Project Manager, Power Generation Operations

Description

>>This position will be full-time on-site at Oracles offices located in Nashville TN. Relocation assistance may be available in accordance with Oracles relocation policies. Candidates should expect aminimum of 50% travel with additional travel as business needs require.<<

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Project Manager Power Generation to lead critical initiatives that support our mission of delivering power supply to data center operations with 99.999% reliability.

This is a high-impact individual contributor role responsible for managing projects from concept through execution and operational handoff ensuring the resiliency reliability and continuous improvement of the electrical infrastructure that powers mission-critical data center environments.

The successful candidate will drive complex projects that address operational risks improve asset performance strengthen system resiliency and ensure seamless transitions from construction to operations. This role requires a strategic thinker who can effectively partner across multiple organizations influence without authority and remove obstacles to achieve business objectives in high-stakes environments.

Scope & Impact

The Project Manager Power Generation serves as a critical leader responsible for delivering strategic infrastructure initiatives that directly support the organizations mission of maintaining 99.999% reliable power delivery to data center operations. This role owns projects from concept through operational turnover ensuring that power generation and distribution assets are deployed upgraded and maintained to meet the reliability requirements of mission-critical environments.

This position has broad influence across multiple organizations including Site Leadership Reliability Engineering Technical Support Data Center Operations Construction Commissioning and external Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) partners. The successful candidate will lead initiatives that mitigate operational risk improve asset performance increase system resiliency and support long-term capacity and reliability objectives.

The role is expected to independently manage complex high-visibility projects involving significant capital investment aggressive schedules and substantial operational impact. Success requires balancing technical operational financial and schedule considerations while influencing stakeholders across organizational boundaries to drive alignment and execution.

This individual will play a key role in ensuring that new power infrastructure assets are delivered operationally ready on Day One while continuously identifying opportunities to strengthen the reliability maintainability and resiliency of existing infrastructure. The impact of this position directly contributes to business continuity customer availability and the long-term success of the organizations global data center operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10 years of utility industry experience with a strong emphasis on:
  • Electrical substations and/or power generation operations.
  • High-voltage and medium-voltage power systems.
  • Power generation distribution protection systems and switchgear.
• Proven experience leading complex high-risk projects with significant operational impact and rigid delivery timelines.
• Demonstrated experience managing Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors on large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of electrical infrastructure reliability risk management and operational resiliency.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple organizations and leadership levels.
• Excellent project management communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Project Management Business or a related technical field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience supporting mission-critical facilities data centers utility-scale generation transmission or distribution operations.
• Familiarity with commissioning startup and operational readiness processes for critical infrastructure.
• Experience implementing continuous improvement methodologies and reliability-centered maintenance practices.

What Makes You Successful

• You think beyond conventional solutions and proactively identify opportunities to improve reliability and resiliency.
• You thrive in complex fast-paced environments where operational excellence is non-negotiable.
• You build strong partnerships and align diverse stakeholders around common objectives.
• You are highly accountable action-oriented and capable of driving results with minimal oversight.
• You excel at balancing strategic thinking with practical execution and are motivated by solving difficult challenges that directly impact critical operations.
• You consistently remove obstacles drive alignment and help teams achieve mission-critical outcomes.

Why Join Us

This role offers a unique opportunity to directly influence the reliability and resiliency of critical infrastructure supporting world-class data center operations. You will partner with industry-leading engineering operations construction and reliability teams to deliver projects that ensure continuous power availability for some of the most critical digital infrastructure in the world.

Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead projects from initiation through closeout ensuring successful delivery of scope schedule budget and operational objectives.
• Manage initiatives focused on risk mitigation continuous improvement asset reliability and resiliency across power generation and distribution systems.
• Develop project plans schedules risk assessments and mitigation strategies to ensure successful outcomes within rigid timelines.
• Drive accountability across stakeholders contractors and vendors to achieve project milestones and deliverables.

Reliability & Resiliency

• Identify operational and infrastructure risks impacting power system reliability and develop practical solutions to mitigate them.
• Lead efforts to improve the performance maintainability and resilience of critical electrical assets including generation systems substations switchgear and associated infrastructure.
• Champion innovative approaches that enhance operational reliability while balancing cost risk and execution complexity.
• Support the organizations commitment to maintaining 99.999% power reliability for mission-critical data center operations.

Construction-to-Operations Transition

• Serve as a key stakeholder in the transition of new power infrastructure from construction to operations.
• Provide oversight and governance to ensure assets are commissioned documented tested and operationally ready on Day One of the data center construction timeline.
• Partner closely with construction commissioning and operations teams to ensure seamless handoffs and long-term asset performance.
• Validate operational readiness requirements and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into future deployments.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build strong partnerships with Site Leadership Reliability Engineering Technical Support Data Center Operations Construction and external vendors.
• Facilitate alignment among stakeholders and drive decision-making in complex environments.
• Identify and remove barriers that impede project success and operational excellence.
• Influence outcomes through collaboration technical understanding and strong communication skills.

Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate existing processes systems and operational practices to identify improvement opportunities.
• Implement sustainable solutions that improve reliability efficiency and operational readiness.
• Foster a culture of ownership accountability innovation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications
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 $43.94 to $89.90 per hour; from: $91400 to $187000 per annum. May be eligible for 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 Oracles 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.
As part of Oracles 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.