Senior Capital Project Manager

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Capital Projects Manager to oversee a range of capital projects aimed at improving services for patients and staff. This role demands strong leadership and project management skills, ensuring compliance with healthcare standards while maintaining high quality in project delivery. The successful candidate will play a key role in enhancing the environments in which care is provided, contributing to the Trust's vision of high-quality mental health services across Greater Manchester.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree or equivalent in relevant field.
• Chartered membership of a professional institution.
• Experience in managing construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a portfolio of Capital Projects across the Trust's footprint.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to high standards.
• Manage teams and operational budgets effectively.

Skills

Project management skills

Complex problem solving

Financial acumen

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Masters Degree in Building Surveying, Engineering or construction related discipline

Chartered Member of RICS, CIOB, IHEEM, CIBSE or RIBA

Job description

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Job overview

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Senior Capital Projects Manager to join our dynamic and professional Capital Projects Team within Estates and Facilities.

As Senior Capital Projects Manager you will be responsible for delivering a portfolio of Capital Projects across the Trusts footprint, you will improve services for patients and staff, ensuring buildings are delivered to the highest standards and that staff are able to care for patients in welcoming, clean, safe and well maintained environments.

Main duties of the job

This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills, capable of managing complex projects from inception through completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable knowledge of HTM's, HBN's along with Healthcare standards and legislation along with Construction Health and Safety experience.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a key role within our capital team, and we are keen to recruit a motivated individual who will help us to provide the levels of service that we continually strive to meet. Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification for an extensive list of Senior Capital Projects Manager duties.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Masters Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in Building Surveying, Engineering or construction related discipline
• Chartered Member of appropriate building / engineering related Professional Institution, such as the RICS, CIOB, IHEEM, CIBSE or RIBA.
• Post graduate construction/property management knowledge gained through training and experience to Master's equivalent level.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and management/ leadership development
• Hold current Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) accreditation

Desirable criteria

• Recognised Project Management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in a similar role within an Estates or Facilities team.
• Demonstrable experience of having managed teams, operational budgets, and multiple construction or refurbishment projects.
• Able to demonstrate experience in providing expert advice at a senior level on property and construction matters, in accordance with national and local policies and standards.
• Experience of successful negotiation and contract management.
• Experience of completing business cases for Capital investment.
• Significant experience in planning and delivery of capital programmes.
• Strong track record in managing schemes to time and budget.

Desirable criteria

• Experience within an NHS healthcare environment
• Experience of developing joint and collaborative working with local health and commercial partners
• Experience of public sector procurement and tendering procedures

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Awareness of current legislation and guidance for NHS properties, such as HBNs and HTMs
• Good knowledge of industry standard building construction contracts, along with the ability to effectively manage contractual relationships with Contractors and Consultants
• Good working knowledge of Local Authority Planning rules, and the Building Regulations
• Knowledge & understanding of public sector construction frameworks and EU procurement regulations

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Formal project management training.
• Project management skills for large complex healthcare developments
• Sound financial acumen and highly developed commercial and contract negotiation skills
• Complex problem solving, decision-making and analytical skills
• Good judgment and analytical skills and able to process facts, interpret and provide appropriate advice, often balancing conflicting demands
• A proven ability to come up with flexible and creative solutions to difficult problems. Excellent collaborative working skills and able to work across Departments, with multiple stakeholders and within multidisciplinary teams
• Able to prioritise, schedule and monitor to completion, multiple projects often running in parallel, understanding key priorities, meeting deadlines and maintaining a consistent high quality output, by allocating time effectively.
• Effective oral and written skills in the presentation and interpretation of complex information to directors, senior managers and clinicians, including the effective chairing of meetings.

Work Related Circumstances

Essential criteria

• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Hints and tips for completing your application can be found here. We also offer virtual application support sessions each month, where you will learn some hints and tips to support you in completing your application form. To secure your place, and to find out more visit the jobs events page on our website.

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

What happens after your application has been received?

You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.

What happens if I am offered the position after interview?

The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.

What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?

By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.

If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.

What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?

Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

Other important information

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
• Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
• We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 164.0KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 108.2KB)
• Policy Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 117.0KB)