Special Projects Manager- Data Centers (Shackelford County, TX)

Oracle is a leading technology company that focuses on cloud solutions and data management. They are seeking a Special Projects Manager to lead complex remediation and upgrade projects within their data center portfolio, ensuring efficient execution and operational sustainability.

Responsibilities:

• Lead assigned remediation, retrofit, and special facilities projects from concept through design, permitting, construction, commissioning, and closeout
• Manage project setup, including budget development, schedule creation, scope alignment, execution planning, and oversight through completion
• Lead all phases of project delivery including pre-construction, design development, permitting and entitlements, competitive bid processes, contractor selection, construction oversight, commissioning, and turnover
• Manage project managers, coordinators, external project resources, or assigned delivery personnel supporting remediation and retrofit execution
• Act as the primary leader coordinating internal stakeholders across Facilities Operations, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Procurement, Finance, Security, and site leadership
• Translate requirements from internal subject matter experts and operations teams into executable project scopes that preserve long-term operational sustainability
• Lead design coordination across internal teams, design-build partners, consultants, and contractors to ensure technical and operational requirements are incorporated into the project
• Oversee physical construction activities on site, including quality, safety, contractor performance, sequencing, and adherence to site work rules
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, risk, staffing, and partner performance while ensuring work is delivered in alignment with Oracle standards and campus operating constraints
• Coordinate OFCI equipment planning, logistics, and integration into project delivery
• Lead commissioning and turnover activities for critical systems integration across existing data center environments and remediation scopes
• Ensure complete and accurate turnover documentation is delivered to Operations, including closeout records, drawings, commissioning results, and other required project artifacts
• Partner closely with site operations teams to coordinate remediation work with ongoing maintenance, operations, and customer-impact considerations in live facilities
• Drive day-to-day project decisions to conclusion, escalating risk, business-impact, or resource concerns when appropriate
• Own project resource allocation, workflow prioritization, and team utilization across assigned remediation programs
• Support financial governance through forecasting, variance reporting, contractor billing review, approval packages, and coordination with finance partners
• Lead lessons learned and continuous improvement efforts to strengthen future remediation and retrofit execution across the portfolio
• Support hiring, onboarding, coaching, and development of project delivery staff aligned to the remediation program

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in project management, construction management, remediation, retrofit delivery, or technical infrastructure programs
• 2+ years of experience leading project teams, project engineers, coordinators, or third-party project resources
• Strong experience in complex and technical construction environments, ideally including mission-critical, industrial, utility, healthcare, semiconductor, or data center facilities
• Experience delivering projects in live operational environments where safety, continuity, and coordination with ongoing operations are critical
• Strong understanding of both CSA and MEP scopes, with the ability to coordinate technical and operational stakeholders through construction and turnover
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or similar field preferred; equivalent experience also valued
• Strong project and people leadership with the ability to guide teams through complex remediation and retrofit work from concept through closeout
• Strong budget, schedule, staffing, and contractor management capability
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination across technical, operational, and business functions
• Ability to balance execution speed, safety, operational continuity, and long-term maintainability
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving in dynamic project environments
• Strong quality mindset with disciplined follow-through on documentation, turnover, and project controls
• Ability to lead through influence while also reinforcing accountability, clarity, and execution discipline across project teams
• Experience in data center, critical facilities, or other uptime-sensitive construction environments
• Experience with remediation, retrofit, tenant improvement, infrastructure upgrade, or brownfield construction programs
• Familiarity with commissioning, turnover, operational handoff, and project closeout requirements in mission-critical environments
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management tools such as MS Project or Primavera P6
• PMP, CCM, PE, or similar construction/project management credentials are a plus
• Experience with contractor qualification, bid management, permitting coordination, project forecasting, and team resource planning is strongly preferred