Associate Estates Project Manager

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Associate Project Manager to guide small to medium projects within the Group portfolio. You will coordinate delivery, set deadlines, and ensure projects meet scope and budget, with governance aligned to complexity and benefits realization.

You will support design, tendering, liaison with consultants and contractors, and ensure standards are met.

Qualifications

• Degree in Building, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Postgraduate registration or diploma or equivalent.
• Project management accreditation (RIBA/RICS/IEE/IIE/CIOB/CIBSE etc.).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver small to medium projects within the group portfolio.
• Set deadlines, assign responsibilities and monitor progress.
• Ensure governance is appropriate to project complexity and benefits.
• Support design, tendering and contractor liaison as required.

Skills

Project leadership

Budget management

Healthcare estates

NHS procurement

Design coordination

Education

Engineering degree (Building/Mechanical/Electrical)

Postgraduate registration/diploma

Project management accreditation

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Microsoft Project

Job description

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

Join us at this very exciting time as Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals have merged into the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. We have ambitious plans to develop our sites, making even better use of our combined resources to serve our population most effectively. Joining the teams at University Hospitals Dorset you will be taking up the many opportunities that Dorset has to offer in the way of a rewarding work life balance.

The purpose of this role is to contribute to the delivery of the site redevelopment scheme by delivering or supporting the delivery of individual projects and works packages. This will include supporting the design, tendering, liaison with consultants and contractors, agreeing standards (and ensuring they are met) and acceptance of work packages.

Due to the anticipated high number of applications for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

Location: Christchurch, Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital

Interview Date: 14th September

Main duties of the job

The Associate Project Manager manages small to medium key projects within the Group portfolio, with responsibilities including the coordination and completion of projects on time, to scope and within budget. The Associate Project Manager will oversee all aspects of project delivery, setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, monitoring, and reporting project progress. In your day-to-day role you will:

Ensure projects are delivered following the Change Delivery Framework Ensure adequate governance is set up based on the project complexity level. Successful delivery of projects to time, budget, scope that can realise expected benefits.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Qualifications

• Degree in Building, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering disciplines or significant proven experience acquired by working in a similar role within an estates department / construction.
• Relevant post‑graduate registration/diploma or equivalent experience.
• Project management accreditation Corporate member of an Institute --- RIBA, RICS, IEE, IIE, CIOB, CIBSE etc.

Experience

• Experience as project lead.
• Experience of leading and managing/motivating professional services team.
• Experience of managing capital budgets for various schemes.
• Experience of healthcare in estates environment and project delivery
• Experience working in an acute hospital environment
• Working with NHS capital procurement.
• Undertaking design work in a hospital environment.
• Use of Microsoft software.
• Excellent written and analytical skills.
• Building design software packages such as AutoCAD, Revit Microsoft project specifically Or other project management tools
• Health & Safety standards in relation to Building and Construction.

Knowledge

• Knowledge and practical experience to complete building projects of various values.
• Knowledge of building and engineering services and general construction design.
• Familiarity with mechanical and electrical systems.
• Good Knowledge of healthcare guidance, HTM’s, HBN’s and other industry specific guidance.
• P21+/P22 knowledge.
• Knowledge of NEC and JCT building contracts.
• Modern methods of construction.
• Net zero carbon / sustainability in construction.

Other requirements specific to the role

• Driving license.
• General good health and fitness to meet the demands of the role.
• Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns.
• Occupational health clearance.
• Working accessing building sites to review progress.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to work as an individual or as a team member.
• Adaptable and imaginative.
• Innovative and enthusiastic.
• Ability to work under pressure demonstrating the need to react to situations.
• Ability to communicate with others at all levels within the organisation and outside the organisation.
• The ability to explain the impacts and issues relating to a project and make others aware.
• Lead on the issues that may affect a clinical environment and ensure that all relevant services are aware.
• Lead at meetings i.e. Design Teams and User Groups and chair where necessary.

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.