Innovative Project Planner (Data Centres / Buildings / High-tech / Infrastructure)

Laminar Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management consultancy in the UK is seeking a motivated individual to enhance the delivery of complex construction projects through effective project planning. This role involves creating strategies, utilizing planning software, and ensuring that teams adhere to project plans. Ideal candidates will have a construction engineering background, excellent communication skills, and a track record of improving project outcomes. The position offers flexible working arrangements and focuses on professional growth.

Benefits

Health Insurance Scheme

Pension Scheme

Bonus Scheme

Flexible working

In-house coaching

Qualifications

• At least 2 years on construction projects with project planning software.
• Strong interest in data and decent Excel skills.
• Charismatic influence to motivate team members.

Responsibilities

• Enhance delivery of complex projects through project planning.
• Own and ensure adherence to project plans and manage delays.
• Provide actionable reports to stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Construction engineering background

Proficient written and verbal English

Communication skills

Leadership capabilities

Track record of improving projects

Education

Degree in construction engineering or related field

Tools

Project planning software

Excel

Job description

Welcome

Are you tired of the standard, old‑fashion way of doing things in the construction industry?

Do you get deep satisfaction from making things run more efficiently using common sense and a bit of technology?

Do you care about proper planning and how the schedule connects to day‑to‑day delivery?

Do you want a flexible role that stays hands‑on in construction and industry improvement?

Sounds like a dream – it isn’t. It’s quite real! Read on.

We are Laminar Projects!

We are a high‑end project management consultancy and tech developer focused on upgrading how construction projects are delivered. We bring transparency and control through a mix of the latest technology, our own processes, and a big dose of common sense. We invest heavily in digital solutions that anyone can use to deliver better projects.

Our people are the core of everything we do. We recruit the very best, both in capability and personality, and design a new type of organisation that prioritises flourishing team members. We have grown from two people in 2017 to over 220 today, with a stable, repeat client base across infrastructure and complex building projects in the UK and internationally.

Core values for a good life

• Grow yourself – your relationship with yourself
• Care about people – your relationship with others around you
• Execute to greatness – your relationship with your team
• Build civilisation – your relationship with humanity and the world

Our vision & missions

We exist so every team member can flourish in a high‑impact community that:

• Connects us with meaningful relationships
• Inspires us to develop ourselves into better humans
• Empowers us to pursue our own learning adventures

We enable that vision through two missions:

• To fully digitalise construction for human civilisation
• To create a new organisation that enables human flourishing while delivering positive societal impact

The Role

Purpose of the role

You’ll enhance delivery of the most complex projects through top‑notch project planning. You’ll devise strategies, translate knowledge into logic‑linked plans, analyse them with planning software, and use the plan to help teams prioritise.

Your team

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

• Understanding real project problems
• Implementing best solutions
• Developing scalable best practices, tools, and technology

You’ll work within the Project Planning Team, a leader in complex construction planning, reporting to a planning discipline director.

Your top three objectives

• Make construction projects deliver near perfection
• Create scalable, repeatable solutions to common problems
• Develop yourself and everyone around you

Your top five responsibilities

• Own the plan: Own and ensure adherence to the project plan, mitigating and managing delays commercially.
• Own the outcome: Ensure the team understands and focuses on the plan.
• Report and inform: Provide simple, actionable reports to stakeholders at all levels.
• Make scalable solutions: Develop scalable, repeatable best practices and tools with the team.
• Develop everyone: Maximise personal and professional development of the team and educate clients.

Required qualifications

• A construction engineering background: at least 2 years on construction projects, experience with project planning software and principles, decent Excel skills, and a strong interest in data.
• Communication skills: proficient written and verbal English, charismatic influence to bring people to new ways.
• Leadership capabilities: proactive self‑leadership and ability to lead others through questions and challenges.
• Impact: track record of improving projects and organisations beyond basics, implementing scalable, repeatable solutions with significant positive impact.

Laminar isn’t the place for you if…

• You want an easy, chilled‑out role without challenge.
• You prefer to be the smartest person in the room.
• You avoid continuous, honest feedback.
• You prefer to work alone rather than in a team.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of projects would I be working on?

In your first year you’ll see several projects. We’ve delivered over 100 data centres, supported flagship infrastructure programmes (e.g., HS2), contributed to $30 bn+ in power projects, and played key roles in high‑containment labs and R&D campuses for advanced industrial and life sciences clients. You may work in data centres, infrastructure (defence, rail, highways), high tech (manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors), or complex building projects.

Who are our clients?

Major owners/operators and main contractors with project values between £1 m and £1 bn+ globally.

Where would I be working?

Work is flexible: a week at home, then site visits, occasional London office workshops, or travel to Europe/Middle East. It depends on your interests and life fit.

How does my work connect with long‑term industry impact?

You’ll diagnose and solve common problems, document solutions, and evolve them for an open‑source knowledge repository. The captured knowledge fuels new products that we iterate and test across the industry.

Benefits

The standard stuff

• Health Insurance Scheme – comprehensive private coverage for you and your family.
• Pension Scheme – competitive plan with salary‑sacrifice options.
• Bonus Scheme – discretionary annual bonus of cash and flexible equity.
• Professional body membership – one fee covered per year.
• Cycle to Work Scheme – tax‑efficient way to get wheels and help the environment.

The life‑changing stuff

• In‑house coaching – regular confidential 1:1 sessions for professional and personal growth.
• Equity upside – generous equity for long‑term growth.
• Flexible working – outcome‑focused, mostly remote with site/client visits.
• Relentless development – coach, mentor, honest feedback, culture of continuous improvement.

Important: Applying properly

We receive thousands of applications, so please include a letter explaining:

• Why you want to join us
• What you’ll bring to the team

We read every letter carefully and then invite you to a casual conversation. Technical and personal assessments follow to gauge capability and match responsibility level.

Artificial intelligence tools may assist the hiring process (resume review, analysis, response assessment), but final hiring decisions are made by humans. For data processing details, please contact us.