External Ada

External Ada

Principal, Delivery Lead, North America (Construction)

Bellevue, WA · Principal · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$30k-$50kDetected 16 days ago
ForecastingBudgetingSupply ChainLeadershipMentoringVariance AnalysisConstruction ManagementPrimavera P6

About the role

  • Ada Infrastructure is a global data center business committed to being a positive force for technology, people, and the planet.
  • With eight in-flight campuses across Japan, the UK, and Brazil, we have over 850 MW of power currently available and more than 1,500 MW in our global pipeline.
  • To learn more about Ada Infrastructure, visit www.adainfrastructure.com or to learn more about Ares Management visit www.aresmgmt.com.

Responsibilities

  • Own and execute the North America delivery strategy across all U.S. campuses, from pre-construction handoff through commissioning and turnover to operations including but not limited to leading the tender/contractor selection, construction and power delivery, coordinating LLE purchase and delivery, and project closeout
  • Lead, manage, and develop a high performing regional delivery team, including internal leaders and augmented third party resources
  • Ensure consistent application of Ada's global design standards, delivery methodologies, and risk management frameworks across all campuses
  • Maintain full accountability for regional CAPEX performance, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and cost controls
  • Drive execution excellence with Design team across CSA and MEP intensive construction programs, ensuring constructability, schedule integrity, and quality outcomes
  • Collaborate with the Development, Design and Project Controls teams to identify cost optimization opportunities and Incorporate prefabrication, modularization, and alternate delivery strategies to improve speed, cost certainty, and scalability
  • Partner with EHS and ESG leadership to ensure delivery outcomes align with Ada's sustainability and environmental commitments
  • The Delivery Lead for North America is accountable for the end‑to‑end construction and delivery of Ada Infrastructure's development portfolio, overseeing all active and future U.S. campuses.
  • The position will partner closely with Development, Design, Product, Finance, Sales, Operations, EHS, ESG, and executive leadership, while representing Delivery in customer, vendor, and Board‑level discussions.
  • We are committed to collaborating cross-functionally and partnering to drive efficient and effective solutions that meet the needs of our internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering, or related discipline
  • 15+ years of experience delivering large-scale, capital-intensive construction programs, with 10+ years in senior leadership roles
  • Extensive experience delivering mission critical or data center infrastructure required
  • Proven leadership of multi-site, multi-billion dollar construction portfolios
  • Deep expertise in CSA and MEP construction, construction means and methods, and delivery models
  • Executive presence with the ability to influence internally and externally at the LT and customer level
  • Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, growth-oriented environments with evolving priorities
  • This role is expected to have 30-50% travel which may evolve over time, working with teams across all sites, and manufacturers and vendors as required

Compensation

  • The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below.
  • Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus.
  • $250,000.00 - $275,000.00 The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings.
  • There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity.
  • Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.

Benefits

  • The delivery team executes on the vision and global products generated by the Product and Innovation teams while providing cost and schedule inputs for their future outputs.

Company info

  • The Delivery team is responsible for the full construction lifecycle, following handoff from the development team who is responsible for pre-construction planning and entitlement.
  • The delivery function manages scope, schedule, budget, and risk mitigation throughout construction, commissioning, and turnover to operations with the goal of delivering scalable future ready solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers in line with commercial performance targets.
  • Act as the senior Delivery interface for North America with customers, hyperscalers, and strategic partners and support Sales in leasing pursuits through customer engagement, construction related RFP responses, and delivery commitments

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includ
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