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

Stellenbeschreibung:

Overview

Role purpose

You’ll be enhancing the delivery of the most complex and interesting projects in the world through the power of project planning to the very highest standards. You’ll devise strategies and tactics to improve the way the project is delivered. You’ll translate this knowledge into a logic-linked plan and analyse it using planning software. Then you’ll use the plan to help the teams understand what to prioritise.

Your team

This role is part of our Project Management Consultancy team 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

Your top three objectives

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

Your Top Five Responsibilities

Own the plan: Own the project plan for one or more projects and ensure that the project is working to it effectively. Ensure delays are mitigated and managed commercially
Own the outcome: You\'re responsible for putting in your best effort to ensure the project team’s understanding and focus on the plan – no matter how stubborn they are
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
Make scalable solutions: Develop scalable and repeatable best practices and tools in collaboration with the team so that long-term impact is achieved
Develop everyone: Maximise the development of your team personally and professionally and educate our clients to improve as well

You must have

A construction engineering background: You have at least 2+ years of experience on construction projects, experience in project planning both software and principles, as well as decent Excel skills, and a strong interest in data
Communication skills: You’re proficient in written and verbal English and have the charisma and influence to get construction people to do new things and take the best approach
Leadership capabilities: You lead yourself proactively and lead others by asking the right questions and challenging them
Impact: You have a track record of making projects and organisations better beyond just doing the basics – implementing scalable, repeatable solutions that had a 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 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

Benefits

The standard stuff:

Health Insurance Scheme. Comprehensive private health coverage – for you and your family. Because your well-being is our priority
Bonus Scheme. As a permanent member of the team, you’ll share in our success. Our annual bonus is designed to reward both the now and the future – with a flexible mix of cash and high-growth equity that you choose. Bonuses are discretionary and based on performance
Professional body membership. One fee covered per year – so you can stay connected to your field and develop your craft

The life-changing stuff:

In-house coaching. Regular 1:1 coaching sessions, fully confidential, to help you navigate challenges, build self-awareness, and grow intentionally – professionally and as a human being
Equity upside. As we grow, you grow. Our generous equity scheme is especially powerful for those who stay with us on our journey. You help us build the future – and own a piece of it
Flexible working. Work where it makes sense – most of our team works from home, visiting sites or clients regularly. We care about outcomes, not clock-ins
Relentless development. Our goal is for every year here to be worth five years of development anywhere else. You’ll get a coach, a mentor, honest feedback, and a culture that challenges you to keep levelling up

Important! Applying properly

We get thousands of applications so please write us a letter as part of your application explaining:

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

We aren’t a giant, faceless corporation; we really care about the people who want to join our team, so your letter will be read carefully. After that, we’ll reach out to you to schedule a casual conversation to help you get to know us a bit better and tell us a bit about yourself. A couple of technical and personal assessments follow to understand your capability based on our own development matrix. This is to ensure that when you join, you’re starting at the right level of responsibility. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.