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Job Description: The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Data Center Design Management team is a forward-thinking group dedicated to shaping the infrastructure that powers the cloud. We are seeking a Senior Data Center Design Manager to help drive our global data center growth with innovation, precision, and a commitment to design excellence. As a Senior Data Center Design Manager, you will be responsible for managing the design delivery of data center infrastructure across Oracle's global portfolio. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong project management capabilities, and the ability to lead design efforts in collaboration with internal stakeholders, external consultants, and lease providers. You will play a critical role in ensuring our facilities are reliable, scalable, efficient, and aligned with Oracle’s strategic objectives. Job Summary: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Senior Data Center Design Manager to help drive the execution and technical oversight of designs across our global data center portfolio. As a senior individual contributor, you will manage the full lifecycle of design activities, from early planning and consultant engagement through design reviews and coordination, ensuring all projects meet Oracle’s standards for quality, efficiency, and scalability. In this role, you will work closely with internal stakeholders, external consultants, and colocation providers to deliver design packages that align with Oracle’s technical program requirements. You will contribute to the strategic vision of OCI’s infrastructure growth by applying your deep technical knowledge, driving design consistency, and proactively resolving design risks. This role is critical to maintaining design quality across projects and plays a key part in enabling OCI’s global expansion. Responsibilities: • Manage the end-to-end design process for new and retrofit data center projects. • Coordinate with internal teams including construction, operations, network, and capacity planning to align project requirements. • Oversee and review consultant design packages (BOD, SD, DD, IFC), ensuring alignment with Oracle design standards and programmatic goals. • Drive technical due diligence and early design assessments for lease and greenfield opportunities. • Act as the primary design point of contact for colocation partners, providing direction, design QA/QC, and performance feedback. • Ensure designs support operational efficiency, maintainability, and scalability. • Identify and resolve design risks, conflicts, and inefficiencies. • Support development and maintenance of internal design standards and best practices. • Lead design review meetings and workshops with cross-functional teams. • Track and manage design deliverables and schedules across multiple concurrent projects. Required Qualifications: • NCARB accredited degree in architecture, Engineering, or related technical field; PE or RA license preferred. • 7+ years of experience managing data center or mission-critical facility design. • Expertise in building MEP systems, data center infrastructure, and high-density cooling (including air and liquid). • Experience working with lease providers and/or colocation developers. • Strong understanding of design phases, permitting processes, and construction workflows. • Proficiency in reading technical drawings and specifications (MEP, architectural, structural). • Excellent communication, coordination, and organizational skills. • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. • Knowledge of relevant building codes, industry standards (ASHRAE, NFPA, Uptime), and sustainability best practices. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with international data center design projects. • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and hyperscale requirements. • Experience with Revit/BIM coordination workflows and document control tools (e.g., ACC, Newforma). • LEED AP, Uptime ATD, or similar certifications are a plus. This role is onsite in Nashville, TN. 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: $102,300 to $209,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity. 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. As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment. As a Senior Data Center Design Manager, you will be responsible for managing the design delivery of data center infrastructure across Oracle's global portfolio. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong project management capabilities, and the ability to lead design efforts in collaboration with internal stakeholders, external consultants, and lease providers. You will play a critical role in ensuring our facilities are reliable, scalable, efficient, and aligned with Oracle’s strategic objectives.

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Manage the end-to-end design process for new and retrofit data center projects.
Coordinate with internal teams including construction, operations, network, and capacity planning to align project requirements.
Oversee and review consultant design packages (BOD, SD, DD, IFC), ensuring alignment with Oracle design standards and programmatic goals.
Drive technical due diligence and early design assessments for lease and greenfield opportunities.
Act as the primary design point of contact for colocation partners, providing direction, design QA/QC, and performance feedback.
Ensure designs support operational efficiency, maintainability, and scalability.
Identify and resolve design risks, conflicts, and inefficiencies.
Support development and maintenance of internal design standards and best practices.
Lead design review meetings and workshops with cross-functional teams.
Track and manage design deliverables and schedules across multiple concurrent projects.
7+ years of experience managing data center or mission-critical facility design.
Expertise in building MEP systems, data center infrastructure, and high-density cooling (including air and liquid).
Experience working with lease providers and/or colocation developers.
Strong understanding of design phases, permitting processes, and construction workflows.
Proficiency in reading technical drawings and specifications (MEP, architectural, structural).
Excellent communication, coordination, and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Knowledge of relevant building codes, industry standards (ASHRAE, NFPA, Uptime), and sustainability best practices.

Nice-to-haves

NCARB accredited degree in architecture, Engineering, or related technical field; PE or RA license preferred.
Experience with international data center design projects.
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and hyperscale requirements.
Experience with Revit/BIM coordination workflows and document control tools (e.g., ACC, Newforma).
LEED AP, Uptime ATD, or similar certifications are a plus.
This role is onsite in Nashville, TN.

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Platform: oracle-cloud
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