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About the Role

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, Ada Infrastructure is positioned to be a leader in the industry in reliable, safe, secure, and sustainable digital infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead, build and grow a team of internal and external members for Ada APAC Project Controls.
• Set clear expectations for the Delivery team on how schedule, risk, control, safety, and quality are measured and reported.
• Inspect and audit all Ada APAC delivery projects and report potential business impacting issues to the Head of Ada APAC.
• Serve as the eyes and ears of the Head of Ada APAC.
• Own the APAC integrated project controls plan per project (WBS, coding, baseline schedule, cost baseline, progress rules, reporting calendar) from development handoff through execution.
• Partner with Development to build underwriting-to-execution continuity by converting business case assumptions into controllable baselines and measurable KPIs.
• Define, publish, and maintain global cost targets and schedule benchmarks to enable consistent portfolio decisions.
• Liaise with the global project control lead and regionalize core/global requirements to local requirements.
• Govern definitions, data quality expectations, and reporting cadence; own the core configuration standards for Procore, P6, and designated SharePoint sites that enable consistent rollups.
• Define additional leading and lagging indicators beyond global KPIs and reflect them in dashboards focused on early signals.
• Convert telemetry into executive-ready business intelligence that drives timely decisions/escalations.
• Deploy change control governance for cost/schedule impacts and risk management platforms through systems of record.
• Stand up a practical lessons-learned loop to tie them to updates in product, kit of parts, requirements, standards, templates, and training.
• Serve as the regional lead for the Program Controls Center of Excellence, defining its cadence, driving decisions, establishing the initiative roadmap, and adoption metrics.
• Lead tracking of major project risks utilizing global standard methods.
• Lead monthly forecasting and variance narratives (cost, schedule, risk, change) and drive corrective actions with Delivery/Development leads.
• Run schedule quality reviews (logic, critical path, constraints), enforce baseline integrity, and drive recovery planning when thresholds are exceeded.

Requirements

• 10+ years in program/project controls for large capital or data center/mission critical programs.
• 5-8 years leading teams, including external partners and distributed groups.
• Deep experience in cost modeling, scheduling, benchmarking, risk, and change control.
• Ability to manage team members with different disciplines.
• Must have performance management experience.
• Proven ability to build enterprise reporting, KPIs, dashboards, and data governance.
• Strong knowledge of WBS structures, cost frameworks, baselines, and forecasting.
• Experience driving lessons-learned, standards development, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to convert complex cost/schedule/risk data into executive-ready insights.
• Self-starter with ability to work with ambiguities.
• Solid understanding in risk management programs.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Experience working with global or multi-region development programs.
• Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management.
• Bachelor’s in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or similar.
• Advanced degree/certifications (PMP, CCP, PSP, PMI-SP) preferred.
• Fluent in English.
• Fluency in Japanese is preferred.

Skills

• Procore
• P6
• Project controls/reporting systems
• Yardi cost management system

Location

• Tokyo, Japan

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 10+ years in program/project controls
• 5-8 years leading teams

Education Level

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or similar
• Advanced degree/certifications (PMP, CCP, PSP, PMI-SP) preferred

About the Company

• 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.
• 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.