Capital Projects Programme Manager

Medway NHS Foundation Trust; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Medway NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Capital Projects Program Manager to support the Associate Director of Capital Projects in delivering the Trust's Capital Plan and Estates compliance.

The role involves managing capital schemes from >£5k up to £20m, ensuring costs, timescales and quality standards are met to enable a modern, efficient Estates portfolio that supports patient care within a busy hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage capital schemes from >£5k up to £20m, ensuring costs, timescales and quality standards are met.

Job description

Division: Estate and Facilities

Care Group: E&F Capital Project

Band: NHS AfC Band 8b

Salary: £66,582 - £77,368 per annum/ pro rata

Interview Date: Tuesday, 1st September 2026

• Previous applicants need not apply***

The Capital Projects Program Manager is a key role for the Trust, supporting the Associate Director of Capital Projects in the delivery of the Trusts Capital Plan, and Estates compliance.

The post includes the delivery of Capital schemes for all building and engineering matters associated with the Trust and with values ranging from >£5k upwards to £20m. All such schemes will be implemented to agreed costs, timescales, and the required quality standards in order to deliver a modern efficient and sustainable Estates portfolio, which is compliant with all Estates and Facilities related Regulations, and to enable the ongoing and effective delivery of patient care.

The post holder will competently manage the provision of Building Improvement schemes through construction and engineering contractors and external specialist consultants and surveyors, to meet the requirements of the Trust Estates and Service strategies and the associated Capital and major revenue projects.

Responsible for the design, detailed specification, procurement, planning, implementation, project management, and contract administration of all Capital and major revenue projects, in addition to any compliance and associated remedial works arising from in house and specialist audits.

You will focus on ensuring Cost, Quality, and Time constraints are adhered to, and ensure contractor payments are professionally managed.

You will be expected to deliver projects withing a constrained site managing all aspects of construction H&S within a busy acute Hospital setting.

The work is challenging, varied and rewarding and requires high levels of communication across a complex matrix project structure

We provide clinical services to more than almost half a million patients a year, including more than 160,000 ED attendances, more than 60,000 admissions, more than 370,000 outpatients’ appointments and more than 4,700 babies born last year.

As an NHS Foundation Trust, we have 26 seats on the Council of Governors and more than 10,000 public members. We employ around 4,400 staff, making us one of Medway’s largest employers. In addition, more than 300 volunteers provide invaluable support across the League of Friends, Hospital Radio and the Voluntary Services Department.

The hospital is made up of two clinical divisions – Unplanned and Integrated Care and Planned Care – supported by corporate functions.

The Board of directors, led by Chair John Goulston comprises 10 executive directors including the Chief Executive, and nine non-executive directors including the Chair.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Brian Edwards Job title: Associate Director of Capital Projects Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07500990622