Estates Project Manager

-; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the South West is seeking an experienced Estates Project Manager to support strategic projects in delivering quality care. The role involves managing multiple projects, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring compliance with Trust strategy. Candidates should have significant estates-related experience, ideally with project management qualifications. In return, the Trust offers a competitive salary, development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive NHS salary

Generous Pension Scheme

Holiday entitlement of 27 days

Career and salary progression

Free parking

Qualifications

• Significant estates-related project experience.
• Experience managing large/complex projects.
• Current Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver projects as a Project Manager.
• Manage client interests and cost oversight.
• Ensure projects meet end-user requirements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication

Health and safety knowledge

Attention to detail

Education

Degree or Equivalent

Project Management Qualification

Job description

Job Summary

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWAST) provides compassionate, quality, and timely emergency and urgent care to everyone in the South West 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We deliver this over 10,000 square miles of England and occupy over 100 buildings. These buildings play a vital role for our colleagues and partners so that we deliver the best care when you need us most.

To help us do this, we are looking for an experienced Estates Project Manager to support our existing Estates Project Manager. This key position in the SWAST Estates and Facilities Team reports to the Head of Estates and Facilities and works on delivering strategic projects that enable the trust to deliver a future‑proof and fit‑for‑purpose estate.

Main Duties of the Job

This is a varied role with stakeholder engagement at all levels, both internal and external. The Estates Project Manager will lead and deliver projects as a Project Manager and also lead design teams as a client’s representative to manage client interests, cost oversight and reporting.

The role will provide solid customer care and insight into how to ensure projects are kept on track and meet end‑user requirements in line with Trust strategy. The role can be based at either Exeter HQ or our Bristol office.

• Experience of managing multiple projects across multiple sites, from concept through to successful delivery.
• Experience of successfully managing multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.
• Sound knowledge of contractor management, health and safety, and project management.
• Excellent communication skills – confident, empathetic, and able to build productive relationships.
• Strong attention to detail, good judgment, and a passion for delivering across multiple workstreams in a fast‑paced environment.

Applications are particularly welcomed from candidates with electrical experience or an electrical background.

About Us

Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day. We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five‑year strategy that continually improves patient care at its core. At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6,000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate, and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to people's lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role. You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlement of 27 days per year, plus public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime work
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Cycle‑to‑work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks
• Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK

Job Responsibilities

For further information about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Essential – Degree or Equivalent; Current Driving Licence
• Desirable – Project Management Qualification; General Management or Estates/FM Management qualification

Previous Experience

• Essential – Significant estates‑related project experience; Experience of successfully managing at least one large/complex project
• Desirable – Ambulance or Emergency Service experience

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 site. 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.

Employer Details

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Headquarters, Exeter or St James Court, Bristol
Abbey Court, Eagle Way
Exeter
EX2 7HY

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