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

Are you tired of the standard, old-fashioned ways of doing things in the construction industry? Do you want to make things run more efficiently using common sense and technology, with strong planning that links the schedule to day-to-day delivery? If you want a flexible, hands-on role in construction and improvement, this could be for you.

The Role

Purpose of the role: You’ll enhance the delivery of complex projects through project planning at the highest standards. You’ll devise strategies and tactics to improve delivery, translate this into a logic-linked plan, analyse it with planning software, and help teams understand what to prioritise.

Your team: This role is part of our Project Management Consultancy team, focused on understanding project problems, implementing the best solutions, and developing scalable practices, tools, and technology. You’ll be part of our Project Planning Team, led by a planning discipline director.

Your top three objectives: deliver projects to near perfection, create scalable and repeatable solutions, and develop yourself and those around you.

Responsibilities

• Own the plan: Own the project plan for one or more projects, ensure the project adheres to it, mitigate delays, and manage commercially
• Own the outcome: Ensure the project team understands and focuses on the plan, even when faced with resistance
• Report and inform: Provide simple, actionable reports to stakeholders to improve delivery
• Make scalable solutions: Develop scalable and repeatable best practices and tools in collaboration with the team
• Develop everyone: Maximise personal and professional development of your team and educate clients

Qualifications

• A construction engineering background with at least 2+ years of experience on construction projects, experience in project planning (software and principles), strong Excel skills, and an interest in data
• Communication skills: proficient in written and verbal English with the ability to influence construction teams
• Leadership: proactive self-leadership and the ability to lead others by asking the right questions
• Impact: track record of delivering scalable, repeatable solutions with a positive impact

About Laminar

Laminar isn’t the place for you if you want an easy, relaxed role, prefer to be the smartest person in the room, dislike honest feedback, or prefer to work alone rather than in a team. We value people, growth, and high-impact work. We operate globally with a focus on growing and developing our people.

Benefits

The standard stuff:

• Health Insurance Scheme for you and your family
• Pension Scheme with salary sacrifice options
• Bonus Scheme discretionary based on performance
• Professional body membership covered per year
• Cycle to Work Scheme

The life-changing stuff:

• In-house coaching with regular 1:1 sessions
• Equity upside for long-term contributors
• Flexible working options to focus on outcomes
• Relentless development with coaching, mentoring, and feedback

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of projects will I work on? You’ll be exposed to several projects in your first year, including complex and high-profile environments globally. We provide case studies and opportunities across data centres, infrastructure, high tech, and complex building projects. We also document and evolve solutions for reuse across the industry.

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

Where would I be working? You may work from home, on site, or travel to client locations, depending on the role and life balance you choose.

How does this connect to long-term impact? You’ll document new solutions and evolving ones in our knowledge repository, which may be open-sourced. The knowledge you capture will feed our products and be tested in the field for rapid iteration.

Application Notes

Important: We ask applicants to write a letter explaining why you want to join us and what you’ll bring to the team. After presenting your letter, we’ll schedule a casual conversation, followed by technical and personal assessments. This helps ensure the right level of responsibility from the start. We may use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, but final hiring decisions are made by humans. If you’d like more information about data processing, please contact us.