Job summary
Reporting to the Head of Capital, the Senior Project Manager will be responsible for the end-to-end management of all capital projects across the Trust's estate, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
The post holder will hold professional accountability for the delivery and implementation of a wide range of delegated schemes within the Trust's Capital Programme, independently managing projects from £5K to in excess of £25M. This will include responsibility for the full project lifecycle: project management, design coordination, contract administration, site supervision, commissioning, and ensuring that all works align with strategic objectives, operational needs, and statutory compliance.
The Senior Project Manager will lead project teams comprising internal stakeholders, external consultants, and contractors, ensuring a collaborative and integrated approach to project delivery.
Main duties of the job
- To deliver projects from inception to technical and clinical commissioning and completion. This will involve planning, monitoring and control of all aspects of a project to ensure that the most cost effective, timely and appropriate solutions are developed to achieve delivery in line with the trusts strategic goals.
- Oversee the full lifecycle of capital projects, from inception to completion, ensuring cost, time, and quality targets are met.
- To design projects in liaison with end users and consultants, setting scopes of work for design consultants, commissioning their services, and ensuring they deliver to those specifications.
- To ensure designs deliver critical purpose and functionality in liaison with consultants and end users.
- Work with senior stakeholders, including clinical and operational leads, to develop project scopes that align with the Trust's long-term estate and digital transformation strategies.
- To manage project budgets and ensure that expenditure is contained within approved budgetary constraints.
- To undertake regular and detailed project financial forecast reports and be able to explain and justify these for review with senior management colleagues in both estates and finance.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
- Degree in construction, engineering, building surveying, a related built environment discipline
- Evidence of CPD and a commitment to ongoing learning
Desirable
- Chartered membership or working towards membership in a relevant professional body (RICS, CIOB, RIBA, CIBSE, APM)
- PRINCE2 or APM
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Significant experience in leading large-scale multidisciplinary capital projects, ideally in a healthcare or highly regulated environment
- Expertise in construction project delivery, contract management (JCT, NEC), and public sector procurement
- Ability to forward plan, identify critical activities and actively manage key tasks
- Effective decision-making skills navigating complex challenges and propose innovative solutions
- Ability to lead and effectively resolve conflict to achieve objectives to cost and time
Desirable
- Ability to develop a systematic approach to problem solving and enhance performance
- Experience in managing digital infrastructure integration within capital projects
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of statutory project requirements, including the CDM Regulations HTM & HBNs, BSA and other HSE directives
- Experience of construction/built environment project implementation from both in-house design and project management of consultant design teams, including experience in conversion, refurbishment, and new build schemes
- Experience of managing large capital projects to successful conclusion to cost and time including standard forms of contract and budgetary control in the public sector
- An understanding of capital procurement programmes and methodologies
Desirable
- Understanding of healthcare trends, estate planning, and future-proofing infrastructure investments
- Knowledge of carbon reduction strategies and the implementation of sustainable construction solutions
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities and Other
Essential
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
- Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
- Degree in construction, engineering, building surveying, a related built environment discipline
- Evidence of CPD and a commitment to ongoing learning
Desirable
- Chartered membership or working towards membership in a relevant professional body (RICS, CIOB, RIBA, CIBSE, APM)
- PRINCE2 or APM
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Significant experience in leading large-scale multidisciplinary capital projects, ideally in a healthcare or highly regulated environment
- Expertise in construction project delivery, contract management (JCT, NEC), and public sector procurement
- Ability to forward plan, identify critical activities and actively manage key tasks
- Effective decision-making skills navigating complex challenges and propose innovative solutions
- Ability to lead and effectively resolve conflict to achieve objectives to cost and time
Desirable
- Ability to develop a systematic approach to problem solving and enhance performance
- Experience in managing digital infrastructure integration within capital projects
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of statutory project requirements, including the CDM Regulations HTM & HBNs, BSA and other HSE directives
- Experience of construction/built environment project implementation from both in-house design and project management of consultant design teams, including experience in conversion, refurbishment, and new build schemes
- Experience of managing large capital projects to successful conclusion to cost and time including standard forms of contract and budgetary control in the public sector
- An understanding of capital procurement programmes and methodologies
Desirable
- Understanding of healthcare trends, estate planning, and future-proofing infrastructure investments
- Knowledge of carbon reduction strategies and the implementation of sustainable construction solutions
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities and Other
Essential
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
- Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
