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Senior Director, E2E Portfolio & Project Controls

Oracle


Job Location:

Abilene, TX - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 193600 - 414400
Posted: 22 August 2026 (12 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 19 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Shackleford County Data Centeris searching for aSr. DirectorData Center End-to-End Portfolio & Project Controlsto lead OCIs rapid expansion of the Shackleford AI Data Center Campus which requires a proven executive capable of establishing and scaling End-to-End (E2E) Portfolio & Project Controls organization ensuring the leadership necessary to deliver and lead portfolio forecasting project controls operational analytics supply chain coordination manufacturing readiness and TPM governance across regional data center delivery projects.

This role will have end-to-end accountability for project controls across a portfolio totaling approximately $29 billion in capital investment with critical delivery milestones beginning in September 2026 and extending through July 2028. In addition to overseeing project schedule cost forecasting and reporting the leader will build and manage a high-performing organization consisting of full-time employees vendor partners and a construction workforce that currently exceeds 3500 personnel and is expected to grow to approximately 8000 workers at peak campus activity.

The E2E Portfolio & Project Controls executive must possess exceptional executive level communication and stakeholder management capabilities to influence align and coordinate across internal executive stakeholders engineering construction commercial and customer organizations as well as external partners. Given the breadth of responsibility and cross-functional influence required this position demands one of the highest levels of ownership autonomy and strategic decision-making within the data center delivery organization.

This role provides strategic oversight and leadership for the construction of data centers by colocation providers ensuring successful completion of projects on time within budget and to the highest quality standards.

  • Directs and mentors construction project teams ensuring the alignment of all projects with the overall strategic vision of the organization.
  • Strategizes and directs the creation review and maintenance of documentation including design review commissioning and problem-solving papers.
  • Provides executive oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards.
  • Directs high-level site walks and leads the strategic startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects.
  • Addresses gaps in risk identification and mitigation and informs the board of associated potential impacts.
  • Provides executive oversight as the primary point of contact between the company and colocation providers.
  • Directs the strategic selection negotiation and management of contracts with external vendors contractors and suppliers ensuring contract compliance and performance and construction activities align with the approved design plans and specifications.
  • Directs the installation of power cooling networking and structured cabling systems.


Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead integrated portfolio schedules forecasts dashboards and executive reporting.
  • Track portfolio performance across cost schedule risk safety supply chain and execution.
  • Identify critical path risks cross-project dependencies delivery constraints and recovery needs.
  • Develop mitigation plans recovery forecasts risk registers milestone trackers and action logs.
  • Coordinate long-lead procurement supplier readiness manufacturing alignment logistics and material flow.
  • Support prefab modular delivery OSA adoption and industrialized delivery scaling.
  • Partner with project teams suppliers logistics providers manufacturing partners and leadership to improve execution alignment.
  • Validate reporting through regular field engagement and site reviews.
  • Ensure portfolio-level risks are escalated early with clear ownership and action plans.
  • Lead TPM governance operating rhythms accountability tracking and cross-functional coordination.
  • Monitor KPIs including forecast accuracy cost variance schedule adherence mitigation closure material delivery supplier performance manufacturing throughput logistics readiness safety trends and portfolio health


Construction Project Management-Project Planning and Execution:
-Provides strategic oversight and leadership for the construction of data centers by colocation providers ensuring successful completion of projects on time within budget and to the highest quality standards.
-Develops maintains and provides executive oversight for comprehensive project schedules ensuring strategic coordination with colocation providers for the successful delivery of all project milestones.
-Leads and oversees the strategic creation management and optimization of project budgets ensuring efficient use of resources and cost-effective delivery of projects across the organization.
-Directs and mentors construction project teams ensuring the alignment of all projects with the overall strategic vision of the organization.
-Strategizes and directs the creation review and maintenance of documentation including design review commissioning and problem-solving papers ensuring enterprise-wide adherence to standards effective document management and delivery and suitability of all materials for their intended purpose.
Construction Project Management-Project Integration and Quality Assurance:
-Provides executive oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards.
-Strategizes and manages the coordination and integration of tenant fit out projects optimizing processes and driving improvements throughout design construction and commissioning phases.
-Directs high-level site walks to ensure strategic schedule adherence coordination and quality throughout the project lifecycle.
-Leads the strategic startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects ensuring all systems are operational and meet design specifications.
Risk and Problem Management:
-Provides executive oversight for the evaluation of risk profiles associated with timely project delivery across numerous projects.
-Addresses gaps in risk identification and mitigation and informs the board of associated potential impacts.
-Develops and ensures the strategic implementation of comprehensive mitigation strategies for major construction project risks to ensure corporate project success.
Stakeholder and Vendor Management:
-Provides executive oversight as the primary point of contact between the company and colocation providers ensuring clear and effective communication and executive alignment.
-Develops and maintains high-level strategic relationships to support internal and external stakeholders influencing corporate strategy and long-term goals.
-Directs the strategic selection negotiation and management of contracts with external vendors contractors and suppliers ensuring contract compliance and performance and resolving the most critical and complex contract issues.
Design Coordination and Improvement:
-Provides executive oversight of collaboration with design teams to ensure that construction activities align with the approved design plans and specifications ensuring executive alignment.
-Provides high-level colocation provider evaluation input for continuous improvement influencing corporate strategy and long-term goals.
-Directs the installation of power cooling networking and structured cabling systems ensuring adherence to quality standards and resolving the most critical and complex installation issues.

Core Responsibilities
Planning & Execution:
-Provides strategic oversight on the management and execution of large-scale projects or initiatives monitoring timelines deliverables and budgets when applicable to ensure success. Sets strategies for appropriately delegating work setting priorities and aligning projects with business needs. Drives the strategic planning process across teams providing guidance on resources or timelines in anticipation of changes.
Collaboration & Partnership:
-Sets a strategic direction for collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of expectations and strategic objectives. Drives a culture of teamwork empowering teams to build and maintain partnerships with business leaders stakeholders and/or customers to contribute to organizational success. Promotes a culture of transparency and inclusivity where all voices are valued and respected.
Problem Solving:
-Develops and implements strategies for specialized advanced problem-solving efforts across the organization serving as an escalation point for highly complex operational and/or technical issues. Oversees teams leveraging innovative techniques to address significant ambiguous issues identify root causes and prevent recurrence reviewing solutions as needed.
Continuous Learning:
-Champions continuous learning to maintain cutting-edge skills and influence organizational best practices. Inspires teams to build and maintain expertise in relevant areas by proactively monitoring emerging trends technologies and industry standards to help position the organization as an industry leader. Contributes to the organizations strategy for learning and development influencing leadership to foster learning opportunities for the team.
Continuous Improvement:
-Drives a culture of continuous improvement that sets a standard for efficient and effective processes protocols and workflows across the organization. Oversees work to implement large-scale approaches and methods for continued improvement ensuring changes align with organizational goals. Sets the strategic direction prioritizes and approves the roadmap of improvement initiatives to maximize return on investments.
Performance and Development:
-Drives and ensures consistent application of performance management strategies systems processes and guidelines across the organization. Creates an organizational culture of career development that encourages proactively identifying and pursuing career development opportunities and guiding leaders to support their teams growth. Drives consistency in the application of talent development procedures and socializes performance expectations across the organization. Partners with HR and executive leadership to envision and execute a talent management strategy balancing budget and talent resources.

Qualifications:

  • 13 years experience in project controls portfolio management program management construction delivery supply chain or operational governance.
  • 7 years experience in leadership and people management managing managers of managers
  • Bachelors degree in engineering Construction Management Business Supply Chain Operations or related field or equivalent experience.
  • Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure data center mission-critical industrial or manufacturing programs.
  • Strong understanding of integrated schedules cost tracking risk management forecasting and executive reporting.
  • Ability to connect portfolio data with actual field conditions.
  • Experience coordinating supply chain manufacturing logistics and material readiness with project execution needs.
  • Strong leadership executive communication analytical and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive accountability without directly owning field execution.
  • Willingness to travel regularly to project sites suppliers and manufacturing partners.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Masters degree in engineering Construction Management Business Supply Chain or related field.
  • Experience in hyperscale data center delivery or mission-critical construction.
  • Experience withPrimavera P6 Oracle Primavera Cloud MS Project Power BI Tableau Smartsheet or similar tools.
  • Background in TPM project controls supply chain integration or industrialized construction.
  • Experience with prefab modular construction OSA manufacturing coordination or logistics planning.
  • Strong executive reporting and dashboard development experience.
  • Experience improving forecast accuracy schedule predictability supplier readiness logistics performance and safety visibility.
  • Certifications: PMP PgMP PMI-SP CCP PSP Lean Six Sigma or similar certification preferred.

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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: $193600 to $414400 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 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.

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