Principal, Delivery Lead, North America; Construction

Ada Infrastructure is a global data center business committed to building reliable, safe, secure, and sustainable digital infrastructure. The company operates campuses across the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom and Brazil.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead the end‑to‑end construction and delivery of Ada’s North American development portfolio, influencing large‑scale, capital‑intensive data center projects, and directly contributing to Ada’s growth and sustainability objectives.

The Delivery team manages the full construction lifecycle, overseeing scope, schedule, budget and risk mitigation from handoff of projects to the development team through to commissioning and turnover to operations.

The Delivery Lead for North America is accountable for overseeing all active and future U.S. campuses and serves as Ada’s senior construction delivery authority in the region.

• Own and execute the North America delivery strategy across all U.S. campuses, from pre‑construction handoff through commissioning and turnover to operations.
• Lead the tender/contractor selection, construction and power delivery, coordinate LLE purchase and delivery, and manage project closeout.
• Develop and manage a high‑performing regional delivery team, including internal leaders and third‑party resources.
• Establish and refine delivery governance, processes, controls and reporting standards to enable scalable execution across multiple markets.
• Maintain full accountability for regional CAPEX performance, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and cost controls.
• Provide executive‑level reporting on portfolio status, risks, opportunities and performance metrics.
• Oversee regional contractor and vendor strategies, including MSAs, GPAs, SOWs and contractor qualification.
• Drive execution excellence with Design teams on CSA and MEP‑intensive construction programs, ensuring constructability, schedule integrity and quality outcomes.
• Identify and mitigate program‑level risks, including schedule, supply chain, labor, permitting and power delivery constraints.
• Collaborate with Development, Design and Project Controls teams to identify cost optimization opportunities and incorporate prefabrication, modularization, or alternate delivery strategies.
• Champion a proactive safety culture across all sites, embedding safety as a core value.
• Partner with EHS and ESG leadership to align delivery outcomes with sustainability commitments.
• Serve as senior Delivery interface for North America with customers, hyperscalers, and strategic partners, supporting Sales in leasing pursuits and construction‑related RFP responses.
• Ensure consistent and accurate use of delivery systems (e.g., Procore, Primavera P6) across the region.
• Promote a collaborative, high‑accountability culture that encourages continuous improvement and shared learning.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering or related discipline (equivalent experience considered).
• 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.
• Proven leadership of multi‑site, multi‑billion‑dollar construction portfolios.
• Deep expertise in CSA and MEP construction, construction means and methods, and delivery models.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including CAPEX management, contract strategy and risk allocation.
• Executive presence with the ability to influence internally and externally at the leadership and customer level.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast‑paced, growth‑oriented environments with evolving priorities.

30–50% travel, evolving over time, to work with teams across all U.S. sites, manufacturers and vendors.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Head of North America, and the CTO, Ada.

Base salary range: $250,000 – $275,000. Total compensation may include a discretionary performance‑based bonus.

Benefits:
Ares U.S. Core Benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, HSA, life insurance, LTD/STD, EAP, commuter benefits). Additional benefits include access to a medical advisory team, mental health app, mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness support, new‑parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship, and more.