Senior Project Manager

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Rottingdean; On-site; GBP 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in the UK seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager for its Capital and Planning Section. The successful candidate will manage major refurbishment projects, providing expert advice and ensuring compliance with financial constraints. Responsibilities include overseeing contractors and leading project teams, with a requirement for a Master's degree and professional registration. The role offers competitive remuneration and supports flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of building techniques, procurement routes, contract management.
• Excellent financial management skills related to capital projects.
• Extensive experience in design, construction, and project management of major projects.

Responsibilities

• Commission and project manage major capital projects.
• Provide specialist advice to major projects.
• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team in procurement.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent planning and organisational skills

Well developed team leadership skills

Working use of CAD systems

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Membership of a recognised professional body

PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent

Job description

Senior Project Manager

The closing date is 01 February 2026

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit an experienced client facing Senior Project Manager (construction) to work within the award winning Capital and Planning Section of the Estates Department. The role will provide lead PM services to deliver capital construction and major refurbishment projects within the Trusts acute building stock to the highest standard. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate a track record of client-side delivery covering all RIBA stages on major schemes. The Estates Department has an exciting and ambitious Estates Strategy and this senior role is pivotal to its successful delivery.

Extensive knowledge and experience of the development of capital schemes from inception to in-use is required with the ability to manage construction professionals and Trust stakeholders engaged in the design & construction process. Knowledge and experience of the NEC3/4 suite of contracts and the green book 5 case business model is required. Candidates should demonstrate experience in commercial awareness and understanding of procurement routes to market including good governance arrangements.

This role is subject to a spot salary of £64,000.

• Interview Date: 16 February 2026

37 hours 30 minutes/week

• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

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Main duties of the job

• The ability to effectively manage construction contractors and design professionals to ensure projects are delivered within the parameters of time, cost and quality is a fundamental requirement. The successful candidate must have the skills, drive and determination to deliver the provision of world class clinical services to achieve the Trusts vision and standard of care.
• Educated to Master's level (or equivalent experience) and Chartered membership of a recognised professional body, you will demonstrate a proven track record of scheme delivery within or without the NHS. The successful candidates will form part of a multi-disciplinary Capital Team, reporting into the Assistant Director of Estates (Strategy, Planning & Capital Development) for overall programme delivery. Direct line management of Project Managers and Clerk of Works within the Capital Structure forms part of this role.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

• To commission and Project Manage Major Capital new works Projects on behalf of the Trust. (Individual schemes are usually in the region of £4 - 6 million with a number of these schemes being procured at any one time)
• Provision of specialist Expert professional advice to all major specialist projects.
• Work with others to ensure affordable capital programmes consistent with business priorities.
• Lead and manage a team of multi-disciplinary staff in the procurement of capital schemes.
• Provide professional project management and financial advice to ensure projects are procured to correct specification, on time and within budget.
• Manage a variety of Building and Engineering schemes which involve multi disciplinary teams that include External engaged consultants, contractors and Specialist Services.

A proven track record of scheme delivery within or without the NHS is expected to be demonstrated. The successful candidate will form part of a multi-disciplinary Capital Team, reporting into the Trust Capital Projects Manager responsible for overall programme delivery.

This senior post will be the lead role for the conception, planning and management of the Trust capital schemes giving professional specialist advice to other Senior Estates and staff members of the Trust.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• An in-depth knowledge of building techniques, procurement routes, contract management, design processes and major programmes of work.
• Excellent financial management skills in relation to the delivery of capital projects.
• An in-depth understanding of the physical healthcare environment as reflected in relevant policies and procedures (e.g. HTM and HBN)
• An understanding of engineering services in major capital schemes and preferably in the acute healthcare environment
• Building Information Management systems.
• Good knowledge of building and planning legislation applicable to the NHS environment.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills to develop programmes of work and manage against them.
• Well developed team leadership and change management skills.
• Working use of CAD systems

Experience

• Have extensive experience in the design, construction and project management of major building projects.
• Have experience of working in an acute healthcare setting

Qualifications

• Minimum graduate level with master's degree or equivalent level qualifications / experience
• Membership of a recognised professional body
• PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent.

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearper annum - Spot Salary at £64,000