power delivery teams

Qualifications:

• 13+ years of experience in utility power delivery, HV/MV electrical infrastructure, substations,
  mission-critical construction, data centers, industrial campuses, or large capital programs
• 5+ years of leadership and people management experience managing teams, contractors, utility partners, or cross- functional delivery groups
• Strong knowledge of utility feeds, substations, switchgear, transformers, protection systems,
  metering, grounding, and power distribution interfaces
• Proven experience with utility coordination, interconnection strategy, substation delivery,
  energization planning, and permanent power readiness
• Experience managing utility-driven schedule risks, outage constraints, tie-ins, long-lead infrastructure, and recovery plans
• Background supporting commissioning, startup, turnover, and temporary-to-permanent power transitions
• Strong field leadership presence with the ability to assess readiness, challenge assumptions, and drive accountability
• Clear executive communication skills and ability to simplify complex power risks into decisions and actions
• Strong safety leadership related to energized work, LOTO, outage planning, and live power activities
• Ability to travel regularly to active campuses and maintain 40–60% site engagement as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Management, or related field; equivalent experience considered
  PE, PMP, OSHA 30, NFPA 70E, or similar credentials preferred
• Experience with data centers, cloud campuses, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, energy, or other mission-critical environments
• Experience leading regional or multi-campus power delivery programs.
• Familiarity with utility interconnection, service agreements, outage requests, energization approvals, and metering requirements
• Experience in owner’s representative, developer, EPC, construction management, commissioning, startup, or operations leadership roles
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across utilities, contractors, project teams, and operations without direct authority

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $139,400 to $291,800 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
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:
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.
Career Level - M4

Required Skills

• Construction Management
• Construction Project Management
• Credential Management
• Data Center Infrastructure Construction
• Electrical Distribution Infrastructure
• Electrical Systems
• Manufacturing Data Center
• OSHA Regulations
• OSHA Safety Assessments
• People Operations Function Management
• Problem Solving
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Utility Mapping

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