Innovative Project Planner (Data Centres / Buildings / High-tech / Infrastructure) - UK (Hybrid) in London

Are you a bit tired of the standard, old-fashioned way of doing things in the construction industry? Do you get deep satisfaction from making things run more efficiently using a good dose of common sense and maybe a bit of technology? Have you always cared about the importance of proper planning and the relationship between the schedule and the real, day-to-day delivery of the job? Have you ever wanted to work a bit more flexibly but still be hands-on in construction and improving the industry?

We are Laminar Projects! Improving construction strengthens the very foundation of human civilisation. We bring transparency and control to projects through a pragmatic mix of the latest tech, our own processes, and a big dose of common sense. We then take our deep understanding of these projects and invest heavily into developing the digital solutions that anyone can use to deliver their projects better.

The core of all this is our true secret sauce: our people. We only recruit the very best, both in capability and personality. We’re deeply focused on designing a new type of organisation that’s optimised for the flourishing of the people in the team first and foremost. People who join us develop fast as a whole person in ways they never imagined.

This approach has allowed us to grow from just two people in 2017 to over 220 today. We have a stable, repeat client base across infrastructure and complex building projects in the UK and internationally, and we’re still growing fast. Joining us isn’t just some “job”. It’s a transformative educational experience. We challenge you to be your best self in all aspects of life. There are many diverse and interesting challenges available. It’s up to you to guide yourself into whichever areas you’re most interested – we’ll enable it.

Core values for a good life: A life of human flourishing is all about meaningful relationships and challenging yourself to create a positive impact, so our values reflect the four levels of relationships that each of us has:

• Grow yourself – your relationship with yourself
• Care about people – your relationship with others around you
• Execute to greatness – your relationship with your team
• Build civilisation – your relationship with humanity and the world

We exist so that everyone in our team can flourish in a high-impact community that:

• Connects us with meaningful relationships
• Inspires us to develop ourselves to become better humans
• Empowers us to pursue our own learning adventures

By first doing this, we can achieve the highest levels of value for the world.

The Role: Purpose of the role: You’ll be enhancing the delivery of the most complex and interesting projects in the world through the power of project planning to the very highest standards. You’ll devise strategies and tactics to improve the way the project is delivered. You’ll translate this knowledge into a logic-linked plan and analyse it using planning software. Then you’ll use the plan to help the teams understand what to prioritise.

Your team: This role is part of our Project Management Consultancy team which focuses on:

• Understanding what the real problems of projects are
• Implementing the best solutions to those problems
• Developing scalable best practices, tools and technology

More specifically, you’ll be part of our Project Planning Team, who are industry leaders in the planning of complex construction projects. Your initial leader will be one of our planning discipline directors.

Your top three objectives:

• To make construction projects deliver to near perfection
• To create scalable and repeatable solutions to common problems
• To develop yourself and everyone around you

Your Top Five Responsibilities:

• Own the plan: Own the project plan for one or more projects and ensure that the project is working to it effectively. Ensure delays are mitigated and managed commercially.
• Own the outcome: You're responsible for putting in your best effort to ensure the project team’s understanding and focus on the plan – no matter how stubborn they are.
• Report and inform: Provide reports to stakeholders at all levels that help them deliver their part of the project more efficiently and effectively.
• Make scalable solutions: Develop scalable and repeatable best practices and tools in collaboration with the team so that long-term impact is achieved.
• Develop everyone: Maximise the development of your team personally and professionally and educate our clients to improve as well.

You must have:

• A construction engineering background: You have at least 2+ years of experience on construction projects, experience in project planning both software and principles, as well as decent Excel skills, and a strong interest in data.
• Communication skills: You’re proficient in written and verbal English and have the charisma and influence to get construction people to do new things and take the best approach.
• Leadership capabilities: You lead yourself proactively and lead others by asking the right questions and challenging them.
• Impact: You have a track record of making projects and organisations better beyond just doing the basics – implementing scalable, repeatable solutions that had a significant positive impact.

Laminar isn’t the place for you if any of the following is true:

• You want an easy, chilled-out role without much challenge.
• You like to be the smartest person in the room.
• You don’t like continuously receiving honest candid feedback.
• You prefer to do your own thing rather than work with a team.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance Scheme. Comprehensive private health coverage – for you and your family.
• Pension Scheme. A competitive plan to help you plan for the long term.
• Bonus Scheme. As a permanent member of the team, you’ll share in our success.
• Professional body membership. One fee covered per year.
• Cycle to Work Scheme. A tax-efficient way to get wheels.

The life-changing stuff:

• In-house coaching. Regular 1:1 coaching sessions.
• Equity upside. As we grow, you grow.
• Flexible working. Work where it makes sense.
• Relentless development. Our goal is for every year here to be worth five years of development anywhere else.

Important! Applying properly: We get thousands of applications so please write us a letter as part of your application explaining why you want to join us and what you’ll bring to the team.