Group Head of PMO & Commercial Management

Stgeorges; Tooting; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Group Head of PMO & Commercial Management to lead the PMO for the group’s capital programmes and ensure rigorous governance, reporting and value delivery across projects up to £50m annually.

The role requires strategic oversight of the Capital Tracker, assurance of standards, and close collaboration with finance and estates teams to align month-end figures and programme reporting.

Qualifications

• HND or HNC in Building/Surveying or related subject.
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent by experience.
• Member of an appropriate professional body e.g. RICS, MCIOB.

Responsibilities

• Advise and guide the Deputy Group Directors, Head of Capital and other PMO members on capital project management, procurement, construction and maintenance.
• Develop Group Capital Project policies and update processes with lessons learned and external policy introductions.
• Review Gateway sign-off stages, publish budget statements and cost plans to ensure projects stay within budget.

Skills

Line management

Financial acumen

Governance & controls

IT skills

Education

HND or HNC in Building/Surveying or related subject

Masters level or equivalent by experience

Professional body membership (e.g. RICS, MCIOB)

Tools

MS Project

Job description

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Group Head of PMO & Commercial Management

The closing date is 18 November 2026

The post holder will ensure Process, Governance, Rigour and Compliance are regulated for the Group delivery of projects of between £30-£50 million annually. They will ensure that all reporting from the delivery teams is accurate and up to date. To own the Group Project Tracker, and keep updated after every PMO project review meeting, ensuring Programme and budget information is accurate. Work with the Trust Financial Accountants, Information and Finance team to align month end figures. To report to the Group PMO CPD on all matters relating to the project delivery and to provide early warnings of any potential slippage or issues which need escalating. To ensure the delivery teams maintain the integrity and coherence of the project delivery-related standards, ensure these are met and maintain records for quality, governance and process compliance.

Main duties of the job

To manage the PMO team in relation to all Group construction and other related projects, specialising in Building Surveying, design and project management. To successfully govern a variety of Capital Projects Reporting, Budget and Programme as when requested, ensuring the annual capital budget is robust and managed with rigor, up to £50m annually. Oversee the quality of all reporting to the PMO, to manage all documentation relating to Gateway controls, ensuring that standards of reporting and documentation are satisfactory and ensure a single standard across the group is maintained. To own the Group Capital Tracker and be responsible for it being accurate and updated for month end closure.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Job responsibilities

To advise and guide the Deputy Group Directors, Head of Capital and other members of the Project Team in the management of capital projects within the estate and to provide guidance on the most practical and economic solutions for the project, procurement, construction, management, commissioning and maintenance of the development. Ensure that the Group Director has the right information and knowledge at the right time to exercise authority properly.

To be responsible for the development of Group Capital Project policies, through annual lessons learned meetings within the PMO group and other external policy introductions such as the BSA and make all necessary adjustments to the processes required to continue successfully delivering Capital Projects and the procurement of large-scale work programmes.

At Gateway sign off stages, review and approve information, produce and publish budget statements, outline cost plans, detailed cost plans, cost checks and cost analysis statements to act as key control documents to provide rigor to the project and PMO to allow for approval to be given to the next stage. Ensure that the targets are checked and adjustments are made in order to demonstrate that the project is managed within budget.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HND or HNC in Building, Surveying quantity surveying or related Subject
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent by virtue of experience
• Member of an appropriate professional body e.g. RICS, MCIOB

Experience

• Experience working as a commercial manager.
• Experience of working within a PMO management team.
• Experience of managing a PMO office.
• Experience of governance, process and accountability in a PMO function.

Skills

• Highly proficient IT skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS project to advanced levels of data entry and keyboard proficiency
• Line management or team leader experience.
• Ability to analyse income and expenditure financial information rapidly and apply sound commercial acumen and sound technical knowledge to maximise value of healthcare estate
• Ability to develop and maintain controls assurance policies for the Directorate, ensuring robust governance of capital project delivery

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.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust