Capital & Healthcare Planning Project Manager
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester, CO4 5JL
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 September 2026
10 days left
Job description
Join us in shaping the future of healthcare infrastructure An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Capital & Healthcare Pl...
- Lead procurement and appointment of architects, cost consultants, engineers and other professional advisers.
- Coordinate design development activities through to RIBA Stage 4 Technical Design.
- Support the preparation of Strategic Outline, Outline and Full Business Cases as required.
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement with pharmacy teams, clinical services, operational managers and external partners.
- Manage project programmes, risks, actions and reporting arrangements.
- Coordinate technical, clinical, operational and financial inputs to support investment decisions.
- Prepare reports, presentations and governance papers for senior management and Trust approvals.
- Ensure projects are delivered in line with NHS guidance, Trust objectives and approved timescales.We are looking for an individual with:
- Experience of managing capital, healthcare planning, construction or infrastructure projects.
- Knowledge of NHS business case development and governance processes.
- Experience of appointing and managing professional advisers and multidisciplinary design teams.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and project management skills.
- The ability to coordinate complex programmes involving multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
- A degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in project management, construction, estates, healthcare planning or a related discipline.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role
- Experience in managing or leading a team
- Project management/co-ordination
- Responsibility for a budget
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience of working at degree level
- Management /leadership qualification or equivalent knowledge at post graduate level
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Financial procedures including budgetary management
- Business planning /annual planning
- Good understanding of change management
- Expertise in spreadsheets and use of wider IT systems (e.g. Word , Excel, Outlook)
- Understanding of the NHS and current agenda
- Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
- Risk management and governance
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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