Infrastructure & Sustainability Project Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake specific project management duties to assist in the delivery of key objectives and workstreams. Oversee business case approval process, reviewing project initiation documents and project plans in line with ICB guidelines.

Support Primary Care providers in Improvement Grant funding requests, including project management and support to practices and localities on premises development matters in collaboration with NHSE, including key developments. Review and maintain project plans, milestone and highlight reports as required.

In collaboration with premises owners across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, coordinate the transformational redevelopment of the premises to achieve fit for purpose medical facilities. Review and, if appropriate, approve funding to support redevelopment proposals put forwards by premises owners.

Oversight of the rents, reimbursement and lease process working closely with the District Valuers office and finance team.

To support the Premises Governance process ensuring that key documentation is completed at each stage and align with ICB strategy and work with colleagues in ensuring process is met at each stage. Ensure procurement rules have been followed within funding proposals, ensuring affordability to the ICB for on-going revenue costs.

Develop a good working knowledge of SHAPE (Strategic Health Asset Planning Evaluation Tool) and manage data input and extraction where necessary.

Ensure any reconfiguration, modifications and new developments meet the latest specifications of the latest Health Building Note standards.

To act as the North/South point of contact for estates project enquiries. Coordinate and contribute to the ongoing development of the Estates Strategy. Lead on the continued development and production of relevant reports, documentation and briefing papers for a variety of key internal and external stakeholders ensuring professional standards are maintained.

To oversee Section 106/CIL responses to planning applications in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area. To manage and led on Section 106/CIL funds with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Authorities, ensuring that these are tracked and requests for funds are requested through NHSE within the agreed timescale for each S106/CIL agreement. Lead on work with identified practices on appropriate use of S106/CIL funding to mitigate additional populations affecting practice capacity.

Coordinate the undertaking of data gathering, surveys and audits where necessary. Demonstrate effective project management across all work programmes. Use a structured change management approach and methodology for all projects. Work as part of a matrix structure in the delivery of objectives. Analyse and interpret data and information to input into relevant databases, worksheets, project plans and reports.

Monitor the performance of identified projects, against objectives and be responsible for ensuring corrective action is taken when necessary. Propose changes to own project and function, informing policy and making recommendations for other projects delivery including the national policy estates development.

Deliver against organisational objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines. Continuously strive to deliver the project outcomes to time, for value for money and with greater efficiency. Ensure that the existing health infrastructure is utilised effectively by working with stakeholders to realise maximum utilisation opportunities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Estate training and/or qualification
• Educated to post graduate degree level or appropriate relevant equivalent
• Evidence of ongoing personal development
• Formal project management qualification

Desirable

• Management Qualification
• Member of relevant professional body

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of delivery in a service improvement role in health, social care or private sector
• Experience of successful change implementation within premises and estates as well as successful development and delivery of an organisation wide project from inception to completion
• Experience of planning, monitoring, and risk management of estates to support implementation, as well as managing risks and reporting
• Experience in organisational development and change management
• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment

Desirable

• Experience of Cambridgeshire and/or Peterborough Health System
• Demonstrable experience in an estates related role
• Demonstrable experience in primary care premises development

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Appreciation of monitoring budgets and business planning processes as well as awareness of procurement rules and process in public sector
• Ability to provide, prepare and produce highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, engage with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information groups
• Ability to communicate with wide range of stakeholders from various backgrounds with individual organisational agendas
• Problem Solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
• Demonstrate capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
• Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS modernisation agenda, tools and techniques
• Knowledge of Health Building Note Standards
• Understanding of NHS information systems
• Good knowledge of NHS estate management

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough

Address

Gemini House

Cambridgeshire Business Park

Ely

CB7 4EA

Employer's website

https://www.cpics.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)