Job summary
Insight Executive Group is delighted to partner exclusively with North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NW Anglia FT) to source candidates for the vital role of Senior Project Manager in their Estates and Facilities department. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the planning and delivery of a diverse capital programme across the Trust's retained estate, managing projects with a value of approximately £4m, including backlog maintenance and minor works.
The Senior Project Manager will lead on delivering key capital projects within the Trust's estate, ensuring that works are completed on time, within budget, and to high-quality standards. You will take responsibility for ensuring compliance with relevant standards, including HTM, M&E, and construction regulations, across all projects. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the Trust's long-term estates strategy by coordinating multiple projects and managing contractors and external consultants.
Who We're Looking For:
We are seeking a highly skilled project manager with extensive experience in healthcare estates or a similar complex environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in delivering capital investment projects, particularly within the public sector. Exceptional interpersonal, influencing, and leadership skills are essential, alongside the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders effectively.
Main duties of the job
Qualifications and Experience Required:
Main Duties of the Job
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Project Leadership: Manage a diverse portfolio of projects, from backlog maintenance to minor works, ensuring all projects meet performance, time, cost, and quality objectives.
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Reporting & Governance: Regularly report on project progress, budget compliance, cash flow, risks, and performance to the Trust's leadership and governance bodies.
About us
We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on encouraging those from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.
As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme;
- Flexible working opportunities;
- Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
- Opportunities for career development and training to help you progress in your role;
- Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work environment;
- Access to our in-house physiotherapy service;
- On-site canteens offering subsidised meals;
- Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
- Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are interested in this role and would like to learn more, please contact James Herron at Insight Executive Group on 07387114808 or james.herron@insightexecutive.co.uk for a confidential discussion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are interested in this role and would like to learn more, please contact James Herron at Insight Executive Group on 07387114808 or james.herron@insightexecutive.co.uk for a confidential discussion.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
- Relevant master's qualification or equivalent experience of working senior operational or strategic manager in a relevant field
- Project Management qualification
- Evidence of ongoing CPD activity
- Project Management qualification
- Experience of working as a Healthcare Project Manager for a minimum of 5 years
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing and producing project plans and strategies
- Demonstrable experience of managing contractors and subject experts in relation to fire services and safety
- Programme management experience - experience of driving Trust wide/ multisite change program
- Experience of managing a team to achieve delivery of planned benefits
- Experience of managing mixed delivery teams, including contractors and consultants to achieve a successful outcome
- Experience influencing staff at all levels to ensure project objectives are owned by all members of the team including users and stakeholders
- Experience of budget management
- Experience of working in a demanding environment with many, sometimes conflicting priorities
- Experience of successfully developing collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Evidence of the ability to involve teams in analysis of situation and solution development persuade teams to take on new ways of working and to constructively challenge the status quo
Desirable
- Proven expertise to lead, plan, manage, interact with colleagues and deliver projects successfully in a spirit of cooperation
- Understanding of HTMs, HBN, Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and associated legislation and how NHS projects should be completed
Key Skills
Essential
- Highly computer literate to include Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint
- Advanced communication skills both written (complex report writing) and orally including advanced formal presentation / facilitation skills
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Good leadership skills - with the ability to direct, empower, motivate, challenge, and facilitate in order to deliver results
- Commitment to, and experience of, multi-professional working arrangements and projects
- Takes the imitative to establish immediate credibility with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to deliver quality work in a fast-paced environment and to prioritise work
- Can develop and establish mechanisms (including roll-out) to track progress against plans
- Has the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
- Able to solve or pre-empt problems by employing appropriate
Desirable
- Confident in the use of spreadsheets and project planning software
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
- Relevant master's qualification or equivalent experience of working senior operational or strategic manager in a relevant field
- Project Management qualification
- Evidence of ongoing CPD activity
- Project Management qualification
- Experience of working as a Healthcare Project Manager for a minimum of 5 years
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing and producing project plans and strategies
- Demonstrable experience of managing contractors and subject experts in relation to fire services and safety
- Programme management experience - experience of driving Trust wide/ multisite change program
- Experience of managing a team to achieve delivery of planned benefits
- Experience of managing mixed delivery teams, including contractors and consultants to achieve a successful outcome
- Experience influencing staff at all levels to ensure project objectives are owned by all members of the team including users and stakeholders
- Experience of budget management
- Experience of working in a demanding environment with many, sometimes conflicting priorities
- Experience of successfully developing collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Evidence of the ability to involve teams in analysis of situation and solution development persuade teams to take on new ways of working and to constructively challenge the status quo
Desirable
- Proven expertise to lead, plan, manage, interact with colleagues and deliver projects successfully in a spirit of cooperation
- Understanding of HTMs, HBN, Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and associated legislation and how NHS projects should be completed
Key Skills
Essential
- Highly computer literate to include Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint
- Advanced communication skills both written (complex report writing) and orally including advanced formal presentation / facilitation skills
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Good leadership skills - with the ability to direct, empower, motivate, challenge, and facilitate in order to deliver results
- Commitment to, and experience of, multi-professional working arrangements and projects
- Takes the imitative to establish immediate credibility with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to deliver quality work in a fast-paced environment and to prioritise work
- Can develop and establish mechanisms (including roll-out) to track progress against plans
- Has the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
- Able to solve or pre-empt problems by employing appropriate
Desirable
- Confident in the use of spreadsheets and project planning software
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).
