Senior Project Manager (Capital Projects)

NHS; Worthing; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Worthing is seeking an experienced Estates Senior Project Manager to join the Programmes & Projects team. This role involves managing significant projects, ensuring completion within budget and time constraints. Candidates should have a strong background in project management within healthcare settings, a related degree, and experience with HTM's & HBN's. This opportunity offers significant career growth and impactful involvement in improving mental health facilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in a health care setting.
• Working knowledge of HTM's & HBN's related to Mental Health.
• Construction industry recognised qualification.

Responsibilities

• Engage with internal teams and stakeholders for project delivery.
• Manage a diverse portfolio of estates projects.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Sensitivity to healthcare environments

Design and construction

Education

Degree or equivalent in NHS Estates work

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced client-side Estates Senior Project Manager to join the Programmes & Projects team within the Estates & Facilities Division at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This role offers the chance to play a pivotal part in shaping the future of mental health care environments, directly contributing to patient recovery and well-being.

Reporting to the Head of the Estates PMO, you will be integral to the successful delivery of key projects within the Trust's Capital Programme, managing a diverse portfolio of projects ranging from £50k refurbishments to £10m+ capital developments. You will oversee estates projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.

Main duties of the job

Working across the Trust, you will engage with internal teams, Trust stakeholders, external design teams, project professionals, and construction contractors, ensuring smooth collaboration and adherence to agreed specifications, timelines, and financial controls. This role spans a variety of healthcare settings, including live inpatient wards, rehabilitation houses, and community buildings, requiring sensitivity to working in complex environments.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Estates Project Manager with a construction industry recognised qualification, has working knowledge of HTM's & HBN's related to Mental Health and a minimum of 3 years experience in a health care setting. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in design, construction, and strategic project management, with the ability to navigate stakeholder engagement and the challenges of healthcare environments.

This is a fantastic opportunity for career growth, providing exposure to high-value, meaningful projects and the chance to make a real impact in improving mental health facilities for those who need them most.

If you are ready for a varied and fulfilling role and want to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare spaces, we would love to hear from you.

About us

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of specialist services across south east England for people with mental health problems and learning disabilities. We care for people of all ages, from children and young people through to older people with conditions such as dementia.

We provide hospital and community mental health services from more than 110 locations across Sussex. Our estate covers a floor area of some 85,000 square meters which is about the size of 16 football pitches.

It is made up of:

48 Freehold properties

57 Leasehold properties, and

5 Private Finance Initiative (PFI) properties.

These include 36inpatient wards and homes, with a total of 579beds, 68community team bases and 10 corporate buildings.

Job responsibilities

For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For an informal discussion contact Julie Fairbrass, Head of Estates PMO on 07917 277876 or email [e-mail]

Previous applicants need not apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree or equivalent level of knowledge around NHS Estates work with relevant experience

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.