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This role acts as the field bridge between the Commissioning Director, Commissioning Managers, construction teams, vendors, controls teams, and operations. The Commissioning Lead ensures systems are ready, tested, documented, and successfully turned over to operations. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong field presence, disciplined execution, and the ability to coach commissioning teams while directly supporting critical startup activities.\nThis role is located in Abilene, TX supporting OCI's AI Data Center Infrastructure and the Oracle Data Center in Shackelford, Texas. Candidates currently residing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area may be considered, provided they are willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time. Oracle will offer relocation packages to eligible candidates.\nLead commissioning, startup, testing, and turnover activities for assigned scopes. \nCoordinate startup sequencing with construction, vendors, controls, safety, commissioning, and operations teams. \nSupport energization readiness, functional testing, and integrated systems testing. \nValidate system readiness before testing, turnover, and operational acceptance. \nLead readiness reviews, commissioning coordination meetings, and startup planning sessions. \nTrack commissioning issues, risks, deficiencies, and recovery actions through closure. \nEscalate startup, readiness, and turnover risks quickly and clearly. \nEnsure turnover documentation, test records, and readiness evidence are complete and accurate. \nMaintain strong daily field presence during startup, testing, and turnover periods. \nWalk systems and turnover areas to verify readiness, progress, and risk conditions. \nSupport safe execution of commissioning, energization, and integrated testing activities. \nCoach and mentor Commissioning Managers, field engineers, vendors, and startup personnel. \nReinforce commissioning standards, accountability, and consistent execution across teams. \nSupport operational handoff and ensure systems are ready for reliable operation. \nCapture lessons learned and recommend improvements for future delivery. \nQualifications:\n10+ years of experience in data center commissioning, mission critical startup, construction turnover, or complex infrastructure delivery. \nExperience leading commissioning, testing, startup, or operational readiness activities. \nStrong understanding of data center electrical, mechanical, controls, life safety, and integrated systems. \nAbility to identify commissioning risks, system readiness gaps, and turnover issues in the field. \nExperience with functional testing, integrated systems testing, energization readiness, and operational handoff. \nStrong coordination skills across construction, vendors, commissioning, controls, safety, and operations. \nAbility to manage issue logs, readiness trackers, test documentation, and turnover deliverables. \nStrong field leadership presence and ability to influence without direct authority. \nAbility to coach and develop commissioning personnel. \nStrong communication, escalation, and problem-solving skills. \nAbility to work in a fast-paced, schedule-driven environment. \nWillingness to maintain significant onsite presence, especially during turnover and startup phases. \nPreferred Qualifications\nHyperscale, cloud, colocation, or mission critical data center experience. \nExperience on large campus or multi-building data center delivery programs. \nBackground in commissioning leadership, startup management, systems integration, or operational readiness. \nExperience with major electrical systems, mechanical systems, BMS/EPMS, controls, and life safety systems. \nFamiliarity with energization planning, LOTO, commissioning safety practices, and MOP review. \nExperience improving commissioning plans, readiness gates, turnover processes, and testing sequences. \nStrong understanding of first pass testing success, retest reduction, and issue closure discipline. \nExperience leading recovery efforts for delayed startups, failed tests, or incomplete turnovers. \nExperience working with general contractors, trade partners, OEM vendors, commissioning agents, and operations teams. \nPreferred Certifications or training include: Certified Commissioning Profession (CCP)\nCertified Commissioning Authority (CxA) \nUptime Institute ATD or AOS\nOSHA 30\nNFPA 70E electrical safety training\nPMP \nASQ quality -related certifications \n\nDisclaimer: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.\nRange and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only\nUS: Hiring Range in USD from: $126,200 to $264,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.\nOracle 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.\nCandidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.\nOracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:\n1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion\n2. Short term disability and long term disability\n3. Life insurance and AD&D\n4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)\n5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts\n6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits\n7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match\n8. 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.\n9. 11 paid holidays\n10. 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.\n11. Paid parental leave\n12. Adoption assistance\n13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan\n14. Financial planning and group legal\n15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance\nThe role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.\nAs 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. 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