Amazing Project Planners (Construction)
Job Description
<p><em>Are you a bit tired of the standard old-fashioned way of doing things in the construction industry?</em></p><p><em>Are you a Construction Engineer aka Section Engineer/Site Engineer/Supervisor/Field Engineer/Package Manager/Project Manager (jeez they have lots of names don’t they!)?</em></p><p><em>Do you get deep satisfaction from making things run more efficiently using a good dose of common sense and maybe a bit of technology?</em></p><p><em>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?</em></p><p><em>Have you ever wanted to work a bit more flexibly but still be hands-on in construction and improving the industry?</em></p><p><em>Sounds like a dream. Well, it isn’t, it is quite real!</em></p><p><em>Read on!</em></p><p>_________________________________________________________________________________________ </p><p><span><strong>We are Laminar Projects!</strong></span></p><p>If you have already heard about us, you are probably reading this because you are tired of the typical old-fashioned and chaotic ways of doing things in construction. But in case you haven’t; we are a high-end construction project management consultancy and also a construction management tech developer. Improving construction strengthens the very foundation of human civilisation. (Watch our short film about it)</p><p>As a consultancy, we are focused on genuinely upgrading the way construction projects are delivered. We bring control and clarity to projects using a pragmatic mix of the latest technology, our own processes, and a big dose of common sense.</p><p>We then take the deep understanding of the projects we work on and all of our spare revenue to develop construction management software products that anyone can use to deliver their projects better. Our tech team are building a full suite of products one module at a time – kind of like office 365 but for construction management (Check out Shape, our construction management tech and watch this video about what we are doing)</p><p>The core of all this is our true secret sauce; people. We only recruit the very best both in capability and personality. We are deeply focused on designing a new type of organization that is optimised for the flourishing of the people in the team first and foremost. People that join us develop fast as a whole person in ways they never imagined. (Read more about our vision and mission)</p><p>This approach has allowed us to grow from just 2 people in 2017 to over 120 today and we are still very much at the beginning! Joining us isn’t just some “job”, it is a transformative educational experience. We challenge you to be your best self in all aspects of life.</p><p>Any role that you start with at Laminar should be seen only as a starting point. Our fast growth means that there are many diverse and interesting challenges available and it is up to you to guide yourself into whichever areas you are most interested in – we will enable it.</p><p>(Get to know us better by watching a few of our videos)</p><p>_________________________________________________________________________________________</p><p><span><strong>4 core values for a good life</strong></span></p><p>We believe a life of human flourishing is all about meaningful relationships with others and challenging yourself to create a positive impact. So our values reflect the 4 levels of relationships that each of us has:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Grow yourself</strong> – Your relationship with yourself</p></li><li><p><strong>Care about people</strong> – Your relationship with others around you</p></li></ul><ul><li><p><strong>Execute to greatness</strong> – Your relationship with your team</p></li><li><p><strong>Build civilisation</strong> – Your relationship with humanity and the world</p></li></ul><p>This goes much deeper but for the sake of brevity, we will keep the summary version!</p><p></p><p><strong>We enshrined our values in our vision:</strong></p><p>We exist so that everyone in our team can thrive in a high-impact community that: </p><ul><li><p>Connects us with meaningful relationships</p></li><li><p>Inspires us to develop ourselves to become better humans</p></li><li><p>Empowers us to pursue our own learning adventures</p></li></ul><p>We believe that, by first doing this, we can achieve the highest levels of value for the world</p><p></p><p><strong>And enable the achievement of our vision through our dual mission: </strong></p><ul><li><p>To fully digitise the construction of human civilisation</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>To create a new type of organisation that enables human flourishing while delivering a huge positive impact on society</p></li></ul><p>______________________________________________________________________________________</p><p><span><strong>The Role</strong></span></p><p></p><p><strong>Purpose of the role</strong></p><p>You will be working on the planning and management of big projects/programmes/portfolio of projects for some of the largest companies in the region.</p><p>You will be providing planning consulting support at projects and/or portfolio levels supporting the setup and monthly maintenance of updated programmes, establishing process and procedures,risk analysis as required and supporting the capability building and knowledge transfer to the client organisations at different levels.</p><p></p><p><strong>Team</strong></p><p>This role is part of our Planning & Project Management ME Consultancy team which focuses on:</p><ul><li><p>Providing planning support to the client organization/project</p></li><li><p>Understanding what the real problems of companies/projects are</p></li><li><p>Implementing the best solutions to those problems</p></li><li><p>Developing scalable best practices, tools and technology</p></li></ul><p>More specifically you will be part of our Project Planning Discipline Team. Your initial leader will be one of our planning discipline directors.</p><p></p><p><strong>Your top 3 objectives:</strong></p><ol><li><p>To make construction projects deliver to near perfection</p></li></ol><ol><li><p>To create scalable and repeatable solutions to common problems</p></li></ol><ol><li><p>To develop yourself and everyone around you</p></li></ol><p></p><p><strong>Your top 5 responsibilities:</strong></p><ol><li><p><strong>Own the outcome:</strong> You may not be the ultimate responsible for the results but you are sure as heck responsible for putting your best effort to ensure your work and results provide value and impact and help the wider team/client to continue towards the big target</p></li><li><p><strong>Develop everyone</strong>: Maximise the development of your team personally and professionally and educate our clients to improve as well. (even if you are junior you can help your leader develop too!)</p></li><li><p><strong>Make scalable solutions:</strong> Develop scalable and repeatable best practices and tools in collaboration with the team so that long-term impact is achieved</p></li><li><p><strong>Report and inform:</strong> Provide simple actionable reports to stakeholders at all levels that help them deliver their part of the project more efficiently and effectively</p></li></ol><ol><li><p><strong>Be a team player:</strong> You will be working with the best team possible so learn, share the workload, support, add value and have fun</p></li></ol><p></p><p><strong>Your Capabilities:</strong></p><p>We will train you in the full breadth of project management skills including planning, commercial, leadership, communication and technology so that you become an expert project leader equipped to transform any project you touch.</p><p></p><p><strong>Must-Have (The fundamentals)</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Mastery: </strong></p><ul><li>Construction engineering background with at least 5-7years of experience on construction projects</li><li>Minimum of 7years of hands-on experience using Primavera P6</li><li>Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel</li><li>Able to work with large data sets</li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Communication: </strong>Proficient communicator in written and verbal English</p></li><li><p><strong>Leadership:</strong></p><ul><li>A relentless approach to dealing with people</li><li>Pragmatic to prioritise and work towards tight deadlines</li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Impact:</strong> A track record of making projects and organisations better beyond just doing the basics</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Nice to Have (If you don’t have it now you will be trained intensively after joining)</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Mastery:</strong></p><ul><li>Experience in infrastructure, utilities (power and water distribution) projects </li><li>A solid understanding of cashflow management within project environments</li><li>A passion for data-driven decision-making, with a keen interest in leveraging data analytics and insights to drive operational efficiency and performance improvement</li><li>Middle East experience</li><li>Familiarity and proficiency in utilizing Maximo and Oracle Fusion software or similar</li><li>Proficiency in utilizing Power BI to visualize and analyze data</li><li>Database knowledge is desirable</li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Communication:</strong></p><ul><li>The charisma, influence and presence to get construction people to do new things and take the best approach</li><li>Arabic is desirable<strong></strong></li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Leadership</strong>: A proven leader/coach/developer of teams or teams of teams</p></li><li><p><strong>Impact:</strong> A track record of implementing scalable and repeatable solutions in projects and organisations that had a significant positive impact</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Laminar isn’t the place for you if any of the following is true:</strong></p><ul><li><p>You want an easy, chilled-out role without much challenge</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>You like to be the smartest person in the room</p></li><li><p>You don’t like continuously receiving honest candid feedback</p></li><li><p>You prefer to do your own thing rather than work with a team</p></li></ul><p></p><p>_____________________________________________________________________________________</p><p><span><strong>Frequently Asked Questions</strong></span></p><p></p><p><em><strong>Can you tell me more about what the role is like?</strong></em></p><p>A project is a set of activities delivered in sequence each being managed by different people/organisations. This is why the plan is always at the core of the project.</p><p>So the first thing you will learn to do is project planning. This means you will be at the core of the project devising strategies and tactics to improve the way the project is delivered. You will translate this knowledge into a logic-linked plan and analyse it using planning software. Then you will use this knowledge to help the teams understand what they need to prioritise to make the project as successful as possible. If the project were a ship you would be the navigator.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>What kinds of projects would I be working on?</strong></em></p><p>It isn’t uncommon for people to be exposed to several projects in their first year of joining us. You will work on many types of complex projects including; infrastructue, distribution, data centres, highways, railways, nuclear power plants, and pretty much any other type of complex project you can think of. (Check out our portfolio)</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Who are our clients?</strong></em></p><p>Our clients include major Owners/Operators, Main Contractors, and Subcontractors, with project values between £1m and £1B+ globally.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>How does what I do connect with the long-term impact on the construction industry?</strong></em></p><p>As a consultant in the field, you will be tasked with understanding and solving common problems. We don’t want to reinvent the wheel every time so you will be responsible for documenting new solutions and evolving existing ones we have developed. The improvement never stops. This will go into our knowledge repository which we are going to open source to the industry.</p><p>The knowledge you capture will be used to develop new products which we will build. You will constantly be testing our products in the field so that we can rapidly iterate and improve them for anyone in the industry to use.</p><p></p><p>_________________________________________________________________________________________</p><p><span><strong>Salary and Benefits</strong></span></p><p></p><p><strong>Standard Stuff</strong></p><ul><li><p>Paid Annual Leave 25 days + statutory Bank Holidays</p></li><li><p>Benefits (accommodation, transport, flights, relocation when applicable)</p></li><li><p>Private health insurance</p></li><li><p>IT Equipment</p></li><li><p>Professional bodies’ membership encouragement and support</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>The Life-Changing Stuff</strong></p><ul><li><p>Grow your whole self: Our leaders are more like coaches and one of our main objectives is to give 5 years’ worth of learning and development for every 1 year with us. You have a coach, mentor, well-being therapist and a development-orientated environment: That’s literally what our vision is all about and the primary reason Laminar exists.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Be surrounded by the best: We only hire and retain the very best people. You might be used to being the smartest in the room but that won’t be the case in Laminar. You will be surrounded by people you can learn from. We are 100% meritocratic so fast progression is the norm. You will be supported to excel in whichever areas you are most interested in! With Laminar, development is unbounded.</p></li><li><p>Long-term impact: We are focused on solving the biggest issues in construction project delivery in a way that can spread and outlast us.</p></li><li><p>A generous equity scheme: as a fast-growing consultancy as well as the fact we are building software this has a huge upside, particularly for people that stay with us through our growth.</p></li></ul><p></p><p>________________________________________________________________________________________</p><p><span><strong>Applying properly!!! Important!!!</strong></span></p><p></p><p>We get thousands of applications so please write us a letter as part of your application explaining:</p><ul><li><p>Why do you want to join us?</p></li><li><p>What do you think you bring to the team?</p></li></ul><p></p><p>We aren’t a giant faceless corporation; we really care about the people who want to join our team so all letters will be read thoroughly.</p><p>After that, we will reach out to you to schedule a casual conversation to help you to know us a bit better and tell us a bit about yourself.</p><p>After that, we will schedule a couple of technical and personal assessments to understand what your level of capability is based on our own development matrix. This is to ensure that when you join you are starting at the right level of responsibility based on your capability not just based on experience.</p><p></p>
