Facilities Operations Manager - Mechanical (LOCATION: SHACKELFORD , TEXAS)

Oracle; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle seeks an experienced Facilities Operations Manager - Mechanical to lead the safe, reliable operation of mission-critical HVAC and mechanical systems at our Schakelfort data center in Texas. You will own maintenance execution, vendor performance, incident response, and technician leadership to ensure uptime and safety.

The role focuses on day-to-day plant operations, preventive and corrective maintenance, and continuous improvement with cross-functional collaboration across engineering,

Qualifications

• 5-8 years in mechanical plant operations or uptime-critical environments
• 1-3+ years leading technicians or service providers
• Strong knowledge of chilled water systems, cooling towers, pumps, CRAHs/CHUs and controls
• Experience managing vendors, maintenance programs, and incident response in 24x7 operations
• Familiarity with BMS, SCADA, DCIM and CMMS tools

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations, maintenance, and service execution for critical mechanical and HVAC infrastructure.
• Own mechanical plant readiness, including preventive/corrective maintenance and backlog management.
• Serve as primary site technical lead for mechanical systems and incident escalation.
• Manage technicians, contractors, and vendors with emphasis on safety and quality.
• Drive troubleshooting for mechanical failures and degradation affecting uptime.
• Track KPIs: availability, backlog health, MTTR, and action closure.
• Collaborate with engineering, commissioning, and reliability teams on upgrades.
• Lead root cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are sustained.
• Maintain audit-ready records and CMMS data flood for turnover and reports.
• Promote safe work practices and environmental compliance.
• Coach technicians to improve troubleshooting and execution.
• Support Site Operations Director with status and risk reporting

Skills

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Leadership

Communication

Maintenance planning

Vendor management

Education

EPA Section 608 Certification

HVAC trade license

Tools

BMS

SCADA

DCIM

CMMS

Job description

As Facilities Operations Manager - Mechanical , you will lead the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of mission-critical mechanical systems supporting OCI data centers. Reporting to the Site Operations Director , this role owns mechanical plant operations, maintenance execution, vendor performance, operational readiness, and technician leadership across cooling and HVAC infrastructure.

You will oversee the operation and maintenance of systems such as chillers, cooling towers, pumps, CRAHs, AHUs, CDUs, fan walls, and associated controls, ensuring uptime is protected and work is executed safely, consistently, and to Oracle standards. This role is focused on day-to-day plant operations and service execution rather than long-range design authority.

THIS ROLE IS ON-SITE IN SCHAKELFORT, TEXAS (NO EXCEPTION). RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations, maintenance, and service execution for critical mechanical and HVAC infrastructure.
• Own mechanical plant readiness, including preventive maintenance, corrective work, inspections, restoration activities, and maintenance backlog management.
• Serve as the primary site point of contact and technical lead for mechanical systems, including incident escalation and operational decision support.
• Manage Facilities Technicians, contractors, and service vendors, ensuring strong safety performance, quality of work, documentation rigor, and SLA adherence.
• Drive troubleshooting and response for mechanical failures, abnormal conditions, and performance degradation impacting uptime or operational stability.
• Track and improve KPIs such as equipment availability, backlog health, MTTR, repeat failures, maintenance completion, and corrective action closure.
• Partner with engineering, commissioning, deployment, reliability, and controls teams on retrofits, upgrades, system turnover, and operational acceptance.
• Lead or support root cause analysis for major or recurring issues and ensure corrective actions are fully implemented, verified, and sustained.
• Maintain audit-ready records including procedures, service reports, maintenance history, turnover documentation, and CMMS data.
• Champion safe work practices, environmental compliance, and disciplined process execution across all mechanical operations.
• Coach and develop technicians and frontline leads to strengthen troubleshooting capability, technical depth, and execution consistency.
• Support the Site Operations Director with status reporting, risk visibility, staffing readiness, and operational improvement initiatives for the mechanical plant.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in mechanical plant operations, HVAC service, critical cooling maintenance, or related uptime-critical environments such as data centers, healthcare, industrial plants, semiconductor, or large commercial facilities.
• 1-3+ years of experience leading technicians, maintenance teams, or service providers in a live operational environment.
• Strong knowledge of chilled water systems, cooling towers, pumps, CRAHs, AHUs, CDUs, and related controls platforms.
• Experience managing vendors, maintenance programs, incident response, and service execution in 24x7 operations.
• Familiarity with BMS, SCADA, DCIM, and CMMS tools.
• Experience supporting commissioning, turnover, or operational acceptance of new or upgraded mechanical systems is preferred.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong troubleshooting judgment and calm decision-making under pressure.
• Deep commitment to safety, procedure adherence, and documentation rigor.
• Clear communicator able to translate plant conditions, risks, and actions for varied stakeholders.
• Strong planning and execution discipline across maintenance, backlog, and operational priorities.
• Ability to lead technicians and vendors while reinforcing accountability and consistent field execution.

Preferred Skills / Certifications

• Experience with mission-critical cooling infrastructure and redundancy strategies in high-availability environments.
• Familiarity with predictive maintenance, trend analysis, controls integration, and operational performance monitoring.
• EPA Section 608 Certification preferred where refrigerant-handling responsibilities apply.
• HVAC trade license, mechanical certification, or equivalent technical qualification where applicable.
• OEM or manufacturer training on chillers, cooling systems, pumps, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC systems, or related controls platforms preferred.
• OSHA 30 preferred.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

This is a mission-critical onsite role supporting 24/7 operations where continuous uptime is essential; as such, regular attendance, schedule flexibility, and response readiness are required. To perform these duties, you must be able to frequently walk, bend, kneel, crouch, push/pull objects, and climb stairs. You may be required to lift or move up to 39 pounds independently and participate in group lifts for loads 40 pounds or greater. You must also be capable