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Laminar Dynamic Sector Director - Power & Renewables – Construction Project Management Consultancy in United Kingdom
Are you a bit tired of the standard old-fashioned way of doing things in the construction industry?
Are you a construction engineer aka section engineer/sub agent/agent/package manager/project manager (jeez they have lots of names don’t they!)?
Do you get deep satisfaction from making things run more efficiently using a good dose of common sense and maybe a bit of technology?
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?
Have you ever wanted to work a bit more flexibly but still be hands-on in construction and improving the industry?
Sounds like a dream. Well, it isn’t, it is quite real!
Read on!
We are Laminar Projects!
We are an award winning consultancy that implements technology to improve the delivery of complex construction projects. Improving construction strengthens the very foundation of human civilisation. (Watch our short film about (https://youtu.be/PxcBZupiI7Y) it)
We also have a separate product team, Shape Construction, that takes the deep understanding of the projects we work on to develop construction management software products.
The core of all this is our true secret sauce; people. We only recruit kind and authentic people who are fast learners. We are deeply focused on designing a new type of place that is optimised for the flourishing of the people in the team first and foremost. This approach has allowed us to grow from just 2 people in 2017 to over 170 today and we are still very much at the beginning! Joining us isn’t just some “job”, we challenge you to be your best self in all aspects of life.
Our vision is designed to align how we operate with the fundamental aspects that enable anyone to have a fulfilled life:
Connects us with meaningful relationships
Inspires us to develop ourselves to become better humans
Empowers us to pursue our own learning adventures
4 core values for a good life
We believe a life of human flourishing is all about meaningful relationships with others and challenging yourself to create a positive impact. Our four core values are grow yourself, care about people, execute to greatness and build civilisation. This philosophy goes much deeper and you can see more on our website.
We are achieving this vision through the following two missions:
To fully digitise the construction of human civilisation
To create a new type of organisation that enables human flourishing while delivering a huge positive impact on society
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The Role
Purpose of the role
You will be developing and implementing our strategy to deliver construction projects better for organisations within the power and renewables sector.
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 leading our Power and Renewables sector combining our skills in project management, project controls and digital to deliver complex construction projects. Your initial leader will be the CEO.
Your top 3 objectives:
To define and continuously improve great delivery approaches to the power and renewables sector
To develop yourself and everyone around you
To grow our client base in the power and renewables sector
Your top 5 responsibilities:
Great delivery: Ensure our teams are delivering great results in collaboration with the discipline directors.
Develop everyone: Maximise the development of your team personally and professionally and educate our clients to improve as well.
Lead scalable solutions: Lead the team to develop scalable and repeatable best practices and tools to enhance our delivery for the sector
Define and drive the strategy: The buck stops with you when it comes to the power and renewables sector. You will need to autonomously create a strategy and make it happen
Grow and expand for impact: Drive the development of new and existing customers where we can make the most impact. We don’t want to grow by pushing more people and fees onto clients. We grow by making more impact.
Your Capabilities:
You are a seasoned business leader in construction project management that wants to do things better. We are open to candidates that are either a director who wants a change or an associate director who wants to step up. You must have established networks in the power and renewables sector.
As a candidate, you should have:
Must-Have (The fundamentals)
Mastery: Construction engineering background with experience on construction projects as a key leader. Proven impact in business development
Communication: Proficient communicator in written and verbal English. A gravitas that inspires others
Leadership: A proven leader/coach/developer of teams or teams of teams
Impact: A track record of droving growth and improvement in organisations that had a significant positive impact
Nice to Have (If you don’t have it now you will be trained intensively after joining)
Mastery: Prior experience as a project director or operations director for both contractors and consultancies
Communication: The charisma, influence and presence that inspires trust from the moment you meet
Leadership: An industry thought leader
Impact: A track record of starting new businesses from scratch
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
At Laminar we value diverse experiences and perspectives, empowering each member to contribute their unique expertise towards our collective success, so if you don’t think you meet all the criteria but still are excited about this role we encourage you to apply anyways!
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Salary and Benefits
Standard Stuff
Competitive salary dependent on location and capability
Paid Annual Leave 25 days + statutory Bank Holidays
Pension (Match contribution up to 7%)
Private health insurance
Discretionary bonus scheme for all team members.
All required travel costs outside of your local area are covered
The Life-Changing Stuff
Flexibility: Getting things done is what really matters, not what time of day you do it. That means you don’t have to ask permission for things like picking up your kids or going to the doctor, just keep your team in the loop if you think they will be affected.
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.
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
Long-term impact: We are focused on solving the biggest issues in construction project delivery in a way that can spread and outlast us
Application
We get thousands of applications so please write us a letter as part of your application explaining:
Why do you want to join us?
If you joined, where do you think you could make the most impact and how?
We aren't a giant faceless corporation; we really care about the people who want to join our team so all applications will be read thoroughly by our key leaders.
You must be located and have the current right to work in the UK/EU. We can support the transfer of existing UK visas, but cannot sponsor new visas.
In terms of application, we usually start with an intro call to tell you what we are all about in a casual conversation. That helps you to know us a bit better and tell us a bit about yourself.
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