Engineering Project Manager

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed NHS trust seeks a Project Manager for managing significant engineering projects across multiple sites. The position demands a high-quality delivery of projects, stakeholder engagement, and adherence to health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates are experienced in construction project management in busy urban settings and possess relevant educational qualifications. A comprehensive benefits package, including an excellent NHS pension, is provided.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Interest free Season Ticket Loan

Long Term Service Awards

Subsidised on-site nurseries and childcare vouchers

Comprehensive staff health and well-being programme

Employee assistance programme

Free stop smoking service

Qualifications

• Significant successful experience in construction project delivery for high footfall areas.
• Strong knowledge and significant experience of contract management and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary external team for project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with governance processes and relevant regulations.
• Deliver projects on time and within budget, meeting quality parameters.

Skills

Project Management

Contract Management

Procurement

Cost Management

Budgeting

Stakeholder Engagement

Health and Safety Compliance

Education

Formal qualification in an engineering discipline

Post graduate management qualification

Job description

Job summary

The post-holder is responsible for the successful implementation of a portfolio of diverse projects that may including multimillion-pound major engineering related projects. The post holder will act as the GSTT client and deliver first class projects, forming the necessary links between all involved parties. The post holder will ensure effective and efficient programme management from inception to completion, meeting or exceeding briefs, budget control and delivery of quality products. The post may involve leading an internal team supported by a multi-disciplinary external team whose primary responsibility is to manage the overall process of project delivery ensuring compliance with governance processes, ensuring appropriate arrangements are in place with teams to achieve safety, time, cost and quality parameters.The postholder:o Provide a high-quality Project Management of engineering and backlogmaintenance projects.o Leads and manages a project delivery team comprising internal and external professionals.o Delivers projects to time, budget and delivering outcomes as articulated in governance. Being accountable for and managing the project programme delivery processes through all RIBA stages.

Main duties of the job

o Leads a multi-disciplinary external team and/or Main Contractor with responsibility to manage the overall process of project delivery ensuring compliance with governance processes, legal, statutory and building regulation requirements, ensuring appropriate arrangements are in place with teams to achieve this safely, on time, to budget and quality parameters.o Responsible for providing a high level of Engineering and technical advisory service to GSTT stakeholders.o Contribute and co-ordinate business cases, including strategic outline cases (SOC),outline business cases (OBC), and full business cases (FBC). Supporting presentation where applicable.o Pro-active at concept Health and Safety considerations to be actioned to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and best practice.o Leading key stakeholder engagement and integrating service delivery to ensure excellent customer service, meeting agreed targets and objectives.o Driving a zero-tolerance safety culture across the team and with all suppliers to secure delivery adherence to any legislation to ensure a safe, healthy and secure environment for patients, staff and visitors to any GSTT site.o Lead team and self by example, modelling the Trust values and behaviours, ensuring that equality, diversity and inclusion objectives of the trust are championed, supported and implemented

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.The NHS Pension Scheme - one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK. When you start working for the NHS you automatically become a member and you will get an excellent package of pension benefits.Interest free Season Ticket LoanLong Term Service AwardsSubsidised on-site nurseries and childcare vouchersA comprehensive staff health and well-being programme, '5 ways to a healthier YOU'Ride to work schemeEmployee assistance programmeFree stop smoking service

Details Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year p.a inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-ESS1580-T

Job locations

All sites

Great Dover Street

London

SE14YB

Job description Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential

• Formal qualification in a engineering discipline.

Shortlisting Essential

• Post graduate management qualification.

Experience Essential

• Significant successful experience in construction project delivery for procuring and managing projects in live, physically congested, high public footfall urban environments delivering projects on time, to budget and meeting the requirements as set out in governance

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Essential

• Strong knowledge and significant experience of contract management and procurement, cost management, budgeting and supply chain management.

Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential

• Formal qualification in a engineering discipline.

Shortlisting Essential

• Post graduate management qualification.

Experience Essential

• Significant successful experience in construction project delivery for procuring and managing projects in live, physically congested, high public footfall urban environments delivering projects on time, to budget and meeting the requirements as set out in governance

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Essential

• Strong knowledge and significant experience of contract management and procurement, cost management, budgeting and supply chain management.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information 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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

All sites

Great Dover Street

London

SE14YB

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

All sites

Great Dover Street

London

SE14YB

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)