Job summary
Join the Redevelopment team as Assistant Project Director for St Mary's Hospital , a pivotal role in transforming the Trust's clinical plans and long-term objectives into actionable project plans. Reporting to the Capital Delivery Director, you will lead capital planning, oversee procurement and contract management, and manage professional teams to deliver high-quality healthcare facilities that meet clinical, research, and educational needs.
This role involves managing the entire project lifecycle, ensuring compliance with national priorities like the New Hospitals Programme, net zero carbon commitments, and Hospital 2.0 guidelines. You will lead on town planning, technical assurance, and business case preparation while fostering collaboration with clinical, estates, and infection prevention teams. A strong focus on building relationships and managing interdependencies will ensure the seamless delivery of Redevelopment goals.
This role demands expertise in project management, leadership, and capital planning, with a proven ability to balance technical precision and strategic vision. You will shape cutting-edge facilities and directly contribute to advancing patient care, clinical excellence, and innovation. Join us to make a lasting impact on the future of healthcare.
Main duties of the job
As Assistant Project Director, you will oversee the [SMH] redevelopment project, ensuring high-quality design and delivery within agreed budgets and timelines. You will lead the internal/external project team, ensuring accurate and transparent reporting for effective oversight of all project aspects. Key responsibilities include managing decant projects, site logistics, and delivering projects that meet patient safety, engineering, and sustainability standards, including net zero carbon aspirations.
You will ensure statutory compliance, support high-quality business case production with detailed cost and design information, and engage contractors under appropriate contracts to monitor and correct performance. Collaborating with Digital, Sustainability, Infection Control, and Engineering teams, you will drive quality outcomes, minimize operational disruption, and deliver projects within the £1.2bn budget.
In this role, you'll provide leadership, distill complex ideas into clear, actionable language, and build relationships with stakeholders, including Boards, clinicians, staff, and the public. You will ensure project communications align with key milestones and oversee design processes to meet technical standards. Your responsibilities extend to financial management, ensuring value for money and compliance with Trust financial guidelines.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst degree or equivalent in a construction related profession
- oPostgraduate qualification at masters level or equivalent. Formal DH Project Directors accreditation
Desirable
- oEvidence of continuous education and training
- oDiploma in Project Management
- oPrince 2 Project management qualification
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working in a complex public sector organisation at senior management level. Demonstrable experience of having managed senior teams, operational budgets, and multiple construction or refurbishment projects.
- oTrack record of leading complex organisational change.
- oSignificant experience of managing complex change or capital projects
- oManaging significant budgets for all areas relating to the role for both pay, non-pay and capital including the identification &delivery of savings targets
- oSuccessful negotiation and contract management.
- oCompleting business cases for Capital investment.
- oExperience dealing with the Department of Health and HM Treasury
Desirable
- oSenior manager level experience in public sector for 2 years
- oA good understanding of performance management methodology and processes
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- oLeadership skills and able to influence across internal and external boundaries and get results
- oHighly developed verbal and written communication skills
- oStrong business acumen, commercial knowledge and awareness
- oExtensive knowledge and experience of working across health systems at or near Board level
- oAbility to manage and meet priorities and deadlines
Desirable
- oConfident and positive approach to work
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst degree or equivalent in a construction related profession
- oPostgraduate qualification at masters level or equivalent. Formal DH Project Directors accreditation
Desirable
- oEvidence of continuous education and training
- oDiploma in Project Management
- oPrince 2 Project management qualification
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working in a complex public sector organisation at senior management level. Demonstrable experience of having managed senior teams, operational budgets, and multiple construction or refurbishment projects.
- oTrack record of leading complex organisational change.
- oSignificant experience of managing complex change or capital projects
- oManaging significant budgets for all areas relating to the role for both pay, non-pay and capital including the identification &delivery of savings targets
- oSuccessful negotiation and contract management.
- oCompleting business cases for Capital investment.
- oExperience dealing with the Department of Health and HM Treasury
Desirable
- oSenior manager level experience in public sector for 2 years
- oA good understanding of performance management methodology and processes
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- oLeadership skills and able to influence across internal and external boundaries and get results
- oHighly developed verbal and written communication skills
- oStrong business acumen, commercial knowledge and awareness
- oExtensive knowledge and experience of working across health systems at or near Board level
- oAbility to manage and meet priorities and deadlines
Desirable
- oConfident and positive approach to work
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).
