About the Position

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

Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Reading (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

Are you a seasoned construction planner that is 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 connection 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? Sounds like a dream. Well, it isn’t, it is actually quite real! Read on!

About Laminar Projects

We are Laminar Projects! If you’ve already heard about us, you’re probably reading this because you’re tired of the typical, chaotic ways of doing things in construction. But in case you haven’t, we’re a high-end project management consultancy and tech developer with a focus on upgrading the way construction projects are delivered.

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 we 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.

Purpose of the Role

You will be enhancing the delivery of the most complex and interesting projects in the world through the power of project planning. You will be a senior leader in our team pushing the discipline to new heights not only within Laminar but within the industry in general.

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 may not be the project manager ultimately responsible for the results but you are sure as heck responsible for putting in your best effort to ensure the project’s understanding and focus on the plan no matter how stubborn they are!
Report and inform: Provide simple actionable 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.

Requirements

Mastery: Solid construction project planning capability in all aspects that take into account strategic objectives and the broad context you are operating in.
Communication: The charisma, influence and presence to get construction people to do new things and take the best approach.
Leadership: A proven leader/coach/developer of teams.
Impact: A track record of implementing scalable and repeatable solutions in projects that had a significant positive impact.

We Offer

The standard stuff:

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 to help you navigate challenges and grow intentionally.
Equity upside. As we grow, you grow. Our generous equity scheme is especially powerful for those who stay with us on our journey.
Flexible working. Work where it makes sense - most of our team works from home, visiting sites or clients regularly.
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
What you’ll bring to the team

We aren't a giant, faceless corporation; we really care about the people who want to join our team, so your letter will be read carefully. After that, we’ll reach out to you to schedule a casual conversation to help you get to know us a bit better and tell us a bit about yourself. A couple of technical and personal assessments follow to understand your capability based on our own development matrix.

This is to ensure that when you join, you’re starting at the right level of responsibility.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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

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