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

<div><em style="font-size: 16px;">Are you a seasoned project controls guru that is a bit tired of the standard old-fashioned way of doing things in the construction industry?&nbsp;</em></div> <div><em style="font-size: 16px;">Do you get deep satisfaction from making things run more efficiently using a good dose of common sense and maybe a bit of technology?&nbsp;</em></div> <div><em style="font-size: 16px;">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?&nbsp;</em></div> <div><em style="font-size: 16px;">Have you ever wanted to work a bit more flexibly but still be hands-on in construction and improving the industry?&nbsp;</em></div> <div><em style="font-size: 16px;">Sounds like a dream. Well, it isn’t, it is quite real!&nbsp;</em></div> <div><em style="font-size: 16px;">Read on!</em></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">________________________________________________________________________</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">We are Laminar Projects!</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">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.</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">Improving construction strengthens the very foundation of human civilisation. (</span><a href="https://youtu.be/PxcBZupiI7Y" style="font-size: 16px;" class="postings-link">Check out our short film about it.</a><span style="font-size: 16px;">) </span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">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. (</span><a href="https://www.shape.construction/" style="font-size: 16px;" class="postings-link">Check out Shape, our construction management tech,</a><span style="font-size: 16px;"> to see what we’re doing.)</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">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. (</span><a href="https://laminarprojects-601f5b038fbe7227e351393.webflow.io/our-philosophy" style="font-size: 16px;" class="postings-link">Read more about our vision and missions</a><span style="font-size: 16px;">.)</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">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.&nbsp;</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">(</span><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU8vzoWkqoZ8XgSxT3Wgf3ncbp7p5Pkfl" style="font-size: 16px;" class="postings-link">Get to know us better by watching a few more of our videos.</a><span style="font-size: 16px;">)</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Core values for a good life</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">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:</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Grow yourself </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">– your relationship with yourself&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Care about people </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">– your relationship with others around you&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Execute to greatness </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">– your relationship with your team&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Build civilisation </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">– your relationship with humanity and the world&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">We enshrined our values in our vision:</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">We exist so that everyone in our team can flourish in a high-impact community that:</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- Connects us with meaningful relationships&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- Inspires us to develop ourselves to become better humans&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- Empowers us to pursue our own learning adventures&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">By first doing this, we can achieve the highest levels of value for the world.</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">And enable the achievement of our vision through our two missions:</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- To fully digitalise the construction of human civilisation&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- To create a new type of organisation that enables human flourishing while delivering a huge positive impact on society</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">_____________________________________________________________________&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">The Role&nbsp;</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Purpose of the role</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">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 not only within Laminar but within the industry in general.&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Your team</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">This role is part of our Project Management Consultancy which focuses on:&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- Understanding what the real problems of projects are.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- Implementing the best solutions to those problems.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- Developing scalable best practices, tools and technology.&nbsp;</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">More specifically you will be part of our Project Controls Discipline Team who are industry leaders in the planning and controls of complex construction projects. Your initial leader will be one of our project controls discipline directors.&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Your top three objectives:</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">1. To make construction projects deliver to near perfection&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">2. To develop yourself and everyone around you&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">3. To create scalable and repeatable solutions to common problems&nbsp;</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Your top five responsibilities:</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">1. Own the controls:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;Own the controls for cost, schedule, change and risk on one or more projects to enable accurate decisions for project teams&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">2. Develop everyone:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;Maximise the development of your team personally and professionally and educate our clients to improve as well&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">3. Make scalable solutions:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;Develop scalable and repeatable best practices and tools in collaboration with the team so that long-term impact is achieved&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">4. Report and inform:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;Provide simple actionable reports to stakeholders at all levels that help them deliver their part of the project more efficiently and effectively&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">5. Own the outcome:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;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!&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</strong></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">You must have:</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- A construction engineering background:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"> You have 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.</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Communication skills:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"> You have the charisma, presence, and influence to engage construction teams, drive adoption of new approaches, and promote best practices across the board.</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Leadership capabilities:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"> You’re a proven leader, coach, and developer of teams, capable of guiding others and building high-performing planning and controls functions.</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Impact:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"> You have a strong track record of implementing scalable, repeatable solutions that created significant positive impact across complex projects.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Laminar isn’t the place for you if any of the following is true:&nbsp;</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- You want an easy, chilled-out role without much challenge&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- You like to be the smartest person in the room&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- You don’t like continuously receiving honest candid feedback&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- You prefer to do your own thing rather than work with a team&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">_____________________________________________________________________&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Frequently Asked Questions</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><em><strong style="font-size: 16px;">What kinds of projects would I be working on?</strong></em></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">It’s common for people to be exposed to several projects in their first year with us. You’ll work on some of the most complex and interesting environments in the world. We’ve delivered over 100 data centres internationally, many of them fast-tracked and multi-package. Our teams have supported flagship infrastructure programmes like HS2 through integrated planning and digital delivery, contributed to over $30bn in power generation and transmission projects, and played a key role in the development of high-containment labs and R&amp;D campuses for some of the world’s most advanced industrial and life sciences clients. You might find yourself working in sectors such as </span><strong style="font-size: 16px;">data centres</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">, </span><strong style="font-size: 16px;">infrastructure </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">(including defense, rail, and highways), </span><strong style="font-size: 16px;">high tech</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"> (such as advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors), or </span><strong style="font-size: 16px;">complex building projects</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">. These aren’t hands-off assignments. They’re dynamic, hands-on environments designed for people who want to be challenged. We bring back the lessons from every project to help our team grow and deliver the highest levels of value. (</span><a href="https://www.laminarprojects.com/our-stories" style="font-size: 16px;" class="postings-link">Check out our case stories</a><span style="font-size: 16px;">.)&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div><em><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Who are our clients?</strong></em></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">Major owners/operators and main contractors with project values between £1m and £1bn+ globally.&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div><em><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Where would I be working?</strong></em></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">One week you might be working from home. The next, you might travel to the site to meet the construction teams and help organise them. Maybe you’ll pop into our London office for a workshop or a beer. Maybe you’ll fly out to exotic (and sometimes not!) locations in Europe or the Middle East to visit clients. It really depends on what you want to get involved in and what fits with your life.&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div><em><strong style="font-size: 16px;">How does what I do connect with the long-term impact on the construction industry?</strong></em><em style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</em></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">You’re tasked with understanding and solving common problems. We don’t want to reinvent the wheel every time, so you’ll be responsible for documenting new solutions and evolving ones we’ve developed. This goes into our knowledge repository, which we’re going to open source to the industry.&nbsp;</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">The knowledge you capture will be used by us to build new products. You’ll constantly test those products in the field, so we can rapidly iterate and improve them for anyone in the industry to use.&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">____________________________________________________________</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Benefits</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">The standard stuff:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Health Insurance Scheme. </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">Comprehensive private health coverage – for you and your family. Because your well-being is our priority&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Pension Scheme. </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">A competitive plan to help you plan for the long term – plus salary sacrifice options available to maximise your savings&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Bonus Scheme. </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">As a permanent member of the team, you’ll share in our success. Our annual bonus is designed to reward both the now and the future – with a flexible mix of cash and high-growth equity that you choose. Bonuses are discretionary and based on performance&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Professional body membership. </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">One fee covered per year – so you can stay connected to your field and develop your craft&nbsp;</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Cycle to Work Scheme. </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">A tax-efficient way to get wheels – and do your bit for the environment&nbsp;</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">The life-changing stuff:</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- In-house coaching. </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">Regular 1:1 coaching sessions, fully confidential, to help you navigate challenges, build self-awareness, and grow intentionally – professionally and as a human being</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Equity upside. </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">As we grow, you grow. Our generous equity scheme is especially powerful for those who stay with us on our journey. You help us build the future – and own a piece of it</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Flexible working. </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">Work where it makes sense – most of our team works from home, visiting sites or clients regularly. We care about outcomes, not clock-ins</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">- Relentless development. </strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">Our goal is for every year here to be worth five years of development anywhere else. You’ll get a coach, a mentor, honest feedback, and a culture that challenges you to keep levelling up</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">____________________________________________________________</span></div> <div><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Important! Applying properly</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">We get thousands of applications so please write us a letter as part of your application explaining:</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- Why you want to join us&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">- What you’ll bring to the team&nbsp;</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">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.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 16px;">This is to ensure that when you join, you’re starting at the right level of responsibility.</span></div><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.co.uk/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in United Kingdom</a> on Arbeitnow</a>