Employer The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Trustwide
Town 317 Trustwide
Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum - Spot Salary at £64,000
Salary period Yearly
Closing 30/12/2024 23:59
Interview date 16/01/2025
Senior Project Manager
Band 8a
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
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 Trust's 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 January 2025
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 Trust's 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.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
* Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
* Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
* 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.
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.
Detailed job description and main 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.
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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