Senior Director, Special Projects — Data Center Transformation

Oracle; United States; On-site; USD 193,600 - 414,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Senior Director, Special Projects to lead a portfolio of data center initiatives. You will shape governance, drive performance, and coordinate cross-functional teams across Construction, Engineering, Operations, Reliability, and Procurement.

The role focuses on high-risk, mission-critical environments and long-term site performance. You will build scalable playbooks, dashboards, and executive reporting, while developing leaders and ensuring seamless turnover and handoff

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategy, operating model, and governance framework for the Special Projects construction portfolio.
• Lead teams responsible for remediation, retrofits, infrastructure upgrades, lifecycle replacements, and related improvements.
• Own portfolio prioritization, staffing strategy, budget alignment, risk governance, executive reporting, and escalation management.
• Partner with multiple functions to align project scope with operational needs and safety controls.
• Ensure projects are planned and executed with strong safety, change management, and outage planning.

Skills

Executive leadership

Governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Data center operations

Change management

Budget management

Staff development

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, facilities management, operations, or equivalent

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

Procore

Smartsheet

CMMS

DCIM

BIM

Job description

Oracle is seeking a Senior Director, Special Projects to lead a portfolio of data center initiatives. You will shape governance, drive performance, and coordinate cross-functional teams across Construction, Engineering, Operations, Reliability, and Procurement.

The role focuses on high-risk, mission-critical environments and long-term site performance. You will build scalable playbooks, dashboards, and executive reporting, while developing leaders and ensuring seamless turnover and handoff