Head of Capital Projects – Healthcare Estates Delivery

Seymour John Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Seymour John Public Services is recruiting a Head of Capital Projects to lead a £37 million-per-year capital programme for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust via GMS, with hybrid attendance across GHFT sites. The role requires strategic direction, governance, and a multidisciplinary delivery team of ~15 staff, reporting to senior stakeholders.

The successful candidate will drive investment planning, risk management, and delivery confidence within a regulated, complex healthcare

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification in construction, engineering, building surveying, architecture, project management, estates management or related discipline, with relevant professional membership and project/programme qualification such as APM PMQ or PRINCE2 Practitioner.
• Clear experience in senior capital programme leadership, multidisciplinary team management, healthcare estates delivery, programme governance and commercial control.
• Experience working in a complex, regulated, stakeholder-rich environment.
• Strong communication, influencing, reporting and stakeholder management skills.
• A commitment to governance, assurance, value for money, safety and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, development, prioritisation and delivery of the annual capital programme.
• Provide strategic oversight of portfolio performance, risk, interdependencies and delivery confidence.
• Oversee major construction, engineering, infrastructure, refurbishment and healthcare development projects.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary Capital Delivery team of approximately 15 staff through 2 direct reports.
• Strengthen programme governance, assurance, reporting, and commercial management; develop business cases and investment planning.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance experience

Healthcare estates delivery

Commercial control

Education

Degree or equivalent professional qualification in construction/engineering/building surveying/architecture/project management/estates management

Job description

Seymour John Public Services is recruiting a Head of Capital Projects to lead a £37 million-per-year capital programme for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust via GMS, with hybrid attendance across GHFT sites. The role requires strategic direction, governance, and a multidisciplinary delivery team of ~15 staff, reporting to senior stakeholders.

The successful candidate will drive investment planning, risk management, and delivery confidence within a regulated, complex healthcare