Director, Data Center Construction

Director, Data Center Construction

Employer: Oracle. Job Description Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is seeking a Director of Data Center Infrastructure / Construction to help deliver a ~1GW-scale AI infrastructure program in Saline, MI. This is a rare opportunity to lead construction execution at extraordinary scale, driving field productivity, contractor performance, sequencing, logistics, recovery planning, installation quality, and construction turnover readiness across one of OCI’s most critical data center campuses. The ideal leader thrives in fast-moving, mission-critical environments and can turn complex field conditions into clear priorities, accountable execution, and predictable progress across general contractors, subcontractors, project teams, commissioning partners, and senior stakeholders. This role will be instrumental in keeping trades aligned, removing execution blockers, validating recovery plans, and ensuring construction progress supports downstream commissioning, startup, and operational readiness. This position may be based remote within the U.S. with up to 50% travel to Saline, MI , or onsite/hybrid in Saline, MI . Responsibilities Key Responsibilities - Lead construction execution for a ~1GW-scale AI infrastructure program in Saline, MI. - Drive safe, predictable field execution across active data center construction areas. - Manage general contractor and subcontractor performance, accountability, and execution standards. - Drive field productivity, trade flow, workface planning, sequencing alignment, and logistics coordination. - Identify construction execution risks early and remove blockers that could impact schedule, quality, safety, or turnover readiness. - Lead recovery planning and execution for schedule, manpower, logistics, sequencing, installation quality, or turnover risks. - Partner with project controls to ensure schedules, progress updates, recovery plans, and field reporting reflect actual site conditions. - Coordinate with QA/QC, commissioning, E2E capacity delive