Global Project Controls Lead: Cost, Forecasting & Reporting

Oracle Corporation; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Corporation in Nashville seeks a Project Controls Program Lead to guide global cost controls across large-scale data center capital programs, ensuring consistency and transparency.

You will shape strategy, develop templates, and deliver executive cost reporting, leveraging advanced Excel-based and AI-powered tools to scale controls globally. This role requires senior-level expertise and the ability to influence multiple teams without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Senior-level expertise in cost project controls and forecasting.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments.
• Experience with advanced Excel-based cost modeling.
• Experience with AI-based tools for cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine global cost controls strategy, standards, processes, procedures, templates, and reporting cadences across projects and regions.
• Create standardized templates for budgets, forecasts, commitment tracking, contingency management, change control, funding requests, bid comparisons, and executive summaries.
• Establish governance for WBS/CBS structures, cost codes, control accounts, budgets, forecasts, commitments, contingency logs, change logs, and monthly cost reporting.
• Lead or support project budgets, cost plans, cash flows, forecasts, funding views, cost-to-complete assessments, and executive cost reports.
• Drive disciplined monthly cost reporting, ensuring variances, risks, opportunities, commitments, contingency usage, and forecast changes are clearly documented.
• Build and refine advanced Excel-basedandAI basedtoolsmodels, trackers, templates, and reporting workbooks to improve consistency, accuracy, auditability, and scalability.
• Support robust change control processes, including review of scope changes, cost impacts, entitlement, pricing, supporting documentation, and negotiation strategy.
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing, reconcile estimate changes,validatecost submissions, and provide written commercial recommendations.
• Manage or support contingency and allowance tracking, including drawdowns, releases, risk alignment, documentation, and leadership visibility.
• Partner with Design & Construction, Procurement, Finance, Scheduling, Project Controls, Delivery, Engineering, Legal, and regional teams to align cost controls with project execution and commercial strategy.
• Have experience working with P6/OPC Scheduling anduse milestones to inform costactivities forto stay ahead of critical activities and accelerate delivery.
• Translate complex cost and commercial information into clear narratives, risks, decisions, and recommendations for senior leaders and non-cost audiences.
• Support onboarding, training, and knowledge-sharing for teams using global cost controls processes, procedures, and templates.

Skills

Cost project controls

Forecasting

Change management

Contingency management

Commercial analysis

Executive reporting

Excel-based cost modeling

AI-based tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Excel

P6/OPC Scheduling

AI-based reporting tools

Job description

Oracle Corporation in Nashville seeks a Project Controls Program Lead to guide global cost controls across large-scale data center capital programs, ensuring consistency and transparency.

You will shape strategy, develop templates, and deliver executive cost reporting, leveraging advanced Excel-based and AI-powered tools to scale controls globally. This role requires senior-level expertise and the ability to influence multiple teams without direct authority.