Capital Projects Manager

Tameside Hospital; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme

Training and development budget

On-site health services

Job summary

Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced project leader to oversee capital projects, from business case to post-occupancy review. You will manage multi-disciplinary teams, maintain governance, and drive delivery within complex NHS environments.

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, commercial acumen, and proven ability to manage budgets and timelines under pressure. The Trust offers extensive training and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years project management experience at a mid to senior level in a large complex organisation (preferably NHS).
• Experience delivering capital projects, new build and refurbishment within a similar organisation.
• Understanding of construction process, business case development and post-occupancy evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage capital projects to time, cost and quality constraints.
• Coordinate senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Ensure adherence to NHS policies, governance and statutory requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Budget management

Team leadership

Contract administration

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Decision making

Prioritisation

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Degree in related field

Continued professional development (CPD)

Tools

None

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 3 years relevant project management experience at a mid to senior level in a large complex organisation (preferably NHS).
• Previous experience in managing complex capital projects, within complex operational environments, to time/cost/quality and within budget constraints.
• Capital project procurement experience
• Experience of delivering complex projects, new build and refurbishment, within a similar organisation
• Thorough understanding of the construction process, project/brief and business case development, through to post occupancy evaluation (whole project lifecycle)
• Ability to identify and implement 'best practice' project procedures
• Experience in managing a diverse workforce
• Experience in annual planning and business planning processes
• Financial and budget management experience
• Previous experience of working at a senior level in the NHS or a similar large organisation to deliver high value projects within complex operational environments
• Demonstrable experience of managing and implementing change

Desirable criteria

• Experience of the design, development, implementation and integration into large estate/facilities management systems (e.g. ICT, Asset Management/Maintenance)

Skills

Essential criteria

• Experienced in professional and efficient stakeholder engagement, politically aware
• Ability to instigate operational and procedural change
• Strong commercial awareness, astute and able to pro-actively manage budgets
• Responsible for the planned implementation of the post holders own workload, including junior supporting members of staff where allocated. Competently allocate, monitor and review assigned work(s) to members of staff (internal and external) under your control, checking deliverables are adequately completed.
• Strong ability in managing and developing multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of competent contract administration (JCT/NEC Forms)
• High level attention to detail
• Strong ability to oversee multiple project performance in 'real-time'
• Proven capabilities in developing the provision of capital project services to meet high quality standards.
• Ability to perform under pressure, making difficult decisions, whilst ensuring deadlines are met.
• Ability to effectively prioritise own workload and that of team.
• Ability to monitor team performance and ensure consistency in service across the team
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Effective communicator at all levels, written and verbal, skilled negotiator.
• Able to deal with ambiguity.

Desirable criteria

• Experienced in 'high-level' planning and organisational skills
• Experience with working with large Tier 1 and Tier 2 principal contractors
• Strong people skills including experience of dealing with complex industrial relations issues.
• Ability to develop and implement innovative and flexible solutions to resolve workplace issues and improve performance.
• Programme management experience.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
• Specialist knowledge of effective delivery techniques for successfully delivering capital project services, including the application of commercial tools and techniques, within a large and complex operational environment.
• Knowledge of Estates policies, procedures and codes of practice, and other estates related data in accordance with published and updated NHS & statutory guidelines to ensure compliance with legislation and industry best practice.
• Strong awareness of construction related Health and Safety Regulations.
• Awareness of cross-sector best-practice guidance in the field of capital project delivery.
• Knowledge of working at a strategic level.

Desirable criteria

• Specialist knowledge of Mandatory and Statutory Regulations relating to the provision of capital project services within a health environment.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional / academic qualification at Degree level or equivalent in a related field, plus specialist knowledge across the range of capital project 'best practice' and standards, regulations and compliance acquired through post-graduate experience and further training, which is masters equivalent level.
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development in construction related disciplines

Desirable criteria

• Further management/leadership or relevant professional qualifications e.g. Chartered Status CIOB/RICS/APM

New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.

Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.

At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.

At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a