Project Manager

NHS; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Bury St Edmunds seeks a Project Manager for Capital Projects. You will manage projects, oversee budget compliance, and foster relationships with stakeholders. The ideal candidate has a degree in a construction discipline and strong interpersonal skills. This role offers a significant opportunity to impact healthcare delivery in the region.

Qualifications

• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
• Successful track record in comparable Property Investment roles.
• Experience/knowledge of working in a health service environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Delivery Manager in Capital Projects.
• Manage the delivery of Capital Projects and compliance.
• Produce, manage, and maintain all relevant Project Documentation.

Skills

Effective interpersonal & communication skills

Attention to detail

Organised approach to work

Ability to lead change

Education

Full UK Professional Registration (MCIOB, MRICS, MCIBSE, M.Arb etc.)

Degree level in a Construction or Property Discipline

Tools

Auto-cad

Job description

The post holder will support the Project Delivery Manager with delegated responsibility for Capital Projects.

The post holder will develop and maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with Estate colleagues, Clinicians, Directorate Managers, Senior Managers, together with any appointed Consultants and Contractors in connection with any project work.

Responsible for the management of delegated Capital Projects and the appointment and management of contract staff employed in delivering capital projects and ensuring they comply with Trust policies and procedures (e.g. H&S, HR, GDPR etc.).

Responsibility for the following budgets.

Non-Staff Expenditure - Capital Project Budgets up to the value of £25M

Main duties of the job

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

Capital Project Delivery Management

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

Produce, manage and maintain all relevant Project Documentation

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification attached for job role responsibilities.

Person Specification

• Full UK Professional Registration (MCIOB, MRICS, MCIBSE, M.Arb etc.) or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Educated to or experience equivalent to Degree level in a Construction or Property Discipline or comparable demonstrable experience
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• HM Treasury Better Business Cases Foundation or similar Project/ Programme Management Qualification

Experience & Knowledge

• Successful track record of working in Property Investment and Improvement role within an environment of comparable scale and complexity
• Extensive specialist knowledge in managing clients, contractors and consultants
• Experience of leading a team of professionals
• Experience of delivering value for money / efficiency related changes
• Successful track record of working in high performing teams, delivering challenging targets and achieving results.
• The ability to demonstrate knowledge across the Estates and Facilities Portfolio
• Be conversant with Government Soft Landings (GSL)
• Experience/knowledge of working in a health service environment.
• Be conversant with HTMs, HBNs, Building Regulations and other relevant industry legislation and guidance documents.

Skills & Abilities

• Effective interpersonal & communication skills.
• The ability to lead change where required
• Able to work with groups and multi-disciplinary teams across the organisation and lead where appropriate.
• The ability to lead the service when representing the Trust internally and externally
• Attention to detail and achieve high level of accuracy
• Organised approach to work.
• Ability to work on own initiative and within a team
• Ability to develop and implement solutions to address problems
• Ability to collate, interpret information and implement agreed policies & procedures
• PC literate with office and design packages i.e. Auto-cad.
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload

Personal Qualities

• Ability to inspire and enthuse others
• Dedicated and committed
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Patient and Quality focused
• Professional approach
• Demonstrable leadership qualities

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.