Senior Project Controls Lead
Abilene, TX - USA
Job Summary
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Data Center Delivery Organization is searching for a Sr. Project Controls Lead to support delivery of OCIs Abilene AI Data Center.
This role manages project controls across schedule cost risk procurement readiness logistics visibility and delivery performance. The Sr. Project Controls Lead will partner with delivery teams construction partners suppliers logistics providers manufacturing partners and leadership to improve project predictability identify critical-path risks and provide clear actionable reporting.
The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented project controls professional who can translate project data into practical field-informed insights. Success in this role will be measured by improved project visibility reporting accuracy schedule predictability risk escalation mitigation follow-through and cross-functional alignment.
The role is based in Abilene Texas. Oracle offers relocation packages to eligible candidates.
Responsibilities
- Support integrated project controls for assigned OCI data center delivery scopes including schedule tracking milestone reporting forecasting cost visibility risk tracking and leadership updates.
- Maintain project controls tools and trackers including schedules milestone trackers action logs risk registers issue logs recovery plans and project health dashboards.
- Track project performance across schedule cost procurement readiness material delivery supplier status manufacturing alignment logistics readiness field execution safety trends and mitigation closure.
- Identify critical-path risks schedule slippage dependencies procurement gaps supplier constraints manufacturing bottlenecks logistics risks and field execution blockers.
- Partner with project managers construction teams supply chain suppliers logistics providers manufacturing partners and technical stakeholders to validate project status and improve schedule predictability.
- Support schedule development and maintenance including baseline tracking variance analysis lookahead reporting progress updates and recovery forecasting.
- Track cost and change impacts including budget risks forecast changes pending issues potential claims and project-level variance narratives.
- Coordinate long-lead procurement supplier readiness material availability manufacturing progress and logistics plans against project execution needs.
- Support prefab modular delivery manufacturing coordination and industrialized delivery by aligning manufacturing status with site readiness and installation requirements.
- Prepare project controls reporting for leadership including KPI dashboards variance summaries risk updates recovery recommendations and decision-support materials.
- Conduct project status reviews through field engagement site walks supplier check-ins construction partner updates and manufacturing reviews.
- Escalate risks early with clear ownership recommended actions due dates dependencies and recovery paths.
- Support project controls reviews governance forums coordination meetings action tracking and follow-up discipline.
- Convert project data into concise insights that help leadership understand delivery risks tradeoffs and required decisions.
Qualifications:
- 5 years of experience in project controls project management construction delivery program management infrastructure delivery supply chain coordination operational reporting or related fields.
- Bachelors degree in engineering Construction Management Business Supply Chain Operations or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience supporting large-scale construction infrastructure data center mission-critical industrial manufacturing energy utilities or complex capital delivery programs.
- Working knowledge of schedule tracking milestone management cost tracking forecasting risk management change visibility and project reporting.
- Experience with integrated project schedules and project controls reporting tools.
- Ability to analyze project data identify trends summarize risks and translate findings into action-oriented recommendations.
- Experience maintaining trackers dashboards risk logs issue logs action registers recovery plans and leadership updates.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex project information clearly to project teams stakeholders and leadership.
- Ability to work across construction engineering supply chain logistics manufacturing finance and operations teams.
- Strong attention to detail follow-through and ownership of recurring project controls processes.
- Ability to influence accountability and follow-up without direct authority.
- Willingness to work from Abilene Texas and travel as needed to support project delivery.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting hyperscale data center delivery mission-critical construction semiconductor industrial manufacturing energy utilities or other complex infrastructure programs.
- Experience with Primavera P6 Oracle Primavera Cloud MS Project Power BI Tableau Smartsheet Excel or similar tools.
- Experience with schedule variance analysis critical-path analysis lookahead planning cost forecasting change tracking and recovery planning.
- Experience coordinating supply chain readiness long-lead procurement logistics planning supplier performance manufacturing readiness or material flow.
- Familiarity with prefab modular construction offsite manufacturing industrialized construction or field-installation readiness.
- Experience preparing executive dashboards KPI summaries project health reports variance narratives and risk-based decision briefs.
- Demonstrated ability to improve reporting accuracy schedule visibility mitigation closure supplier readiness logistics performance and project execution discipline.
- PMP PMI-SP PSP CCP Lean Six Sigma or similar certification preferred but not required.
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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: $97500 to $199500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and 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.
Career Level - IC4
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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