Band 7 Project Manager Capital Planning

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Capital Projects Manager. This role involves managing capital projects from inception to completion, leading various teams, and ensuring compliance with professional standards. Candidates with project management experience in both public and private sectors are encouraged to apply. Relevant qualifications in architecture, engineering, or building are essential. Competitive salary and opportunities for growth included.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing capital projects.
• Project management certification preferred.
• Professional qualification in relevant discipline (RICS, CIOB) desired.

Responsibilities

• Manage complete project management from inception to completion.
• Assist in feasibility studies, design, and mobilisations for new contracts.
• Provide expert advice to stakeholders on project briefs and budgets.

Skills

Project Management

AutoCAD

Resource Management

Construction Management

Microsoft Office

Education

BSc (Hons) in Architecture, Engineering, Building or Quantity Surveying

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

Job description

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust [BCHC] are now seeking to recruit an experienced Capital Projects Manager [Construction]. BCHC operates across a wide portfolio of Healthcare Estates in the Midlands area and specialises in the management and development of health care property in the Community Healthcare sector.

Main duties of the job

BCHC are now seeking to recruit a Project Manager to join the team in Birmingham, in taking an important role in the project management of Capital and other projects. As part of this varied and challenging role, you will be professionally responsible for the complete Project Management from inception to completion of minor Capital & other Projects for Birmingham Community NHS Foundation Trust and other clients as required.

The preferred candidate will assist in space utilisation projects to reduce the Estate and maximise the utilisation. You will also be involved in mobilisations for new contracts along with assisting, where necessary, with Capital Programmes. Other duties encompass feasibility studies, design, programming, financial management of schemes, property inspections and the supervision and co-ordination of external consultants, contractors & site inspectors. The preferred candidate will communicate with, and provide expert professional advice to key stakeholders of the Trust in order to determine/advise on scheme briefs, budgets, timescales and logistics. You will also ensure that projects are procured to the appropriate professional, technical & quality standards as well as ensuring that all schemes maintain a patient focus. This is an exciting and varied opportunity to deliver capital projects as part of an in-house Estates team that delivers excellent value and quality of service within the NHS.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

The ideal candidate will have excellent project management skills gained managing capital projects and minor capital works (NHS experience would be advantageous but by no means essential as candidates with experience gained in other public or commercial private sector environment will be considered). You will also be able to use AutoCAD or MICAD as well as good working knowledge of Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel, Access and Project. In addition, you will ideally hold a project management certification. It is desirable for the preferred candidate to be professionally qualified within a related discipline such as RICS, CIOB or be able to demonstrate equivalent Construction or Engineering experience. This is an opportunity to make a real difference, combined with an opportunity for further personal development and growth.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training

• Qualified to BSc (Hons) Level in Architecture, Engineering, Building or Quantity Surveying Post Graduate or equivalent relevant experience
• Knowledge of structured planning and sound resource management skills in the development of strategic plans. Construction management knowledge Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both
• Qualification with relevant membership of Chartered Profession Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) or Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB) or be working towards a professional membership
• Significant experience in Project Management, with proven technical ability.

Experience

• Significant experience in managing capital projects.
• Significant experience of managing and being responsible for numerous professional design teams and directly employed contractors and sub-contractors.
• Qualification with relevant membership of Chartered Profession Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) or Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB) or be working towards a professional membership

Skills/knowledge

• Knowledge of structured planning and sound resource management skills in the development of strategic plans.
• Construction management knowledge

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.

For further information please contact David Arthurs Head of Capital Planning on 07814 507444