Senior Capital Project Manager - (Building)

Integrated Care System; Crewe; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services organisation seeks a Senior Capital Project Manager to oversee construction at a major healthcare development in Crewe. This role offers the chance to significantly impact healthcare delivery by leading complex projects that transform the local community. Applicants should have proven project management experience, relevant qualifications, and a commitment to delivering high-quality healthcare facilities.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in project/programme management.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Master's qualification or post graduate study in a relevant subject.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage defined workstreams in the New Hospital Programme.
• Support the construction team's effective management of resources.
• Provide safety oversight and develop stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Autonomous working

Education

Degree in project/programme management

Master's qualification or postgraduate study

Membership of an appropriate professional body

Job description

Go back Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Capital Project Manager - (Building)

The closing date is 31 July 2025

Are you an experienced capital project manager looking for an exciting and challenging new role? At Leighton Hospital, we are working on building a modern healthcare campus - a once in a generation opportunity to transform health care in mid Cheshire for the future. The new £multimillion hospital will be a state of the art digitally enabled building providing the best care possible in a modern patient friendly environment.

Main duties of the job

• To deputise for the Building Lead or MEP Lead as the situation required.
• To support the HF Construction Director, Building Lead and MEP Lead in the effective and efficient management of the total resources of the HF team.
• To provide support in leadership responsibility for the New Hospital Programme Construction Team ensuring the most effective planning, development and management of all services provided.

To assist the HF Construction Team on this major project and associated enabling or supporting projects, taking lead responsibility for defined workstreams or packages as directed.

To comment upon building and engineering designs in accordance with NHS Health Technical Memorandum (HTMs) and Health Building Notes (HBNs), British Standards and all current legislation.

To take technical lead for defined workstreams or packages related to the management of the HF Programme works and providing accurate up-to-date advice as required.

To provide a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.

To develop and maintain close and effective working relationships with the internal and external stakeholders to achieve an effective and integrated design and construction solution.

To commission and project manage defined workstreams or packages, act as lead and manage staff/consultants as required.

Budgetary responsibility within approved scheme limits.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, child health, maternity, and intermediate care across Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.Through our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, we deliver extensive services in 26 medical centres and schools in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With 500 beds and around 5,500 staff, we are one of the area's largest employers.

Since the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust has become a key partner in Cheshire East & Cheshire West and Chester and in two provider collaboratives, aligning our strategic goals with the Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care System.As part of the national New Hospital Programme, we're reimagining Leighton Hospital to create a new health and care neighbourhood, transforming healthcare delivery for a Healthier Future. Learn more on our Healthier Futures website.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Job responsibilities

We are seeking a Senior Capital Project Manager to join our Design and Construction Team, to deliver this complex and fast-paced project.For full details of this fantastic opportunity please refer to the job description and person spec.

The friendly and collaborative Healthier Futures Programme Management team are based in their own offices on site at Leighton Hospital, Crewe. The Trust supports flexible working and is located in a great area in a beautiful countryside setting with excellent rail and road links to Chester, Manchester and Liverpool.

This role provides an amazing opportunity to be involved in a major civil engineering project which aims to transform the welfare of the people of Cheshire well into the future.

Applications are welcome from both public and private sectors.

Please refer to job description for full details.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• oDegree or equivalent experience in general or project/programme management roles
• oEvidence of continuous professional development
• oMaster's qualification or post graduate study in a relevant subject
• oOther formal qualifications relating to leadership, programme or project management.
• oMembership of an appropriate professional body (RICS, IStructE, ICE, IEE, IMechE, RIBA, etc)

Knowledge & Previous Experience

• oPrevious knowledge and or experience of managing large complex construction projects and/or programmes
• oExperience of managing project budgets
• oKnowledge of RIBA Stages of work, NHS Health Technical Memorandum (HTMs) and Health Building Notes (HBNs), British Standards
• oExperience of leading teams of professional (NHS and contract/external) staff within a performance/contract management culture
• oKnowledge of NHS business case processes including HM Treasury 5 case model and HM Treasury The Green Book- Central Government Guidance on Appraisal and Evaluation
• oExperience in preparing business cases.

Skills

• oAbility to analyse and balance complex service, commercial and political decisions and draw appropriate conclusions
• oAbility to influence and create change where significant barriers to acceptance exist
• oAbility to plan and organise resources to ensure strategic objectives and deadlines are met
• oThe post holder will be expected to work autonomously and have the ability to navigate complex processes within tight timeframes
• oEvidence of effective working relationships both inside and outside the organisation.

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.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust