Deputy Technical Director

Integrated Care System; Leicester; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leicester is seeking a Deputy Technical Director to oversee a multi-million pound healthcare transformation programme. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience managing complex projects, a strong background in NHS Capital Management, and excellent communication skills. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a senior project management role.
• Experience managing complex capital programmes.
• Strong understanding of NHS Capital Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-million pound budget delivery.
• Manage diverse teams to meet project parameters.
• Ensure compliance with governance and reporting.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Budget management

Leadership

Education

Relevant professional building or engineering qualification

Project Management Qualification (e.g. PRINCE2)

Tools

Microsoft Project

AutoCAD

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Deputy Technical Director

The closing date is 08 September 2025

With our clear vision, our strong values, ambitious quality improvement plans and multi million pound transformation agenda, there's never been a better time to join University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

We are about to embark on an ambitious Programme of acute healthcare transformation culminating in new state of the art facilities for residents of Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland and the wider region. The Deputy Technical Director will form an essential component of the team who will deliver our programme; securing the clinical and financial sustainability of the Trust.

Working closely with specialist advisors, design teams, construction partners, clinical and reconfiguration colleagues, the Deputy Technical Director will assist leadership of a small internal team, a large external team, co-ordinate communication with a large number of internal stakeholders and support specific projects within the programme.

We are looking for applicants with a positive problem solving and dynamic approach to work. For individuals with sound transferable project management skills and an track record of delivering complex projects. The ability to apply robust processes, communicate clearly and support others through the project lifecycle is key.

Opportunities such as this do not present themselves often so to find out more about this post please contact Ryan Milbourne on 07584254794 or at [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

Budget:

This postholder will be responsible for the successful delivery of the Our Future Hospitals programme worth an estimated £1.5bn over multiple years including key deliverables around financial and programme management.

This will involve identification and negotiation of required resources to undertake projects and managing the capital expenditure within defined limits. It will include:

Ensuring the outputs and benefits defined within the project scopes and the Business Cases are delivered on time, within allocated budgets and to the required standard of quality

Managing workstream leads to ensure compliance with defined budgets and governance/reporting arrangements

Ensuring that risk management and change control procedures are implemented and are actively used to assess the effect of any change to the project in terms of cost, timescales and resources; escalating where the budget is compromised

Undertaking detailed financial data analysis for capital expenditure, collating programme wide data and provide clear reporting to relevant programme boards

Staff:

The postholder will be accountable for the delivery of all capital outputs by the team. This will involve managing the inputs and outputs across a diverse team of internal colleagues, including line managing other leaders within the team ensuring that aspects of performance, attendance, training and appraisal are addressed in accordance with Trust Policy.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Job responsibilities

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

The postholder will be expected to develop excellent working relationships with:

Colleagues across the Estates & Facilities directorate, Our Future Hospitals and within the Capital Projects team,

Cross-directorate leads, such as Finance, Procurement, IM&T, Clinical Management Groups, Infection Prevention and Health & Safety,

Trust senior directors/Project Senior Reporting Officers and Project Board Members

External validation bodies, such as Gateway/Healthcheck Reviewers, NHS England/NHS Improvement, DHSC,

Construction Contractors at various levels from local SMEs to Tier 1 contractors,

Professional Advisors such as Architects, Mechanical and Electrical Designers, Cost Managers and Authorising Engineers,

Third Party groups such as local Planning Officers and Building Control,

Patient Groups such as healthwatch and PPI leads,

KEY RESULT AREAS

1. Lead the development feasibility studies and co-ordinate/provide input on sections of the Business Case,

2. Ensure the project scopes are clearly defined, agreed and understood, ensure they are managed within the agreed scope and that unavoidable scope creep is escalated,

3. When escalated, engage with Project Teams to problem-solve and help find best-fit solutions; managing conflicting requirements and negotiating successful outcomes,

4. Direct and assist project teams to deliver the project scopes within agreed time, cost and quality parameters, ensure continual monitoring and robust and accurate reporting against these,

5. Ensure that expectations are managed through design and construction,

6. Setting-up and running communication and reporting structures across the site programme, providing leadership and guidance on administering a range of common construction contracts, monitoring health and safety cross-site and ensuring that all correct procedures are followed,

7. Communicate to Programme Boards and other high-level Trust meetings as required through highlight reports, board papers and verbal updates as required;

8. Continually identify, report, mitigate and monitor risks across the site programme throughout the lifecycle of various projects,

9. Identify resources required to deliver various projects, agree how they will be resourced and effectively managed to deliver required outputs;

10. Ensure that the handover process is effectively managed and acceptance gained from internal stakeholders on behalf of the Trust, engage and negotiate with stakeholders where issues are escalated.

11. Ensure collaboration and good communication across the capital projects team to identify impacts and interdependencies within the programme and wider Trust operations,

12. Manage multi million pound budgets throughout the life of the programme and ensuring adherence to applicable governance and reporting arrangements,

13. Ensure that quality is controlled to a high standard throughout construction and that all facilities are technically commissioned in accordance with applicable legislation and guidance;

Technical

1. Possess and maintain a good working knowledge of technical guidance and best-practice,

2. Design and implement systems and processes that ensure technical commissioning of projects is effectively undertaken and that adequate time is allowed, that results are robust, satisfactory and stand-up to scrutiny,

3. Ensure that all necessary independent advisors are consulted and that validations are successfully completed.

4. Experience of delivering building projects with experience of modern methods of construction

5. Experience of sustainable buildings principles to include Zero Carbon and BREEAM,

6. Knowledge of modern design methods and systems such as BIM, Revit and AutoCad

7. Good working knowledge of Microsoft systems, specifically to include Microsoft Project and Microsoft 365,

8. Good working knowledge of other document/project management systems eg: 4-Projects, BIW Conject, Project Vault, Sharepoint Online.

Relationship Management

1. Ensure that Project Teams communicate and negotiate effectively with key stakeholders including cross-directorate leads, external approvers and professional advisors to:

a. Achieve necessary approvals

c. Report on progress, risks, issues, processes and procedures

d. Responding to both positive and negative feedback, demonstrating consideration of comments

2. Negotiate with stakeholders on escalated matters, further escalate risk and issues where necessary.

3. Manage conflicting requirements in order to deliver a functional solution which meets the project objectives.

Leadership

1. Manage and support all accountable members of the site programme team

2. Undertake appraisals to include personal development, advice, mentoring and support to subordinate team members including day-to-day administration of staff, sickness and performance management, grievances and disciplinary issues,

3. Share knowledge, market knowledge and lessons learned with colleagues to help others achieve successful outcomes,

4. Ensure that best-practice corporate governance is implemented across the site programme,

5. Raise the status and the profile of the programme within the organisation and share details with colleagues,

6. Establish project teams to ensure the right membership in delivering a breadth of project requirements,

7. Provide judgment on situations or information when this information may differ from experts.

8. Develop and formulate strategic plans and programmes, both medium and long-term (2-5 years) and adjust plans or strategies and resource requirements accordingly across multi-stranded highly complex capital programme. Communicate effectively the impact of these on the organisation.

9. Allocate tasks and monitor delivery against agreed plans,

10. Report on performance and compliance at a programme level,

11. Manage the links and dependencies within and between workstreams, ensuring that risks and dependencies are managed to a successful outcome;

12. Manage key stakeholders within workstreams to produce outputs to time, budget and quality standards,

13. Manage external professionals and suppliers within workstreams to produce outputs to time, budget and quality standards;

14. Facilitate specialist training to project and workstream team on key aspects of project management as required.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

• A relevant professional building or engineering qualification (MCIOB, RICS, APM, RIBA, CIBSE, IHEEM, MIMechE, MIEE) or appropriate Masters level or relevant working experience equivalent to the above.
• Knowledge of PRINCE2 project management methodology.
• IT skills in the use of Microsoft Project, Office, Excel and AutoCAD.
• In depth knowledge of the Capital processes and documentation.
• Project Management Qualification (e.g. PRINCE2)

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviors consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviors

Experience

• Working experience of a senior project manager role for at least 5 years working across public and private sector agencies, leading a wide range of stakeholders at a senior level.
• Experience of successfully managing and delivering multi-faceted, complex major capital programmes
• NHS Capital Management experience in an acute setting.
• Possess an understanding of clinical services, health service design guidance, health service procurement guidance as well as private sector guidance and regulatory standards.
• In-depth understanding of Statutory Legislation and NHS Standards.
• Budgetary management of projects and programmes of capital investment including forecasting and financial management of £multi-million contracts.
• Experience of designing and implementing project controls and processes
• Experience of writing and implementing policies and guidance documents
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of construction and project management methodologies, standards and guidance.
• Good commercial acumen and experience in awarding commercial contracts within the healthcare environment.
• Possess NEC3 Project Manager accreditation.

Communication and relationship skills

• Ability to provide and receive highly complex information at all levels within the Trust and with external stakeholders
• Advanced interpersonal skills including proven ability to work at an individual level or in groups comprised of a variety of stakeholders.
• Able to work both independently and as a team & corporate player, acting as the expert in matters relating to capital project management
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally, including presentation skills to large and small groups, including the public as necessary.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, including formal report writing.
• Ability to negotiate with stakeholders at all levels and manage conflicting demands.
• Ability to effectively co-ordinate and motivate a team of Project Managers with disparate and sometimes conflicting aims.

Analytical and Judgement skills

• Ability to analyse, interpret complex facts or situations and comparison of a range of options.
• Ability to analyse financial and commercial in confidential data
• Ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise, using analytical techniques to identify solutions
• Ability to think conceptually; recognising assumptions, interpreting and evaluating arguments from a range of sources in order to reach a decision.
• Ability to compile data from various sources at Project level and combine into a coherent and accurate programme-level output.

Skills

• Computer literate with keyboard skills and ability to use the required software.
• Able to make site inspections.

Planning and organisation skills

• Ability to manage and deliver to competing demands and deadlines in a pressured environment.
• Ability to adapt to unpredictable work patterns.
• Ability to plan over short, medium and long-term and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
• Ability to analyse and manage concurrent project plans, identifying key dates and risks at a Programme level
• Ability to effectively use automated planning software, such as Microsoft Project to make, interrogate, adjust and implement programmes.
• Experience of methods and techniques for reporting of progress against plan and of driving processes in order to achieve milestones at a programme level
• Ability to motivate and organise others.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
• All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others

Other requirements specific to the role

• Tenacity - drive and determination to deliver a quality product and aim to exceed expectations.
• Use of VDU more or less continuously
• Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Independently mobile in order to be able to work across a number of sites and travel to meet with stakeholders
• Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required.

Emotional Effort

• Experience of managing difficult situations and challenging behaviour with successful outcomes.

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.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

£76,965 to £88,682 a yearper annum / pro rota for part time hours