Senior Capital Projects Manager

NHS; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is embarking on an ambitious programme of transformation of its services, estate and wider infrastructure and is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join the team to deliver the Community Diagnostics Centre project, in Plymouth's city centre.

Funding has been secured, a build contractor is appointed and work has started on site. At over 3,000 sqm in size, the building will allow our patients to access a range of high-quality diagnostic tests within a community setting, and the building will also represent the first phase in a programme of wider regeneration led by our strategic partner, Plymouth City Council, in and around Colin Campbell Court.

The Senior Project Manager will manage the build project within time, budget and quality parameters, but will also be involved in the broader aspects of project management around process improvement, digitalisation, patient experience, benefits realisation and social value and partnership working.

The successful candidate will work with an existing team as the Client representative, and be adept at stakeholder engagement, report writing and meeting facilitation, resolving problems and finding solutions to ensure the successful delivery of the scheme.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity to be part of a significant and rewarding estate development programme that goes beyond pure construction to shape the future delivery of clinical services.

This is a fixed term position for 18 months, reflecting the long term programme of estate development work being undertaken by the Trust, including large scale development at Derriford Hospital, under the government's New Hospital Programme. This post requires a hybrid working approach with time split between the office and the build site, but also allows for home working.

Please see attached full Job Description and Person Specification for further detail.

Interviews for the role will be held on MS Teams on Thursday 24 April 2025, so please ensure that you are able to attend on this date.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Nicki Collas, Associate Director, Future Hospital Programme via email at [e-mail] or phone [phone].

About us

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

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We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission.

We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date.

If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will be accountable to the Associate Director, Future Hospital Programme for successful delivery in a number of work areas. Whilst specific targets and objectives will change, the core duties and responsibilities are to:

1. Provide effective planning, project management and related professional services, in accordance with current best practice, to enable the Trust to deliver projects which provide quality healthcare services.
2. Be responsible for the development and management of the Trust's high value and complex capital and equipment replacement projects.
3. Be the professional lead for the Trust's major capital projects providing advisory and management services for the delivery of large projects including; appointment of professional project and design teams, procurement and contract strategy, selection of contractors and managing large and complex stakeholder group (both internal and external).
4. Manage discrete and/or linked projects in the capital programme from initiation to full operational status, ensuring achievement of agreed benefits within agreed timescales and budgets set through the business case approval process.
5. Implement best practice, project management methodology and internal project management framework ensuring agreed benefits are delivered within agreed timescales and budgets set by the business case/capital programme.
6. Provide procurement and contract management expertise and be responsible for delivering the appropriate procurement strategies and contract forms for individual projects dependent on objectives.
7. Provide the full range of line management functions for a team of Capital Project Managers, as appropriate including staffing, day-to-day management of the department, resolution of issues and the development and implementation of operational policies and procedures within the department.
8. Provide management of contractors and full supply chain management in order to ensure the successful delivery of all major capital projects.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Building or Estates related discipline or Post Graduate management or project management qualification (or equivalent experience).
• Membership of an appropriate professional body (e.g. Institution of Chartered Surveyors or Engineers).
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) beyond degree level.

Knowledge & Experience

• High level of experience of working in a senior estates role managing major capital projects.
• Experience of working within a large acute clinical setting.
• Understanding of the working of a large acute clinical setting.
• Demonstrable record of leading complex organisational change.
• Experience of working with key stakeholders at all levels e.g. Council of Governors, Patient Groups.
• Management of significant budgets.
• Experience of interpreting Department of Health policies and technical memoranda.
• Understanding of large clinical setting corporate governance and assurance requirements.
• Leading multiple professional teams.
• Business case development for major capital projects.
• Understanding risk and management systems.
• Clinical procedures, standards and Health and Safety requirements.
• Large clinical setting Governance Framework.
• Standards relating to Estates and Facilities.
• Procurement methodology for construction with regard to traditional solutions and Procure 21+, ProCure22 and PPP.
• Public Procurement Regulations.
• NHS experience.
• Leadership skills and able to influence across internal and external boundaries.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work constructively and communicate with a wide range of professionals and staff at all levels.
• Ability to manage and meet priorities and deadlines.
• Good technical skills in standard business systems (e.g. Microsoft office).
• Analytical skills, drawing out key points and analysing complex data.
• Ability to conceptualise the end vision while attending to the detail.
• Able to develop cost effective and straightforward systems to convey complex messages simply.
• Preparing and presenting reports on complex issues to a range of audiences.
• Personal and professional demeanour and credibility that generates trust and confidence in others.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Associate Director Future Hospital Programme