This is a key role responsible for managing a portfolio of capital projects from inception through to completion, ensuring delivery to time, cost and quality standards while maintaining full compliance with statutory, regulatory and Trust requirements. The post holder will work closely with clinical, operational and estates colleagues to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and with minimal disruption to patient care.
Manage and deliver a portfolio of capital projects of varying scale and complexity across all Trust sites
Applicant will need a strong understanding / knowledge of building maintenance, construction, engineering services, maintenance regimes and how this comes together in a healthcare environment.
Lead projects from Lead projects from briefing, feasibility and business case development through procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
Prepare and manage Project Initiation Documents, programmes, budgets and cash flows.
Monitor performance against scope, programme, cost and quality, managing change in line with Trust governance and controls.
Act as the main point of contact for clinical, operational and corporate stakeholders, consultants and contractors.
Ensure early and ongoing engagement with Infection Prevention & Control, Fire Safety, Health & Safety, Digital and Facilities teams.
Ensure full compliance with statutory requirements including CDM Regulations, HTMs, HBNs, Building Safety Act and Trust policies
Manage external consultants and contractors, including performance management and compliance with Control of Contractors procedures.
Prepare reports, risk registers and updates for Project Boards and senior stakeholders.
Support capital planning activity including annual programme development and the Estates five-year plan.
Ensure effective commissioning, handover and post-project evaluation, including documentation and asset information updates.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job
Responsibility for supporting the Capital Program utilising a risk-based framework agreement and backlog maintenance/ 6-facet survey information, to agree this Capital Program with various stakeholders and provide professional evidence to Senior Estates Manager (Building) of the reasons behind the proposed investment decisions.
To administer delegated elements of the Capital program in-line with SFI’s and statutory guidelines including reporting monthly on progress and advising on making decisions as and when conflicting requirements for funding arise.
Responsibility to update the senior management team on a monthly reporting basis.
To act as Project Manager for schemes as required, fulfilling all the professional obligations this experienced role requires to ensure the best outcome for clients.
Develop client brief with clients within the organisations, challenge brief and adapt into a specification for tender.
Analyse complex tender returns in preparation for appointing a competent building contractor.
Interpret and extrapolate information to ensure tender return meets the requirement of the tender specification.
Develop cash-flows for capital schemes.
To manage multiple capital projects at the same time and undertake the role of budget-holder.
To agree variations to construction contracts based upon knowledge and best-practice in the construction industry whilst maintaining direct responsibility for budget control.
Work with departments to develop an Operational Policy before briefing, providing technical and strategic advice based upon best-practice and current legislation.
To provide technical advice to the Senior Management Team in the matter of improvement works for energy management in Capital Projects.
To adhere to NHS-specific protocols for procuring and managing capital projects.
As required, commission capital projects for hand-over to client.
To then utilise skills and knowledge to provide advice on the correct method of procurement from Traditional, Procure21 and LIFT contracts to make best use of finance, assets and resources.
To provide professional advice and assistance on development investment decisions in relation to future proposed capital developments and manage/ assist feasibility studies.
Provide technical and professional support to other members of the Estates Department in the submission of Planning Applications and Building Control Applications.
To provide professional advice and support in relation to Listed Building Issues and Party-wall act issues ensuring relevant legislation is complied with.
Provide technical and professional support to other members of the Estates Department on CDM 2015.
Brief, develop objectives, manage and review the work of professionals including; Project Managers, Planning Supervisors, Quantity Surveyors, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Healthcare Planners for delegated schemes.
Support the development of an ongoing backlog maintenance delivery program to continually modernise the estate.
Extrapolate information from these surveys to develop backlog maintenance and capital programs.
To assist in production of Strategic Outline Cases and Business Cases.
