Senior Project Design Manager

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 09 May 2024

Job summary

Are you looking for a rewarding role offering flexibility, benefits and sense of contributing to the community?

ESNEFT are seeking a construction project design specialist to join our Estates Strategy team. We are looking for an individual with project design process management experience but highly competent in construction design with knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems and infrastructure.

We need someone with drive, enthusiasm, an eye for detail, ingenuity, a passion for compliance and a strong desire to deliver and make a difference.

Reporting to the Head of Estates Strategy, you would be responsible for the delivery of a diverse portfolio of capital scheme design, working with consultants, internal subject matter experts and other external parties collaboratively shaping design and tender packs so that project delivery meets our Employers Requirements reflecting compliance, our patient need and the needs of our operational and maintenance stakeholders following handover.

Working as a member of the Estate Strategy Team, the role holder will be responsible for overseeing the technical design of developments and improvements across our Trust's property portfolio.

You will be responsible for ensuring the provision of a safe, functional, sustainable, and value for money estate providing a great experience for staff, visitors and patients.

You will directly line manage and mentor our Apprentice Project Engineers and technical design team

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the formulation of all Capital Development contracts and tender packs for the installation, refurbishment, expansion, and renewal of Trust assets.
Inputs into the development and implementation of Estates & Facilities policies, procedures, systems and energy management initiatives.
During design, and as part of the MDT meetings, ensure that the designated Project Manager from Capital Delivery is informed and is aware of project specific information.
Post design, to ensure that a structured handover from Estates Strategy to Capital Delivery takes place.
Be responsible for project design administration, ensuring that projects are designed within agreed financial limits, time, and quality.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

12 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR75-24

Job locations

Ipswich/Colchester Hospital

Ipswich/Colchester

IP4 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience at post graduate level
Evidence of continued professional development
Further relevant training

Desirable

oRelevant Professional Memberships (e.g. MCIBSE, MIET, MIHEEM)
oChartered Status (CEng)

Experience

Essential

Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role
Experience of managing, leading and motivating a team
Leading service changes to improve performance
Leading projects
Responsible for a budget and budget setting
Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
Business case development and annual planning, longer term planning

Desirable

Experience in NHS

Knowledge

Essential

Financial procedures including budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
Business planning /annual planning/long term planning
In depth understanding of change management
Good understanding of the current NHS agenda and healthcare policy
Knowledge of service improvements/transformation and project management
Risk management and governance

Desirable

NHS IT systems

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience at post graduate level
Evidence of continued professional development
Further relevant training

Desirable

oRelevant Professional Memberships (e.g. MCIBSE, MIET, MIHEEM)
oChartered Status (CEng)

Experience

Essential

Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role
Experience of managing, leading and motivating a team
Leading service changes to improve performance
Leading projects
Responsible for a budget and budget setting
Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
Business case development and annual planning, longer term planning

Desirable

Experience in NHS

Knowledge

Essential

Financial procedures including budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
Business planning /annual planning/long term planning
In depth understanding of change management
Good understanding of the current NHS agenda and healthcare policy
Knowledge of service improvements/transformation and project management
Risk management and governance

Desirable

NHS IT systems

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.