Senior Associate, Scheduling, Global

About Ares and Ada Infrastructure Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by its people and culture. Our team is guided by core values—Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self‑Aware, Trustworthy—and a purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity. Ada Infrastructure is a global data center business committed to positive technology, people and the planet. As part of the digital infrastructure platform of Ares Management Corporation, Ada Infrastructure leads the industry with reliable, safe, secure and sustainable digital infrastructure. With nine campuses in flight across the US, Japan, the UK and Brazil, we have more than 850 MW of power currently available and more than 1,500 MW in our pipeline. Job Summary Senior Associate, Scheduling (Global) – responsible for the schedule dimension of project controls for North America‑based projects and global coordination. Owns baseline schedule development and maintenance, critical path management, schedule risk mitigation, progress transparency and schedule‑focused change governance. Oversees scheduling execution in North America, partners with regional teams, and supports Ada’s global scheduling frameworks and the future Scheduling Center of Excellence. Why Join Us This role offers an excellent opportunity to work with a high‑performing team and directly impact Ada’s development program. Cross‑functional collaboration, partnership and efficient solutions are core to our approach. The Team The Global Design, Development and Delivery team develops Ada’s global datacenter development program through scalable, repeatable and agile tools and processes that enable our global development. It provides global leadership and direction for regional teams in designing and delivering scalable, future‑ready solutions. Responsibilities Support development, publication and maintenance of schedule milestones and benchmark ranges by market and archetype. Support NA teams in developing, updating and reporting integrated project schedules throughout the lifecycle. Establish and maintain critical path and near‑critical paths; identify float and early warning signals. Perform schedule risk analysis, what‑if scenarios and recovery planning; provide acceleration options when required. Incorporate owner‑led tasks and actions such as procurement, long‑lead equipment, utility/interconnection workstreams and commissioning. Work with Delivery teams to define baseline schedules; 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 in partnership with Cost Management. Oversee day‑to‑day outputs from third‑party planning/scheduling consultants in North America; ensure deliverables meet standards. Contribute to continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and developing standard templates, playbooks, audit scorecards and training materials. Minimum Requirements 7–10+ years of progressive experience in construction scheduling/planning on large, complex projects. Expert proficiency in Primavera P6 and strong schedule data integrity and version control discipline. Deep understanding of Critical Path Method, logic linking, float analysis, schedule risk management and KPI‑driven controls. Experience building and maintaining integrated project schedules across design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning and turnover. Experience reviewing and challenging contractor schedules; comfortable running audits and enforcing scheduling standards and WBS alignment. Strong communication skills to translate schedule risk and impacts into executive‑ready insights and actionable recommendations. Ability to partner cross‑functionally with Delivery, Design, Procurement, Commissioning, Finance/BI and Investment stakeholders. Reporting Relationships Reporting to the Program Controls Manager. Compensation Base salary range: $180,000 – $210,000. Total compensation may include a discretionary performance‑based bonus. Benefits Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans. 401(k) with company match. Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA) and Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution. Basic and voluntary life insurance; long‑term and short‑term disability insurance. Employee Assistance Program, commuter benefits and more. Well‑being apps, mental health coaching, finance advisory and new‑parent leave. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active. #J-18808-Ljbffr aresmgmt