Senior Capital Project Manager

Experience in managing major building projects, together with construction knowledge and previous use of standard forms of contract will be required, whilst great communication skills, both written and verbal, will be essential to engage with a wide range of stakeholders within the hospital and more widely across Plymouth, Devon, and the South West peninsula.

This is an opportunity to be part of a significant and rewarding change programme that goes beyond pure construction to shape the future delivery of clinical services.

Available as a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity. (With current line manager's agreement).

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Nicki Collas, Deputy Director Future Hospital Programme via email atnicola.collas@nhs.net.

1. Be able to support the achievement of recurrent financial balance.

2.Be able to develop robust and effective partnerships with all key specialist stakeholder groups such as Infection Prevention and Control, Fire, Security and Radiation Protection Advisors.

3.Contribute to delivery of the Trusts strategic objectives and business drivers.

4.Contribute to the development of Policy to ensure the Trust is compliant with all statutory and technical standards for the delivery of major capital projects.

5.Design, develop and implement processes to ensure the effective delivery of major capital projects change and provide quality assurance they are being delivered in accordance with best practice.

6.Be able to act with a high degree of autonomy, managing own work load and overseeing highly technical projects.

7.Be able to provide detailed and regular financial management and reporting of capital projects to the Associate Director, Future Hospital Programme, Associate Director of Finance, and Director of Estates & Facilities.

8.Deputise for the Associate Director, Future Hospital Programme as required.

9.Have the ability to lead discussions and gain agreement from a range of stakeholders, often with differing priorities, within the set time constraints; occasionally this will require difficult decisions to be made regarding priorities in the best interests of the Trust, staff and service users.

10.Ability to analyse and trouble shoot complex estates and environmental problems ensuring resolution is achieved through a constructive process.

For further details please see attached JD&PS

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