Senior Project Manager

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Worthing; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced client-side Senior Project Manager to join the Programmes & Projects team within the Estates & Facilities Division of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This role offers the chance to play a pivotal part in shaping the future of mental health care environments, directly contributing to patient recovery and well-being.

Reporting to the Head of the Estates PMO, you will be integral to the successful delivery of key projects within the Trust’s Capital Programme, managing a diverse portfolio of projects ranging from £50k refurbishments to £10m+ capital developments. You will oversee projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.

Main duties of the job

Working across the Trust, you will engage with internal teams, Trust stakeholders, external design teams, project professionals, and construction contractors, ensuring smooth collaboration and adherence to agreed specifications, timelines, and financial controls. This role spans a variety of healthcare settings, including live inpatient wards, rehabilitation houses, and community buildings, requiring sensitivity to working in complex environments.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Project Manager with a construction industry recognised qualification, has working knowledge of HTM's & HBN's related to Mental Health and a minimum of 3 years experience in a health care setting. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in design, construction, and strategic project management, with the ability to navigate stakeholder engagement and the challenges of healthcare environments.

Working for our organisation

This is a fantastic opportunity for career growth, providing exposure to high-value, meaningful projects and the chance to make a real impact in improving mental health facilities for those who need them most.

If you are ready for a varied and fulfilling role and want to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare spaces, we would love to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Manage and deliver a wide range of capital estates projects in line with the Trust’s capital plan and estates strategy. Supporting and assisting with the Trust’s other construction related projects.
2. Provide effective construction related project management across a varying number of individual projects in size and complexity, from initial brief to project completion ensuring compliance with relevant statutory and non-statutory standards, health & safety guidance, regulations, codes of practice, NHS guidance documents, British Standards, building regulations and planning authority guidance.
3. Be the interface between the Trust’s wide-ranging stakeholders, external design teams and contractors to ensure all schemes are developed and delivered in accordance with agreed specifications, timeframes and buildings.
4. Be expected to advise and produce technical specifications relating to construction projects.
5. Participate in the Estates & Facilities Management out of hours on-call system.