About the Position

Innovative Project Controls 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 project controls expert tired of the traditional methods in the construction industry? Do you thrive on making things run more efficiently with a blend of common sense and technology? If so, Laminar Projects might be the perfect place for you.

At Laminar Projects, we are a high-end project management consultancy and tech developer focused on revolutionizing the way construction projects are delivered. We bring transparency and control to projects through a pragmatic mix of the latest technology, our own processes, and a big dose of common sense.

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 controls. You will be a senior leader in our team, pushing the discipline to new heights within Laminar and the industry in general.

Your Team

This role is part of our Project Management Consultancy, focusing on:

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

You will be part of our Project Controls Discipline Team, industry leaders in the planning and controls of complex construction projects.

Your Top Three Objectives

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

Your Top Five Responsibilities

Own the controls: Manage cost, schedule, change, and risk controls on one or more projects to enable accurate decisions for project teams.
Develop everyone: Maximize the development of your team personally and professionally and educate our clients to improve as well.
Make scalable solutions: Develop scalable and repeatable best practices and tools in collaboration with the team so that long-term impact is achieved.
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.
Own the outcome: Ensure the project’s understanding and focus on the plan no matter how stubborn they are!

Requirements

A construction engineering background: Solid capability in the control of cost, schedule, and change, along with deep experience in developing project controls processes and reporting that align with strategic objectives and broader project context.
Communication skills: Charisma, presence, and influence to engage construction teams, drive adoption of new approaches, and promote best practices across the board.
Leadership capabilities: Proven leader, coach, and developer of teams, capable of guiding others and building high-performing planning and controls functions.
Impact: Strong track record of implementing scalable, repeatable solutions that created significant positive impact across complex projects.

We Offer

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: Share in our success with a flexible mix of cash and high-growth equity.
Professional body membership: One fee covered per year.
Cycle to Work Scheme: A tax-efficient way to get wheels.
In-house coaching: Regular 1:1 coaching sessions to help you navigate challenges and grow.
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.

About the Company

Laminar Projects is a high-end project management consultancy and tech developer with a focus on upgrading the way construction projects are delivered. We are deeply focused on designing a new type of organization that’s optimized for the flourishing of the people in the team first and foremost. 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.

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 Project Controls Manager (Data Centres/Buildings/High-tech/Infrastructure) - UK (Hybrid)

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