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

Laminar Projects; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-end project management consultancy in the UK seeks a Project Planner to improve delivery on complex construction projects. You will devise strategies, manage plans, and ensure project team adherence. Ideal candidates have 2+ years experience, strong communication skills, and leadership capability. The role offers hands-on challenges, professional development, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Health Insurance Scheme

Pension Scheme

Annual discretionary bonus

In-house coaching

Flexible working

Qualifications

• At least 2+ years on construction projects.
• Experience in project planning and data analysis.
• Proficient in written and verbal English.

Responsibilities

• Own the project plan and ensure effective operation.
• Ensure the team focuses on and adapts the plan.
• Provide actionable reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Construction engineering knowledge

Project planning

Strong Excel skills

Communication skills

Leadership capabilities

Job description

Overview

Are you tired of the typical, chaotic ways of doing things in construction? Do you want to improve delivery through a pragmatic mix of planning, technology, and common sense? This role offers hands‑on construction work with a focus on improved delivery and flexible work arrangements.

Laminar Projects is a high‑end project management consultancy and tech developer focused on upgrading how construction projects are delivered. We bring transparency and control to projects through a pragmatic mix of the latest tech, our processes, and a strong emphasis on people. We develop digital solutions like Shape to help deliver projects better. Our people are central to our mission and culture, designed to enable personal and professional flourishing. Since 2017 we have grown to over 220 people with a stable client base across infrastructure and complex building projects in the UK and internationally.

We seek to grow by challenging ourselves and guiding our clients to improved outcomes. Joining us is a transformative learning experience with diverse and interesting challenges available. We encourage you to pursue areas you are most interested in, and we will enable that development.

The Role

Purpose of the role

You will enhance delivery on the world’s most complex projects through strong project planning. You will devise strategies to improve project delivery, translate these into a logic‑linked plan, analyze it with planning software, and help teams understand what to prioritise.

Your team

This role is part of our Project Management Consultancy team, 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 Planning Team, leaders in planning for complex construction projects, reporting to a planning discipline director.

Your top three objectives

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

Your top five responsibilities

1. Own the plan: Own the project plan for one or more projects and ensure the project is operating to it effectively. Mitigate delays and manage commercially
2. Own the outcome: Ensure the project team understands and focuses on the plan, adapting as needed
3. Report and inform: Provide simple, actionable reports to stakeholders to help them deliver their part efficiently
4. Make scalable solutions: Develop scalable, repeatable best practices and tools with the team for long‑term impact
5. Develop everyone: Maximise the development of your team and educate clients to improve as well

You must have:

• A construction engineering background: At least 2+ years on construction projects, experience in project planning (software and principles), strong Excel skills, and a keen interest in data
• Communication skills: Proficient in written and verbal English with the ability to influence construction teams
• Leadership capabilities: Proactive self‑leadership and the ability to lead others by asking the right questions
• Impact: A track record of implementing scalable, repeatable solutions with significant positive impact

Laminar isn’t the place for you if any of the following is true:

• You want an easy, chilled‑out role without challenge
• You like to be the smartest person in the room
• You don’t like receiving honest candid feedback
• You prefer to work solo rather than with a team

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Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of projects would I be working on?

You’ll work on several projects in your first year, including some of the most complex environments in the world. We have delivered over 100 data centres internationally and supported flagship infrastructure programs like HS2 through integrated planning and digital delivery. Sectors include data centres, infrastructure (defense, rail, highways), high tech (manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors), and complex building projects. These roles are hands‑on and dynamic. We share lessons learned to help the team grow and deliver value. Check out our case stories.

Who are our clients?

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

Where would I be working?

You may work from home one week, travel to sites, visit the London office for workshops, or travel to Europe or the Middle East to meet clients. The arrangement depends on what you want to get involved in and what fits with your life.

How does what I do connect with long‑term industry impact?

You will document new solutions and evolve existing ones for our knowledge repository. We intend to open source this knowledge to the industry while using it to build and test new products in the field for rapid iteration and improvement.

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Benefits

The standard stuff:

• Health Insurance Scheme: Comprehensive private health coverage – for you and your family
• Pension Scheme: Competitive plan with salary sacrifice options
• Bonus Scheme: Annual discretionary bonus with cash and equity options
• Professional body membership: One fee covered per year
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Tax‑efficient way to get wheels

The life‑changing stuff:

• In‑house coaching: Regular 1:1 coaching to support growth
• Equity upside: Equity scheme aligned with company growth
• Flexible working: Work where it makes sense; focus on outcomes
• Relentless development: Annual development goals with coaching, mentoring, and feedback

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Important! Applying properly

We receive thousands of applications. Please write a letter explaining:
- Why you want to join us
- What you’ll bring to the team

We care about the people who want to join our team, so your letter will be read carefully. After that, we’ll schedule a casual conversation, followed by technical and personal assessments to understand your capability. This ensures you start at the right level of responsibility.