Principal Data Center Construction Manager

The Senior Data Center MEP PM will be responsible for supporting and overseeing MEP delivery activities throughout the construction lifecycle, including planning, construction execution, QA/QC coordination, commissioning readiness, turnover, and closeout.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide field-based project management support for MEP systems on hyperscale data center construction projects. 
• Work closely with construction teams, developer representatives, QA/QC oversight teams, general contractors, trade partners, and vendors to monitor execution of MEP scope. 
• Support delivery of electrical and/or mechanical systems, including power distribution, switchgear, UPS systems, generators, cooling systems, piping, controls, fire protection, and associated infrastructure. 
• Track project schedule, milestones, constraints, risks, and dependencies related to MEP construction activities. 
• Review and monitor installation quality, field progress, construction documentation, issue resolution, and punch-list closure. 
• Partner with QA/QC teams to support inspections, documentation, non-conformance tracking, corrective actions, and quality verification. 
• Coordinate with commissioning teams to ensure systems are installed, tested, and turned over in accordance with project requirements. 
• Identify risks, blockers, design conflicts, constructability issues, and schedule impacts; escalate issues with clear recommendations. 
• Support review of RFIs, submittals, change impacts, field directives, and technical coordination items. 
• Participate in construction meetings, MEP coordination meetings, look-ahead planning sessions, QA/QC reviews, and commissioning readiness discussions. 
• Maintain clear communication with Oracle stakeholders regarding project status, progress, risks, and critical issues. 
• Promote a strong safety culture and support compliance with site safety expectations and construction best practices. 
• Help ensure data center infrastructure is delivered to Oracle’s performance, reliability, quality, and operational readiness standards. 

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in data center, hyperscale, mission-critical, industrial, or large-scale construction project delivery. 
• Direct experience supporting MEP construction on data center or mission-critical infrastructure projects. 
• Experience with electrical MEP systems such as medium-voltage distribution, switchgear, UPS, generators, transformers, power distribution, grounding, controls, and related systems. 
• Mechanical background may also be considered with relevant data center MEP experience, including cooling, chilled water, CRAH/CRAC, piping, pumps, air handling, fire protection, or controls. 
• Prior experience working on hyperscale data center projects is required. 
• Strong understanding of construction project execution, field coordination, QA/QC processes, schedule tracking, and issue resolution. 
• Experience working with general contractors, trade contractors, construction managers, developers, design teams, vendors, and commissioning teams. 
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, schedules, submittals, RFIs, and technical documentation. 
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly summarize project risks, issues, status, and next steps. 
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced construction environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. 
• Must be willing and able to work approximately 85% on-site in the Abilene/Shackelford, Texas area. 
• Ability to travel locally as needed to support project execution, vendor coordination, or stakeholder meetings. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field. 
• Strong electrical background with experience in data center power infrastructure, including utility coordination, medium-voltage systems, backup power, redundancy, and commissioning. 
• Experience with hyperscale cloud, colocation, or large enterprise data center construction. 
• Familiarity with data center commissioning levels, integrated systems testing, turnover packages, and operational readiness requirements. 
• Experience with construction reporting tools, scheduling platforms, document control systems, and issue tracking processes such as Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Aconex, Bluebeam, SharePoint, or similar tools. 
• Experience managing or supporting QA/QC processes, inspection readiness, non-conformance resolution, and punch-list management. 
• Knowledge of construction safety practices, electrical safety, lockout/tagout awareness, and mission-critical site protocols. 
• PMP, CCM, PE, LEED, or other relevant professional certification. 
• Experience working with developer-led construction delivery models. 
• Ability to influence without direct authority and drive alignment across internal teams, contractors, vendors, and external partners. 
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to operate independently as a senior individual contributor. 

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