Director of Operations, Critical Infrastructure (Shackelford County, TX)

Job Listing ID:

4484376

Job Title:

Director of Operations, Critical Infrastructure (Shackelford County, TX)

Application Deadline:

Open Until Filled

Job Location:

Salem

Date Posted:

05/01/2026

Hours Worked Per Week:

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Either Full or Part Time, more than 6 months You may contact this employer directly. (Obtain the contact information to print or add to your jobs.)

Job Summary:

Job Description Role Overview As Director of Operations, Critical Infrastructure , you will lead the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of mission-critical electrical, mechanical, and building infrastructure systems supporting OCI data center campuses. This role is accountable for day-to-day operational execution, risk management, maintenance performance, and leadership effectiveness across assigned sites or regions, ensuring compute load is protected and high availability is maintained at all times. This role directly leads site-level operational leadership for critical infrastructure, including the Site Operations Support Manager

• Data Center Facilities, Office & Facilities Coordinator
• Facilities Operations, Facilities Operations Manager
• Mechanical / Plant Manager, and Facilities Operations Manager
• Electrical / Plant Manager, along with their supporting technical teams.

The Director is responsible for ensuring these teams operate as one coordinated facilities organization with strong execution discipline, clear escalation paths, and consistent standards across maintenance, incident response, operational readiness, and support functions. This is a hands-on operational leadership role with direct accountability for operational outcomes. You will partner closely with Engineering, Construction, Training, Vendor Management, Reliability, and Chief Engineering functions to operationalize standards, strengthen maintenance and emergency response programs, and ensure operability and maintainability are built into both current operations and future growth. Responsibilities Key Responsibilities Lead and manage site or regional operations teams responsible for critical infrastructure, including electrical distribution, on-site power generation, UPS, switchgear, cooling systems, controls interfaces, and life safety systems. Provide leadership across the full site facilities operations structure, including plant operations, maintenance execution, administrative site support, and operational coordination functions. Own operational readiness, maintenance execution, and incident response performance for assigned campuses or regions. Enforce consistent execution and continuous improvement of MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs governing maintenance, load transfers, switching, ramp events, restoration, and abnormal operating conditions. Ensure strong coordination between electrical, mechanical, and site-support functions so operational work is executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with uptime expectations. Serve as the operational escalation point for major incidents, ensuring timely response, clear communication, root cause rigor, and disciplined corrective action follow-through. Establish and track operational KPIs related to availability, reliability, safety, maintenance effectiveness, backlog health, incident trends, and readiness. Partner with training and technical leadership teams to implement and sustain repair, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and emergency response capability across site teams. Lead vendor oversight and support performance management for OEMs, maintenance providers, service contractors, and operating agreements tied to campus infrastructure. Drive a strong safety and compliance culture aligned with company standards and applicable regulatory requirements. Support staffing, hiring, retention, and development of high-performing operations leaders and technical staff across the organization. Ensure site-support and administrative functions enable effective scheduling, documentation, workflow coordination, and audit-ready operations in support of the critical environment. Partner with E...

Job Classification:

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