Development / Strategic Project Manager (Capital)

NHS; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead capital projects, including construction and engineering initiatives. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in project management, excellent analytical skills, and experience in team leadership. This role offers flexibility and attractive benefits, supporting work-life balance and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Knowledge of best practice programme and project management methodologies.
• Experience in managing and developing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience operating in a leadership position.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and delivery of a portfolio of capital programmes.
• Lead the early briefing and design stages of a project.
• Provide expert facilitation and training in programme management tools.

Skills

Well-developed analytical skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Education

Post-graduate qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Job summary

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a background in either architectural, surveying, construction, engineering or building?

We are looking for applicants ideally from an architectural, surveying, construction, engineering, building or project management background with a proven track record in the Estates field delivering:

• Construction, building surveying and civil engineering projects
• Mechanical and electrical infrastructure projects

This role forms an essential component of the Estates Capital Projects Team delivering NCA's complex £multi-million Capital Programme consisting of new build and refurbishment projects, priority projects linked to Trust strategy and addressing estates capital backlog including statutory compliance.

Main duties of the job

• The Development / Strategic Project Manager is a key member of the Capital Team with the prime responsibility of supporting the development and delivery of a portfolio of capital programmes and projects across the NCA. They will deliver large scale change programmes and respond to the challenges and opportunities faced by significant strategic development opportunities within the NCA and across the Care Organisations.
• The post holder will have expertise in programme management, change management and construction, working with the NCA and Care Organisations to develop and deliver improvement plans across the services. The post holder will provide expert facilitation and training or guidance in the use of programme and project management tools and will apply their programme and change management experience and skills to support programme and project teams to achieve specified objectives.
• The post holder will primarily lead the early briefing and design stages of a project. Ensuring existing infrastructure challenges are factored into early stage cost plans.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care , appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

What we offer

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential:

• Knowledge of, and demonstrable experience in, the application of best practice programme and project management methodologies
• Information and or finance management and analysis of complex financial data
• Experience of managing and developing multi- disciplinary teams.
• Experience within a relevant capital, construction or property role
• Experience operating in a leadership position

Desirable:

• NHS Experience

Skills

Essential:

• Well-developed analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven experience of providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Post-graduate qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable:

• Management or Leadership Qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.