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

Laminar Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A project management consultancy in Birmingham seeks a seasoned project controls professional to enhance complex projects' delivery. You will lead a high-performing team, develop best practices, and engage stakeholders effectively. Ideal candidates possess a solid construction engineering background, excellent leadership skills, and a track record of impactful project control solutions. This role offers flexible working and comprehensive benefits including health insurance and professional development.

Benefits

Health Insurance Scheme

Pension Scheme

Bonus Scheme

Professional body membership

Cycle to Work Scheme

In-house coaching

Equity upside

Flexible working

Relentless development

Qualifications

• Solid capability in controlling cost, schedule, and change.
• Deep experience in developing project controls processes.
• Proven leader, coach, and developer of teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the controls for cost, schedule, change, and risk.
• Maximise team development personally and professionally.
• Develop scalable and repeatable best practices.
• Provide actionable reports to stakeholders.
• Ensure project focus on the plan.

Skills

Project controls expertise

Leadership

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Construction engineering background

Job description

Overview

Laminar Projects is a high-end project management consultancy and tech developer focused on upgrading the delivery of construction projects. The core of our approach is our people, a fast-growing team with a mission to digitalise construction and enable human flourishing while delivering a positive impact on society.

We are seeking a seasoned project controls professional to lead and elevate the discipline within complex construction projects, combining practical experience with modern tools and processes.

The Role

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 not only within Laminar but within the industry in general.

Your team

This role is part of our Project Management Consultancy 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 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.

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: Own the controls for cost, schedule, change and risk on one or more projects to enable accurate decisions for project teams
• Develop everyone: Maximise 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: 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!

You must have

• A construction engineering background: 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.
• Communication skills: You have the charisma, presence, and influence to engage construction teams, drive adoption of new approaches, and promote best practices across the board.
• Leadership capabilities: You’re a proven leader, coach, and developer of teams, capable of guiding others and building high-performing planning and controls functions.
• Impact: You have a strong track record of implementing scalable, repeatable solutions that created significant positive impact across complex projects.

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

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 – plus salary sacrifice options available to maximise your savings
• Bonus Scheme. Discretionary annual bonus with a mix of cash and equity
• Professional body membership. One fee covered per year – stay connected to your field
• Cycle to Work Scheme. A tax-efficient way to get wheels – and do your bit for the environment

The life-changing stuff

• In-house coaching. Regular 1:1 coaching sessions to help you navigate challenges and grow professionally
• Equity upside. As we grow, you grow through an equity scheme
• Flexible working. Work where it makes sense – outcomes matter more than clock-ins
• Relentless development. A coach, a mentor, and a culture that challenges you to level up

Application note

We may use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process. Final hiring decisions are made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.