Are you a bit tired of the standard, old-fashioned way of doing things in the construction industry?
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’s quite real! Read on.
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We are Laminar Projects!
If you’ve already heard about us, you’re probably reading this because you’re tired of the typical, chaotic ways of doing things in construction. But in case you haven’t, we’re a high-end project management consultancy and tech developer with a focus on upgrading the way construction projects are delivered.
Improving construction strengthens the very foundation of human civilisation. ( Check out our short film about it. )
We bring transparency and control to projects through a pragmatic mix of the latest tech, our own processes, and a big dose of common sense. We then take our deep understanding of these projects and we invest heavily into developing the digital solutions that anyone can use to deliver their projects better. ( Check out Shape, our construction management tech, to see what we’re doing.)
The core of all this is our true secret sauce: our people. We only recruit the very best, both in capability and personality. We’re deeply focused on designing a new type of organisation that’s optimised for the flourishing of the people in the team first and foremost. People who join us develop fast as a whole person in ways they never imagined. ( Read more about our vision and missions .)
This approach has allowed us to grow from just two people in 2017 to over 220 today. We have a stable, repeat client base across infrastructure and complex building projects in the UK and internationally, and we’re still growing fast. Joining us isn’t just some “job”. It’s a transformative educational experience. We challenge you to be your best self in all aspects of life. There are many diverse and interesting challenges available. It’s up to you to guide yourself into whichever areas you’re most interested – we’ll enable it.
( Get to know us better by watching a few more of our videos. )
Core values for a good life
A life of human flourishing is all about meaningful relationships and challenging yourself to create a positive impact, so our values reflect the four levels of relationships that each of us has:
- 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
We enshrined our values in our vision:
We exist so that everyone in our team can flourish in a high-impact community that:
- Connects us with meaningful relationships
- Inspires us to develop ourselves to become better humans
- Empowers us to pursue our own learning adventures
By first doing this, we can achieve the highest levels of value for the world.
And enable the achievement of our vision through our two missions:
- To fully digitalise 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
The role entails two core focus areas:
- Risk Management in Project Delivery - enhancing the delivery of the most complex and interesting projects in the world through the power of risk management. You will be a senior leader in our engagements with clients, working within multi-disciplinary teams.
- Risk Management in Business Operations - working as a subject matter expert alongside our leadership team with the aim of developing and implementing exceptional standards to better enable our business operations and those of our clients
Your 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
Your initial leader will be one of our discipline directors.
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 Responsibilities
On Engagements
- Develop & implement risk management solutions : our clients will depend on your expert advice to make improvements to their risk management processes and systems. This includes designing and implementing solutions that gain adoption from project teams.
- Act as Risk Manager in Projects : our clients will need you to be the responsible person for risk management and risk control in the project environment. Taking the lead in preparing, chairing and guiding others through workshops. Supporting P3M decisions through the lens of risk management. Taking ownership of critical P3M documents to capture and articulate information clearly.
On improving our organisation
- Own the development of Laminar’s risk management approach : Continuously improve the approach we take to deliver Risk Management solutions by developing standards, methods, tools and people.
- Professional Accreditation and Standards : When you join our team, you will be responsible for pushing Laminar to new heights within the industry including active involvement with professional institutions and benchmarking against recognised standards.
General
- Own the outcome : You may not be the project manager ultimately responsible for the results but you are sure as heck responsible for putting in your best effort to ensure the project’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. (even if you are junior you can help your leader develop too!)
You must have:
- A construction engineering background: You have experience managing risk at a portfolio level across multiple projects within a P3M environment in the construction industry. You're confident in using risk management systems such as Acumen, OPC, Safran, Active Risk Manager, or Safran Risk, and have previously implemented and maintained such systems effectively.
- Communication skills: You’re proficient in written and verbal English and have the charisma, influence, and presence to lead in-person risk workshops (including QSRA and QCRA) with diverse stakeholders—from design and construction to commercial and senior management teams.
- Leadership capabilities: You’re a proven leader, coach, and developer of people and teams. You proactively lead yourself and others by asking the right questions, challenging assumptions, and enhancing the quality of risk processes.
- Impact: You have a strong track record of developing scalable, context-aware risk management processes, procedures, and reports that align with enterprise objectives and best practices. You critically assess information and drive robust, value-adding outcomes across complex construction programmes.
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
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Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of projects would I be working on?
It’scommon for people to be exposed to several projects in their first year with us. You’ll work on some of the most complex and interesting environments in the world. We’ve delivered over 100
data centres internationally, many of them fast-tracked and multi-package; flagship
infrastructure programmes like HS2, where we’ve supported integrated planning and digital delivery; over $30bn in
power generation and transmission projects; and high-containment labs and R&D campuses for some of the world’s most
advanced industrial and life sciences clients. These aren’t hands-off projects – they’re dynamic environments for people who want to be challenged. We bring back the lessons from all of them to help our team learn, grow, and continue delivering the highest levels of 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?
One week you might be working from home. The next, you might travel to the site to meet the construction teams and help organise them. Maybe you’ll pop into our London office for a workshop or a beer. Maybe you’ll fly out to exotic (and sometimes not!) locations in Europe or the Middle East to visit clients. It really depends on what you want to get involved in and what fits with your life.
How does what I do connect with the long-term impact on the construction industry?
You’re tasked with understanding and solving common problems. We don’t want to reinvent the wheel every time, so you’ll be responsible for documenting new solutions and evolving ones we’ve developed. This goes into our knowledge repository, which we’re going to open source to the industry.
The knowledge you capture will be used by us to build new products. You’ll constantly test those products in the field, so we can rapidly iterate and improve them for anyone in the industry to use.
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Benefits
The standard stuff:
- Health Insurance Scheme. Comprehensive private health coverage – for you and your family. Because your well-being is our priority
- Pension Scheme. A competitive plan to help you plan for the long term – plus salary sacrifice options available to maximise your savings
- 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
- Cycle to Work Scheme. A tax-efficient way to get wheels – and do your bit for the environment
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
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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.
