Innovative Planning Manager; Data Centres​/Buildings​/tech​/Infrastructure Hybrid

Innovative Planning Manager (Data Centres/Buildings/High-tech/Infrastructure) - UK (Hybrid) at Laminar Projects

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Are you a seasoned construction planner who wants to improve efficiency with common sense and technology? Do you care about the connection between schedule and day-to-day delivery? Are you looking for flexible but hands-on construction work that challenges the industry? Read on.

Laminar Projects is a high-end project management consultancy and tech developer focused on upgrading construction delivery. We bring transparency and control through a pragmatic mix of tech, processes, and experience, and we develop digital solutions to help deliver projects better.

We value people and aim to design an organisation that supports growth and flourishing. We have grown from two people in 2017 to over 220 today, with repeat clients in the UK and internationally. Joining us is described as a transformative educational experience with diverse challenges.

Core values and vision

A life of human flourishing is about meaningful relationships and challenging yourself to create a positive impact. Our values focus on four levels of relationships:
Grow yourself, Care about people, Execute to greatness, Build civilisation. Our vision is to enable everyone on our team to flourish in a high-impact community that connects meaningful relationships, inspires personal development, and empowers learning adventures. We pursue two missions: fully digitalise the construction of human civilisation and create a new type of organisation that enables human flourishing while delivering positive societal impact.

The Role

Purpose of the role
Enhance the delivery of the world’s most complex and interesting projects through project planning. You will be a senior leader pushing the discipline to new heights within Laminar and the industry.

Your team
Part of our Project Management Consultancy, focusing on understanding project problems, implementing solutions, and developing scalable practices, tools, and technology. You will be part of our Project Planning Discipline Team, led by a planning discipline director.

Your top three objectives
1) Make construction projects deliver to near perfection
2) Create scalable and repeatable solutions to common problems
3) Develop yourself and everyone around you

Your five responsibilities
1) Own the plan:
Own the project plan and ensure the project works to it, with delays mitigated and managed commercially
2) Own the outcome: Ensure the project team understands and focuses on the plan
3) Report and inform: Provide actionable reports to stakeholders to improve delivery
4) Make scalable solutions: Develop scalable best practices and tools with the team
5) Develop everyone:
Maximise development of the team and educate clients

Must have

• A construction engineering background with solid planning capability across strategic objectives and context

• Excellent written and verbal English and the ability to influence construction teams

• Leadership: proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams

• Impact: track record of implementing scalable, repeatable solutions with positive outcomes

Laminar isn’t the place for you if

• You want an easy role without challenge

• You prefer to be the smartest person in the room

• You don’t like receiving honest feedback

• You prefer to work alone rather than in a team

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of projects would I be working on? You’ll work on some of the most complex and interesting environments in the world, including data centres, infrastructure, high-tech, and complex building projects. We’ve delivered many projects globally and continuously iterate to improve value.

Who are our clients? Major owners/operators and main contractors with project values between £1m and £1bn+ globally.

Where would I be working? You may work from home, visit sites, or travel to client locations. Work location depends on life balance and project needs.

How does my work connect with long-term impact? You’ll document new and evolving solutions in our knowledge repository and help build new products that can be used across the…