Estates Programme Manager PFI

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking an Estates Programme Manager to oversee the transition of hospital services from a Private Finance Initiative. The ideal candidate should have extensive management experience, a background in building services, and strong leadership skills. The role entails collaboration with senior leaders and stakeholders, with a focus on shaping future hospital infrastructure. Competitive salary package offered.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing/supervising staff.
• Significant experience managing commercial contracts for the NHS.
• A strong background in mechanical and electrical building services.

Responsibilities

• Provide updates to the PFI Expiry Project Team.
• Liaise with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver contract monitoring related to the PFI Expiry programme.

Skills

Leadership and strategic thinking

Project management

Budget management

Mechanical and electrical building services expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Masters level education or equivalent experience

Degree in engineering or building services

Management qualification

Job description

Overview

Please note: This is for an 18 month fixed term contract.

Join Us as Our Estates Programme Manager PFI

Salary Band: NHS Band 8b

Are you ready to lead one of the most significant estates transitions in the NHS? Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking individual to guide us through the final stages of a major hospital contract.

As our Estates Programme Manager PFI, you'll play a central role in shaping the future of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich. You'll work closely with senior leaders, external partners, and specialist teams to ensure a smooth and successful exit from a long-standing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract.

Main duties of the job

This is a unique opportunity to:

• Influence the future of hospital infrastructure and services
• Collaborate with experts across estates, finance, and clinical teams
• Lead complex projects with real impact on patient care and service delivery
• Use your leadership and strategic thinking to guide high-stakes decisions

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Educated to Masters level or experience gained through experience and training.
• A degree in a relevant discipline e.g. engineering or building services.
• Post holder shall have relevant management qualifications.
• Post holder must hold a current full driving licence.
• Demonstrates continuing professional development in relevant field.
• Certificate or Diploma in Management or relevant equivalent experience as above.

Experience

• Extensive experience of managing/supervising staff including objective setting and appraisals.
• Significant experience of managing commercial contracts for the NHS.
• Developed financial and budgetary experience.
• A strong background of mechanical and electrical building services.
• Demonstrates experience of development and implementation of governance and assurance policies and procedures for all aspects of the Estates & Facilities services, including 3rd party contractors.
• Post holder to demonstrate experience in undertaking audits.
• Experience of working in the NHS / Public Service
• Experience of managing and monitoring performance in a PFi contract setting

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Head of Contracts & Performance, the post holder will provide regular updates to the PFI Expiry Project Team, while also liaising with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and responsible for providing monthly formal reports to the Programme Board.

The post holder will also hold a PFI leadership and oversight role as an estates specialist who advises the Trust on PFI expiry contract delivery and compliance at QEH and at the Riverside PFI project at Lewisham University Hospital.

The postholder will significantly contribute to the options appraisal concerning future investment and estates service delivery models for QEH post PFI expiry.

The postholder will provide comprehensive support to the Head of Contracts & Performance PFI and will have responsibility for the delivery of contract monitoring in relation to the PFI Expiry programme.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

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.

£64,455 to £74,896 a year per annum plus HCAS