Vice President, Data Center Electrical Design & Engineering [Remote]

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

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, private equity and 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 Ares Management Ada 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 team, while benefiting from the opportunity to directly impact and contribute to our global datacenter design & engineering program.  Our hand-picked team combines industry-wide experience and in-country expertise with unmatched customer relationships and industry intelligence.  

The Team you are joining:

We are a lean team of datacenter infrastructure experts developing a global datacenter program that meets the evolving needs of our customers, at scale and in a sustainable way. We are committed to listening, collaborating cross functionally and partnering to drive efficient and effective solutions that achieve our business objectives. We provide global leadership and direction that enables our regional teams to design and deliver scalable future ready solutions to successfully support our customers. 

Summary :  

As Director of Data Center Electrical Design & Engineering, you will be focused on the development of the global design and engineering strategies and standards that are the basis of our Program. You bring a holistic knowledge of data center systems that goes beyond your discipline and enables integrated & efficient solutions. You’re an expert at managing competing priorities to focus on what is necessary for the success of our program objectives. You will be responsible for the development of electrical design strategies that enable our global program to bring our capacity to market safely, quickly, and with high reliability and quality. With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards and serve as an expert in your area. You’re a valuable contributor to the development of our data center design roadmap, collaborating with our other discipline leads, to position us for success now and into the future. You understand how design can support safe and efficient construction and operations.

Responsibilities : 

• Develop and lead the electrical design strategies that are the basis of our global program. Including but not limited to electrical systems for hyperscale data centers, including sub-station, site & facility power distribution and backup power systems.

• Direct the development of our global electrical design roadmap. Knowledge of new technologies and the evaluation to determine their value in support of our customers’ future needs, our business objectives and the development of strategies for implementation into our program seamlessly.

• Stay up-to-date with advancements in electrical engineering and data center technologies, and recommend new technologies to improve the reliability and efficiency of our data center infrastructure.

• Provide leadership and direction to regional teams in support of implementing (“localizing”) electrical design strategies in various regions across the globe.

• Collaborate with other stakeholders to develop design criteria and project budget strategies that meet our customer requirements and business objectives.

• Provide technical review and design direction for our global site selection program. Including coordinating sub-station design and site utility power distribution with electrical utility providers.

• Support the technical review and qualification of our global equipment vendor selections.

• Support review and selection of global consultant teams.

• Evaluate customer requirements / requests for proposals and provide the technical responses and documentation. Interface with customers subject matter experts directly to understand requirements, look at options and develop solutions.

• Ensure compliance with industry standards, codes, and regulations.

Skills & Experience

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.

• 10 years of relevant experience in electrical design and electrical engineering for data center infrastructure.

• Professional Engineering license.

• Strong knowledge of electrical design, utility sub-stations (HV), power distribution systems (MV & LV), UPS, and backup power systems.

• Knowledge of industry standards, codes, and regulations.

• Experience with Availability Studies

• Experience with electrical safety processes & procedures and Short Circuit Coordination studies, including implementation.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with a cross-functional team.

Preferred qualifications:

• Recent experience with high-density data centers and hyperscale environments.

• Experience in construction methods, schedules and budgets for data center electrical systems.

• Experience with prefabrication/modular construction and manufacturing techniques.

Reporting Relationships

Head of Design & Innovation, NA & Global, Ada

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.

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The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include 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), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.

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 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.