Senior Critical Facilities Manager (Shackelford County, TX)

As a Senior Critical Facilities Manager, you will own the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the critical facilities infrastructure supporting one or more Oracle data centers. You will lead facilities of operations managers and their teams, with accountability for the availability, maintenance, and performance of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems that enable OCI’s 24/7 operations. 

 
Safety is our first priority and the foundation of every operational decision. You will establish a culture in which employees and contractors identify hazards, follow established procedures, stop unsafe work, and take responsibility for protecting themselves and others. You will ensure that operational urgency never compromises safe execution. 

 
This senior leadership role combines deep technical knowledge of critical infrastructure with strong people's leadership, operational judgment, and program and project management capabilities. As a manager of managers, you will build capable leadership teams, establish clear expectations, and ensure consistent execution across your facilities. You will be accountable for both immediate operational performance and the long-term health, resilience, and readiness of the infrastructure and organization. 

NOTE:  This is a full-time role located onsite at our new hyperscale facility in Shackelford County, Texas.  Relocation assistance will be provided.

Responsibilities

Safety leadership 
 

• Lead a proactive safety culture across employees, contractors, and service providers, reinforcing stop-work authority and accountability at every level.

• Ensure work is supported by appropriate risk assessments, approved procedures, required qualifications, and effective controls, including electrical safety, hazardous energy isolation, and contractor safety practices.

• Review incidents, near misses, and safety observations; ensure corrective actions address underlying causes and lessons are applied across the organization.

Critical facilities operations and technical ownership 
 

• Own the operational availability and reliability of all MEP infrastructure within your assigned data centers, including power distribution, backup generation, UPS systems, cooling, building controls, and associated life-safety systems.

• Lead 24/7 facilities operations, including staffing, shift coverage, operating procedures, maintenance planning, and emergency preparedness.

• Ensure preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance is completed safely, effectively, and on schedule, with disciplined management of maintenance backlogs and equipment deficiencies.

• Provide technical leadership for complex equipment issues, system performance concerns, and operational risk assessments.

• Maintain rigorous change management and work execution practices, including standard operating procedures, maintenance procedures, emergency operating procedures, and contingency plans.

• Lead facilities incident response and recovery, ensuring timely escalation, clear communication, thorough root-cause analysis, and sustained corrective action.

Leadership and people management 
 

• Lead, coach, and develop facilities operations managers, holding them accountable for safety, technical performance, team effectiveness, and employee development.

• Build an organization with the staffing, skills, and leadership capacity needed to support current operations and future growth.

• Establish clear goals and performance expectations; provide meaningful feedback and address performance concerns promptly and consistently.

• Develop succession plans, strengthen technical training and qualification programs, and create opportunities for career growth.

• Foster a culture of trust, inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Programs, projects, and business management 
 

• Lead programs that improve safety, reliability, maintenance effectiveness, operational consistency, and infrastructure lifecycle performance.

• Oversee facilities projects, equipment replacements, and upgrades, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, and operational risks are managed throughout execution.

• Partner with engineering, construction, commissioning, and other stakeholders to ensure new facilities and systems transition into operations with complete documentation, trained staff, and demonstrated readiness.

• Manage operating budgets, resource plans, vendor performance, service agreements, and critical spare-parts strategies.

• Use performance measures, inspections, and operational reviews to identify risks, prioritize investment, and verify improvement.

• Maintain compliance with applicable requirements and Oracle standards, with accurate records and readiness for audits and inspections.

Qualifications and experience - this will be based on the job code quals. 
 

• Substantial experience operating and maintaining mission-critical facilities, with deep knowledge of data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure.

• Demonstrated experience leading managers and multidisciplinary technical teams in a 24/7 operating environment.

• A strong record of safety leadership, operational risk management, and disciplined maintenance and change execution.

• Experience leading complex incidents, conducting root-cause analysis, and implementing effective corrective actions.

• Demonstrated success managing operational programs, infrastructure projects, budgets, and service providers.

• Strong communication and decision-making skills, including the ability to explain technical risks, establish priorities, and align stakeholders.

• A relevant technical degree or equivalent practical experience.

Why Oracle Cloud Infrastructure?

Global impact at scale: Contribute directly to how mission-critical OCI data centers operate across regions and continents, influencing infrastructure reliability, security, sustainability, and long-term capacity growth.

Technically rigorous environment: Work alongside experienced engineers, automation specialists, and compliance teams in a rapidly scaling hyperscale cloud infrastructure, where disciplined execution and technical depth matter.

Culture built on operational excellence: Join an organization that values safety, process rigor, clear accountability, and continuous improvement as foundational to protecting uptime and customer trust.

Long-term career development: Benefit from internal mobility, role-based technical training, and development opportunities designed for professionals building long-term careers in cloud infrastructure and facilities operations.

Qualifications

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: $126,200 to $264,100 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 Oracle's 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 - M3