Innovation Project Manager

Limitless; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services consultancy is seeking an Innovation Project Manager to lead groundbreaking projects in healthcare infrastructure. This role will involve delivering proof of concept projects that test innovative digital and clinical solutions, ensuring compliance with NHS standards and managing multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in project management and NHS digital assurance. This position offers an opportunity to transform the future of hospitals in the UK through cutting-edge solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering innovation projects in complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of NHS digital assurance and clinical safety requirements.
• Experience with Construction Playbook practices and supplier engagement.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and deliver PoC/PoV projects.
• Ensure pilots comply with NHS digital and clinical safety requirements.
• Manage governance, risks, and reporting across all pilot activities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Governance and risk management

NHS digital assurance knowledge

Education

Professional project management qualifications (APM, PRINCE2, Agile)

Tools

BIM

Digital twins

Job description

Overview

Innovation Project Manager - Healthcare Capital Programme

Location: UK-wide (hybrid working)

Contract Type: Full-time

Sector: Real Estate / Healthcare Infrastructure

About the Organisation

Our client is a global professional services consultancy delivering large-scale transformation across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources. They partner with public and private sector clients to deliver complex programmes that improve communities, with expertise in project management, digital integration, sustainability, and commercial advisory.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK\'s most high-profile healthcare infrastructure programmes. As an Innovation Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of proof of concept (PoC) and proof of value (PoV) projects. These initiatives will test and validate pioneering digital, clinical, and estates solutions that shape the hospitals of the future.

You will ensure pilots are delivered to NHS standards, aligned with national digital and sustainability frameworks, and ready for scalable deployment across the programme.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and deliver PoC/PoV projects in areas such as smart wards, digital twins, and advanced building systems.
• Ensure pilots comply with NHS digital, clinical safety, and cyber assurance requirements.
• Align all initiatives with national healthcare design standards (Hospital 2.0), ensuring repeatable and scalable solutions.
• Assess estates\' impacts, applying NHS technical standards (HBNs/HTMs) and managing derogations where required.
• Apply Construction Playbook principles, including outcome-based specifications and modern methods of construction.
• Manage governance, risks, and reporting across all pilot activities.
• Evaluate outcomes, document benefits, and recommend opportunities for programme-wide scaling.

About You

• Proven track record of delivering innovation, PoC, or PoV projects in complex or regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of NHS digital assurance and clinical safety requirements.
• Familiarity with NHS estates standards and their application to healthcare environments.
• Experience with Construction Playbook practices and supplier engagement.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage clinical, technical, and estates stakeholders.
• Strong governance and risk management skills in multidisciplinary programmes.

Desirable

• Experience in healthcare construction, digital health, or smart hospital technologies.
• Understanding of cyber security frameworks and NHS data protection.
• Knowledge of BIM, digital twins, interoperability standards, or modern methods of construction.
• Professional project management qualifications (APM, PRINCE2, Agile).
• Clinical Safety Officer training or willingness to complete.

Why Apply?

This role offers the chance to drive innovation at the forefront of healthcare design and delivery. You\'ll shape the adoption of cutting-edge digital and sustainable solutions that will define the next generation of NHS hospitals.