Principal Design & Construction Manager

Bupa; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Principal Design & Construction Manager to lead high-impact capital projects across healthcare environments. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of property project management experience, particularly in mechanical and electrical fit-outs and hospital refurbishments. This full-time role includes a flexible work approach and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible Holidays scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven experience in design and delivery within healthcare settings.
• 10+ years in property project management.
• Strong track record in large acquisitions and refurbishments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and construction of major capital works.
• Manage legal matters associated with project delivery.
• Drive excellence in project planning and design implementation.

Skills

Property project management

Mechanical and electrical fit-outs

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

BREEAM, WELL, LEED certifications

Education

Degree in Project Management or Quantity Surveying

RICS or equivalent chartership

Tools

BIM

CAD

Job description

Job Description:

Principal Design & Construction Manager - (RICS license is required)

Location: Field Based role across England, company car provided
Contract: Full Time, Permanent position

Are you a seasoned leader in property project management with a passion for transforming healthcare environments? Do you thrive in complex design and construction programmes, particularly in mechanical and electrical fit-outs and hospital refurbishments?

We’re looking for a Principal Design & Construction Manager to lead the delivery of high-impact capital projects across BGUK’s corporate, shared services, and health services portfolios. This includes hospital acquisitions, diagnostic centre refurbishments, and revitalisation of aged buildings—ensuring every space meets the highest standards of safety, sustainability, and customer experience.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead end-to-end design and construction of major capital works.
• Client-side project teams for major hospital redevelopments & diagnostic clinic developments.
• Manage all legal matters associated with the delivery of the projects under contract.
• Lead a strategic capital plan programme
• Drive excellence in project planning, design, and implementation, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to specification.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners (architects, surveyors, contractors) to shape future-ready workspaces.
• Ensure compliance with Construction Design and Management Regulations, sustainability frameworks, and safety standards.
• Champion innovation in building design, technology, and sustainability across the property portfolio.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in design and delivery of mechanical and electrical fit outs, ideally within healthcare or complex environments.
• Strong track record in large acquisitions and refurbishment of aged buildings.
• 10+ years in property project management within a major corporate or healthcare setting.
• Degree in Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or related field; RICS or equivalent chartership.
• Expertise in contract negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and risk management.
• Familiarity with BREEAM, WELL, LEED certifications and BIM/CAD tools is a plus.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Flexible Holidays scheme: 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with the option to buy or sell.
• Environmental – Electric Car Scheme and Payroll giving scheme.
• Financial – Wagestream, Management Bonus, Discounts platform, Loan and saving schemes and Enhanced Pension Scheme.
• Mental and Physical - Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind, Health Assessment, Family mental health line.
• Social: Volunteering days and Be You at Bupa Network

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Ready to build the future of healthcare spaces? Apply now and bring your expertise to a team that values design excellence, strategic thinking, and impactful delivery.