Project Manager, Power Generation Operations

About the role

This position is full-time on-site at Oracle's offices in Nashville, TN. Relocation assistance may be available in accordance with Oracle's relocation policies. Candidates should expect a minimum 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.

The Project Manager, Power Generation serves as a critical leader responsible for delivering strategic infrastructure initiatives that directly support the organization's 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 organization's global data center operations.

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 organization's 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.

Requirements

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

• Bachelor's 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.