Job Description
About the company:
Ada Infrastructure is a part of the digital infrastructure platform of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES), a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, privateequityand infrastructure asset classes.
We are a global data center business grounded in sustainability, safety, and security. With a world-class team of industry leaders and the resources of AresManagementAda Infrastructure is executing on our mission to lead the world in sustainable digital infrastructure that drives customer success and social benefit.
Why Join Us:
This role is an excellent opportunity to join a deeply experienced and high-performing teamwith the opportunity to directlyimpactand contribute to Ada’s globaldevelopmentprogram. Our team combines industry-wide experience and in-countryexpertiseacrossall ofour regions.
The Team you are joining:
The Global Design, Development and Delivery teamis responsible fordevelopingandcurating Ada’sglobal datacenterdevelopmentprogram throughscalable,repeatableand agile tools and processes that enable our global development. We are committed to collaborating cross functionally and partnering to drive efficient and effective solutionsthat meet the needs of our internal and external stakeholders. We provide global leadership and direction that enables our regional teams to design and deliver scalable future ready solutionsthat meet the evolving needs of our customers.
Summary:
GlobalProgram Controlscreates enterprise-level visibility and predictability across Ada’s development and delivery lifecycle bydeveloping andmaintainingtop-down cost targets, schedule benchmarks, and reusable execution standards (WBS/cost structures, template schedules). The function governs the telemetry and reporting layer (definitions, data quality, cadence) and the core tool configurations that enable it (Procore, P6, designated SharePoint sites). It also owns lightweight risk andchangegovernance (risk standards, escalation paths, change control, baseline integrity) andcurates Ada’s regionallessons-learnedfeedbackloop that converts project outcomes into improved core requirements,productdevelopmentand standards/guidelines.
Responsibilities:
Lead, build and grow a team of internal and external members to support the global program and lead the NA regional developments
Define, publish, andmaintainglobal cost targets and schedule benchmarks to enable consistent portfolio decisions
Providecost/schedule supporttooptimizeglobaldesign standards and associatedkit of parts
Establishtemplates forinitialdevelopment underwriting business cases
Deliver standard template schedules that regions can adopt withglobal consistency and regional adaptations as needed by project level teams
Developlightweight, adoptable standardsthat scale across projects, includingWBS/cost structures, template schedules, and baseline integrity rules
Govern definitions, data quality expectations, and reporting cadence; own the core configuration standards for Procore, P6, and designated SharePoint sites that enable consistent rollups
Defineleading and laggingKPIs and dashboards focused on early signals and convert telemetry into executive-ready business intelligence that drivestimelydecisions/escalations; manage global roll ups tomonitorand provide visibility to regional team compliance to the program
Deploychange control governance for cost/schedule impactsand risk management platforms through systems of record
Stand up a practical lessons-learned looptotiethemto updates inproduct, kit of parts, requirements,standards, templates, and training
Deliver role-based training&reference guides focused onuse on liveprojects
Serve as the lead for the Program Controls Center of Excellence, defining itscadence,drivingdecisions,establishingthe initiativeroadmap, and adoption metrics
Act as product owner for core reporting across Procore, P6, and future tooling: configuration standards, permissions patterns, integration touchpoints, and release/change management
Develop and implement risk management process and templates for regional teams to track the major risks of projects
MinimumRequirements:
10+ years in program/project controls for large capital or data center programs
5-8years leading teams, including external partners and distributed groups
Deep experience in cost modeling, scheduling, benchmarking, risk and change control
Advanced skill with Procore, P6, and project controls/reporting systems; experience with Yardi cost management system
Proven ability to build enterprise reporting, KPIs, dashboards, and data governance<
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