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

Laminar Group; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-end project management consultancy in the UK is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead complex projects in data centres and infrastructure. This mid-senior level role emphasizes leadership and communication skills, requiring a solid engineering background in construction. The position offers a hybrid work environment with extensive benefits including health insurance, a pension scheme, and a discretionary bonus. Candidates will be responsible for project controls ensuring optimal delivery and client engagement.

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 cost, schedule, and change control.
• Experience in developing project controls processes and reporting.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the controls for cost, schedule, change, and risk.
• Maximise the development of your team personally and professionally.
• Develop scalable and repeatable best practices.

Skills

Construction engineering background

Strong communication

Leadership

Impactful solutions

Job description

Overview

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

Laminar Projects is a high-end project management consultancy and tech developer focused on upgrading the way construction projects are delivered. We bring transparency and control to projects through a pragmatic mix of the latest tech, processes, and common sense. We grow through developing digital solutions and invest in our people to flourish in a high-impact community.

The Role

You will be enhancing the delivery of the most complex and interesting projects in the world through project controls. You will be a senior leader in our team pushing the discipline to new heights within Laminar and the industry.

Your Team

This role is part of our Project Management Consultancy which focuses on:

• Understanding the real problems of projects
• Implementing the best solutions to those problems
• Developing scalable best practices, tools and technology
• Part of our Project Controls Discipline Team who are leaders in planning and controls of complex construction projects

Your initial leader will be one of our project controls discipline directors.

Your Top 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 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 are responsible for ensuring the project’s understanding and focus on the plan even when faced with resistance

You Must Have

• A construction engineering background with solid capability in cost, schedule, and change control, and experience developing project controls processes and reporting aligned with objectives
• Strong communication: charisma, presence, and influence to engage construction teams and promote best practices
• Leadership: proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams in planning and controls
• Impact: track record of implementing scalable, repeatable solutions across complex projects

What Laminar Looks For Not To Be

• An easy, chilled-out role with little challenge
• Someone who always needs to be the smartest person in the room
• A dislike for honest candid feedback
• A preference for working in isolation rather than as part of a team

Frequently Asked Questions

• What kinds of projects would I be working on? You’ll work on some of the most complex environments in the world, including data centres, infrastructure, high tech and complex building projects.
• Who are our clients? Major owners/operators and main contractors with project values between £1m and £1bn+ globally.
• Where would I be working? Hybrid - home, sites, offices, and travel as needed depending on project requirements.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Scheme: extensive private health coverage for you and your family
• Pension Scheme: competitive plan with salary sacrifice options
• Bonus Scheme: discretionary annual bonus with cash and equity components
• Professional body membership: one fee covered per year
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• In-house coaching: regular 1:1 coaching sessions
• Equity upside: growth equity as the company grows
• Flexible working: focus on outcomes over clock-ins
• Relentless development: coaching, mentoring, and ongoing growth

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Construction

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