Senior Associate, Scheduling, Global

Ares Management Corporation; Bellevue (WA); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

401(k) with match

Flexible Savings Accounts

Descripción de la vacante

Ada Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Associate, Scheduling (Global) to own and coordinate project schedules across North America and global teams. You will drive baseline development, critical-path tracking, and change governance, aligning with portfolio requirements and stage-gate processes.

You will support the Scheduling Center of Excellence within Program Controls, establish standards, share best practices, and work with external planners to ensure consistent, defensible schedule data

Formación

• 7–10+ years of progressive experience in construction scheduling / planning on large, complex projects (mission-critical / complex infrastructure preferred).
• Deep understanding of CPM, logic linking, float analysis, KPI-driven schedule controls.
• Strong communication skills to translate schedule risk into executive-ready insights.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, publish, and maintain schedule milestones and benchmark ranges by market/archetype.
• Manage NA and global schedules across the full project lifecycle from initiation to turnover.
• Identify critical path and float signals; perform schedule risk analysis and recovery planning.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

CPM scheduling

Risk analysis

Executive storytelling

Herramientas

Primavera P6

Descripción del empleo

Ada Infrastructure is a global data center business committed to being a positive force for technology, people, and the planet. As part of the digital infrastructure platform of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES), a leading global alternative investment manager, Ada Infrastructure is positioned to be a leader in the industry in reliable, safe, secure, and sustainable digital infrastructure. 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.

Job Description

Ada Infrastructure is a global data center business committed to being a positive force for technology, people, and the planet. As part of the digital infrastructure platform of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES), a leading global alternative investment manager, Ada Infrastructure is positioned to be a leader in the industry in reliable, safe, secure, and sustainable digital infrastructure. With nine in-flight campuses across the US, 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.

Why Join Us

This role is an excellent opportunity to join a deeply experienced and high-performing team with the ability to directly impact and contribute to Ada’s development program. Our team combines industry-wide experience and in-country expertise across all our regions. 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.

The Team you are joining

The Global Design, Development and Delivery team is responsible for developing and curating Ada’s global datacenter development program through scalable, repeatable and agile tools and processes that enable our global development. 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. We provide global leadership and direction that enables our regional teams to design and deliver scalable future ready solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.

Summary

We are looking for a Senior Associate, Scheduling (Global) who owns the schedule dimension of project controls for North America based projects and global level coordination. This includes baseline schedule development and maintenance, critical path and near-critical path management, schedule risk mitigation, progress transparency, and schedule-focused change governance (including time impact analysis). This role has day-to-day responsibility for scheduling execution in North America (including oversight of external planning/scheduling consultants) and partners with regional development and delivery teams to execute projects in line with schedule benchmarks, underwriting assumptions, and scheduling standards.

In this role you will support Ada’s global scheduling frameworks, standards, and reporting/telemetry; ensuring accurate, consistent, and defensible schedule data across regions that integrates into Ada’s stage gate process and portfolio. You will also contribute to the future Scheduling Center of Excellence (CoE) within Program Controls, including best-practice sharing, training, and standard work products in collaboration with schedulers and external planning partners across all regions.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, publication, and maintenance of schedule milestones and benchmark ranges by market and archetype
• Support NA teams in the development, updates and reporting of integrated project schedules across the full lifecycle, from project initiation and pre-construction through commissioning and handover
• Establish and maintain the critical path and near-critical paths; identifying float and early warning signals (float consumption, milestone slippage, etc.)
• Perform schedule risk analysis, what-if scenarios, and recovery planning; provide schedule acceleration options when required
• Incorporate owner led tasks and actions including: procurement, long-lead equipment, utility/interconnection workstreams, and commissioning
• Work with Delivery teams to define baseline schedule; prepare and document updates and implement changes with version control
• Produce recurring schedule reports including look-aheads, milestone dashboards, critical path, delay analysis, and executive-ready data
• Partner with Business Intelligence to ensure schedule definitions, data quality expectations, and reporting cadence are met; support portfolio rollups and dashboard reliability
• Review, challenge, and validate General Contractor and trade contractor schedules for logic, duration realism, constraints, and completeness in NA
• Coordinate schedule alignment with cost forecasts where required (cash flow timing, milestone-driven spend curves) in partnership with Cost Management and Development/Delivery teams
• Oversee and manage day-to-day outputs from third-party planning/scheduling consultants in North America; ensure deliverables meet internal and external reporting standards
• Contribute to continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and helping develop standard templates, playbooks, audit scorecards, and training materials for scheduling

Minimum Requirements

• 7–10+ years of progressive experience in construction scheduling / planning on large, complex projects (mission-critical / complex infrastructure preferred)
• Expert-level proficiency in Primavera P6 (preferred); strong schedule data integrity and version control discipline
• Deep understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM), logic linking, float analysis, schedule risk management, and KPI-driven schedule controls
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining integrated project schedules including design/permitting, procurement (LLE/LLM), construction, commissioning, and turnover
• Experience reviewing and challenging contractor schedules; comfort running schedule audits and enforcing minimum scheduling standards and WBS alignment
• Strong communication skills: ability to translate schedule risk and impacts into clear executive-ready insights and actionable recommendations
• Ability to partner cross-functionally with Delivery, Design, Procurement, Commissioning, Finance/BI, and Investment stakeholders in a fast-paced environment

Compensation

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.

$180,000.00 - $210,000.00

Ares U.S. Core Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical/Rx
• Dental and Vision plans
• 401(k) program with company match
• Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA)
• Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution
• Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit

Additional Benefits

• 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 includes access to a financial advisor
• new parent leave
• reproductive and adoption assistance
• emergency backup care
• matching gift program
• education sponsorship program
• and much more

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.