Laminar Projects
Location
Delhi | India
Job description
Are you a project controls specialist that is 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 controls and the connection between the schedule and the real day-to-day delivery of the job? Sounds like a dream. Well, it isn’t, it is quite real! Read on! ___________________________ We are Laminar Projects! 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 here 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. 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) 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) This approach has allowed us to grow from just 2 people in 2017 to over 160 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. 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. Get to know us better by watching a few of our videos here: 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. So our values reflect the 4 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 This goes much deeper but for the sake of brevity, we will keep the summary version! We enshrined our values in our vision: We exist so that everyone in our team can thrive 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 We believe that, by first doing this, we can achieve the highest levels of value for the world And enable the achievement of our vision through our dual mission: 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 ___________________________ The Role Purpose of the role You will be enhancing the delivery of the most complex and interesting projects in the world through the power of project controls while contributing to pushing the discipline to new heights not only within Laminar but within the industry in general. 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 part of our Project Controls Discipline Team who are industry leaders in the planning and controls of complex construction projects. Your initial leader will be one of our project controls discipline directors. Your top 3 objectives: To make construction projects deliver to near perfection To develop yourself and everyone around you To create scalable and repeatable solutions to common problems Your top 5 responsibilities: Own the controls: Own the controls for cost, schedule, change and risk on one or more projects to enable accurate decisions for project teams Develop everyone: Maximise the development of your team personally and professionally and educate our clients to improve as well Make scalable solutions: Develop scalable and repeatable best practices and tools in collaboration with the team so that long-term impact is achieved 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 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! Your Capabilities: You are a seasoned project controls engineer with the powers to transform any project you touch. Must-Have (The fundamentals) Mastery: Solid capability in controls of cost, schedule and change. Expert developer of processes and reporting which take into account strategic objectives and the broad context you are operating in Communication: Proficient communicator in written and verbal English Leadership: You lead yourself proactively and lead others by asking the right questions and challenging them Impact: A track record of making projects and organisations better beyond just doing the basics Nice to Have (If you don’t have it now you will be trained intensively after joining) Mastery: Expert developer in PowerBI and SharePoint. Deep commercial acumen in construction projects. Industry leading expert in a specialist controls domain Communication: The charisma, influence and presence to get construction people to do new things and take the best approach Leadership: A proven leader/coach/developer of teams Impact: A track record of implementing scalable and repeatable solutions in projects and organisations 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 ___________________________ Salary and Benefits Standard Stuff Paid Annual Leave 25 days + statutory Bank Holidays Flexible hours Base salary for this role depends on your capability level All travel costs outside of your local area are covered The Life-Changing Stuff 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. You can check out our coaching program here: 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. 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. ___________________________ Applying properly! Important! We get thousands of applications so please write us a letter as part of your application explaining: Why do you want to join us? What do you think you bring to the team? 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. 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. 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.Job tags
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