Senior Construction Project Manager | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the South East is seeking an individual for the Estates Capital Developments team. The successful candidate will oversee capital projects, ensuring compliance and effective service delivery. Expert knowledge of regulatory requirements and strong communication skills are essential. This role offers benefits like 27 days of annual leave and membership in the NHS Pension Scheme.

Benefits

27 days of annual leave

Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme

Blue Light card eligibility

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of various regulatory requirements relevant to estates.
• Experience in engineering maintenance and policy development.
• Strong communication skills to present technical information.

Responsibilities

• Support the Associate Director in managing Capital Projects.
• Ensure compliance and maintenance revenue obligations are met.
• Communicate complex technical project information to diverse audiences.

Skills

Expert knowledge of HTM, HBN, CIBSE and regulatory requirements

Strong communication skills

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Estates Capital Developments team. We are looking to appoint an individual who can demonstrate excellent day to day leadership and communications skills with a previous track record of successfully delivering a high standard of service provision and budgetary control.

This role reports to the Associate Director Capital Developments and contributes to the strategic planning of the Estates service for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. The successful candidate will plan, organise and develop Capital Developments within our Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Support the Associate Director of Capital Development in delivering Capital Projects and managing Capital Backlog Maintenance.
• Maintain close working relationships with the Director of Estates & Capital Development and Operational Estates teams to ensure compliance and maintenance revenue obligations are met cost-effectively throughout the asset lifecycle.
• Communicate complex technical project information to a diverse audience including Directors, Senior Managers, suppliers, and both specialist and non-specialist stakeholders.
• Possess expert knowledge of HTM, HBN, CIBSE, and all relevant regulatory requirements, and apply these to ensure a balance between compliance and cost-effectiveness in the development of project specifications.
• Take responsibility for engineering maintenance, development of estates operational policy, and all forms of project documentation, ensuring they are regularly updated.
• Ensure patient safety and comfort are central to all project deliverables, and that all building and health & safety requirements are fully met.
• Provide support in the administration of the capital programme using a risk-based methodology, incorporating data from backlog maintenance, wayfinding, asbestos records, and six-facet surveys.

Context

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey. We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre. Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of HTM, HBN, CIBSE, and all relevant regulatory requirements.
• Ability to apply these requirements to balance compliance and cost-effectiveness in project specifications.
• Experience in engineering maintenance and development of estates operational policy and project documentation.
• Strong communication skills to present complex technical information to Directors, Senior Managers, suppliers, and both specialist and non-specialist stakeholders.

Benefits

• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below

Additional information

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Standard Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025