Senior Project Manager | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Hillingdon Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of estates capital schemes within the Trust’s Investment Programme. You will be professionally accountable for project delivery, including design, costs, contracts and commissioning.

Based in London, you will provide expert guidance to a multidisciplinary team, manage external consultants, and ensure projects are completed on time, within budget and to the required quality for patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead specialist responsible for long-term planning, preparing and managing the Estates capital project under the Capital Programme.
• Independent management of a portfolio of delegated projects from inception to completion, including design, costs, contract administration, site supervision and commissioning.
• Appoint and manage external professional consultants within budget as a Budget Holder.
• Manage Estates Capital Budgets, professional services, contractor works and physical assets as part of the Capital Programme.
• Provide guidance and leadership to Trainee Project Managers and support Senior Managers within Estates.

Job description

Senior Project Manager | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will be a key member of the Project Team and will have an important role in ensuring delivery of a high quality capital project. Be professionally accountable for estates project construction and implementation of delegated Schemes within the Trust’s Investment Programme to improve the environment for patients and staff.

The post holder is the lead specialist responsible for long term planning, preparing and managing the Estates capital project under the Our Capital Project Programme at various stages from writing, briefing to completion of the Business Case process. To ensure that they are completed in an efficient and effective manner, within programme timeframes and to provide the highest possible standards of Business Case delivery within the resources allocated, ensuring statutory compliance.

The post holder is responsible for the management of capital projects from inception to completion ensuring the delivery of projects on time, within budget, to the required quality and which improve the patient’s environment, including the project planning to deliver Business Case requirements and deliverables within overall programme timeframes. Compliance to programme governance and processes to ensure delivery within these parameters.

• To work as a specialist professional as part of the Estates Department.
• To provide expert specialist and professional construction and estates projects advice to other Estates staff, Directors, Senior Management, Trust Boards and external agencies.
• To independently manage a portfolio of complicated delegated projects from inception to completion, including full project management, design, costs, contract administration, site supervision and commissioning under the Trust Capital Programme.
• To appoint and manage external professional consultants within an authorised budget as a Budget Holder.
• To manage Estates Capital Budgets, professional services, contractor works and physical assets as part of the Trust Capital Programme.
• To be responsible for producing and implementing a number of department processes and procedures.
• To support and deputise for Senior Managers within the Estates Department as and when required.
• Responsible for the operational commissioning of health buildings
• To provide guidance and leadership to Trainee Project Managers.
• To provide cover for colleagues as appropriate and delegate for the Capital Manager as and when required and during periods of absence.
• Line management of the 8a Capital Projects Manager and Project Assistants.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,

community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals

provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

This advert closes on Thursday 19 Nov 2026