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Royal Free London Property Services Ltd

Director of Capital Planning and Delivery

The closing date is 15 December 2025

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Job summary

We are seeking an inspirational individual with passion, resilience and technical competence to lead RFLPS capital planning function and delivery team. The post holder will be accountable for delivering an agreed capital investment programme in support of RFL overall capital development strategy and estate masterplan. The post holder will be required to develop and support appropriate governance structures which provide oversight of planning, delivery and assurance against all capital programmes along with the planning delivery and commissioning of a large number of complex and high value capital schemes.

The Director of Capital Planning and Delivery will be the RFLPS strategic lead for planning and executing commissioned investment initiatives and ensuring that they deliver value for money and benefits to our customers and stakeholders all within a robust governance framework.

With high emotional intelligence, the Director of Capital Planning and Delivery will provide strong leadership to empower and motivate the project management team ensuring investments are delivered on time and on budget to our customers and stakeholders in an increasingly complex and financially constrained environment.

Main duties of the job

  • Year on year, set and agree prioritised RFL Group capital investment programme.
  • Monitor and control the funding of all commissioned projects against its overall capital allocations.
  • On all commissions put in place and embed foundations of successful project partnership ensuring strong governance arrangements, effective transparent communication, commitment and collaboration at all times.
  • Create detailed financial models and estimates for each commission, including projected out-turn costs, revenues, and cash flows.
  • Provide effective oversight and stewardship to the entire RFL Group capital programme/individual projects through the lifecycle from initiation to closure.
  • Be accountable for regulatory compliance of all projects and for alignment with all HTM's/HBN's unless derogations authorised and signed off by customers and stakeholder.
  • Use risk registers as an effective capital programme and project management tool through the lifecycle of all individual projects.
  • Ensure full roll out, adoption and compliance with RFLPS commission playbook and act as gatekeeper to control non-conformity.

About us

  • NEST pension - 6% employer pension contribution (on pensionable pay)
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, and annual leave entitlement to increase to 26 days after 5 years of services and 27 days after 10 years
  • Great learning and development opportunities to support personal and professional development
  • Great office location in London
  • Access to NHS non-contractual benefits
  • Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
  • Cycle to work
  • Season ticket loans

Details

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£121,317 to £133,137 a year per annum inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

391-RFL-7636534-A

Job locations

RFL Property Services

94 White Lion Street, Angel

London

N1 9PF


Job description

Job responsibilities

For detailed job descriptions and main responsibilities, and persons specification, please see enclosed documentations

Job description

Job responsibilities

For detailed job descriptions and main responsibilities, and persons specification, please see enclosed documentations

Person Specification

Education & Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • oEducated to Master degree in relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
  • oChartered Engineer or chartered member of a relevant institution such as CIOB, IHEEM, IET, IMechE, CIBSE etc.
  • oMembership of relevant professional association.
  • oEvidence of CPD and leadership development at advanced and very senior manager level.
  • oBetter Business Case Practitioner.

Desirable

  • oProfessional qualification in Project / Programme Management or similar.

Experience

Essential

  • oComprehensive knowledge and experience in the application of Gov Capital Investment Manual procedures, green book and Capital Accounting Manual procedures.
  • oSignificant experience post chartership or similar demonstrable experience.
  • oSignificant experience of strategic and operational stages of project delivery.
  • oA proven leader with proven multi-disciplinary estate strategy, construction & project management and delivery experience.
  • oProven experience in an acute hospital setting with a demonstrable track record of working with clinicians in the delivery of NHS capital projects.
  • oProven experience in developing and implementing multi-year capital plans and managing capital allocations.
Person Specification

Education & Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • oEducated to Master degree in relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
  • oChartered Engineer or chartered member of a relevant institution such as CIOB, IHEEM, IET, IMechE, CIBSE etc.
  • oMembership of relevant professional association.
  • oEvidence of CPD and leadership development at advanced and very senior manager level.
  • oBetter Business Case Practitioner.

Desirable

  • oProfessional qualification in Project / Programme Management or similar.

Experience

Essential

  • oComprehensive knowledge and experience in the application of Gov Capital Investment Manual procedures, green book and Capital Accounting Manual procedures.
  • oSignificant experience post chartership or similar demonstrable experience.
  • oSignificant experience of strategic and operational stages of project delivery.
  • oA proven leader with proven multi-disciplinary estate strategy, construction & project management and delivery experience.
  • oProven experience in an acute hospital setting with a demonstrable track record of working with clinicians in the delivery of NHS capital projects.
  • oProven experience in developing and implementing multi-year capital plans and managing capital allocations.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London Property Services Ltd

Address

RFL Property Services

94 White Lion Street, Angel

London

N1 9PF


Employer's website

http://jobs.royalfree.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London Property Services Ltd

Address

RFL Property Services

94 White Lion Street, Angel

London

N1 9PF


Employer's website

http://jobs.royalfree.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of People

Kelly Liu

kelly.liu@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£121,317 to £133,137 a year per annum inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

391-RFL-7636534-A

Job locations

RFL Property Services

94 White Lion Street, Angel

London

N1 9PF


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