Buildings Improvement Manager

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Gloucestershire is seeking a Buildings Improvement Manager. This role involves leading building and refurbishment projects from inception to operational use, ensuring compliance with regulations and managing budgets effectively. The ideal candidate has experience in estates project management, strong collaboration and problem-solving skills, and a commitment to enhancing healthcare environments. Join a dedicated team striving for continuous improvement and exceptional care across the region.

Qualifications

• Experience in estates project management.
• Ability to manage budgets and timelines effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full project lifecycle from scoping to handover.
• Drive compliance with Trust procedures and statutory regulations.
• Manage budgets, timelines, and quality for projects.

Skills

Project management

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Compliance knowledge

Negotiation

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

2x fixed term contracts for up to 23 months

Ready to make a real difference in healthcare?

Join us in shaping modern, sustainable environments that support exceptional care across Gloucestershire. If you have experience in estates project management with a talent for collaboration and problem-solving, we want you on our team as our next Buildings Improvement Manager.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this hands‑on role, you’ll take ownership of a variety of building and refurbishment projects—from the first idea to the moment they’re ready for use. You’ll work closely with our Buildings and Environment Improvement Team, visiting sites across Gloucestershire and collaborating with colleagues from multiple disciplines to make every project a success.

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Leading the full project lifecycle—from scoping and design through business case approval, procurement, and contractor management, ensuring a smooth handover to operational use.
• Driving compliance with Trust procedures and statutory regulations, including Health & Safety and CDM legislation.
• Managing budgets, timelines, and quality with confidence and precision.
• Building strong relationships to influence, negotiate, and resolve challenges effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Supporting the Estates and Facilities team in delivering the Trust’s capital programme and continuous improvement initiatives.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

About

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high‑level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top‑quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Laura Harvey
Job title: Assistant Director of EFM
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 07979770248