Capital Project Delivery Lead

Job overview

Capital Project Delivery Lead

Department Estates

Band 7 £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum

Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

The Estates Department has a vacancy for a Capital Project Delivery Lead to enable the Capital Projects team to successfully deliver a programme of improvements on the Milton Keynes University Hospital site. The Department serves a growing Acute Foundation Trust Hospital of around 450 beds and is committed to providing a quality service.

This is an opportunity for a suitably qualified, motivated individual to join our team. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and ability to use your initiative. You should have healthcare planning experience and be able to lead clinical colleagues through the project process. Contact prior to application is welcomed, please see details below.

The Capital Projects Team undertake projects which refurbish and upgrade the environment, repurpose spaces for different clinical uses and undertake works to address backlog maintenance.

You will need a significant appropriate experience and hold a relevant qualification in the Built Environment. Experience and competency in using CAD supported by relevant qualifications is considered desirable for this post. The team currently uses BricsCAD v17.

'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'

Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.

Interview date: W/C 5 October 2026

Main duties of the job

'NHS Staff Survey 2024' Administrative and Clerical staff feel supported with flexible working at MKUH, reporting 6.82 out of 10, and a 76% feel strongly about approaching their managers regarding flexible working.

• Assist in the development of the Trust’s Capital Programme and lead a number of specific projects in order to implement the programme to improve the environment for patients and staff.
• Commission and lead delegated Capital projects including work on business case development.
• Chair a number of project meetings (Steering Groups & Specialist Design Groups) linked to schemes within the programme. Provide the technical input into those Project Group meetings.
• Provide expert specialist and professional construction, programme and cost advice to in relation to the projects undertaken and more generally throughout the Trust on behalf of the Head of Projects (Capital).
• Engage in formal proactive knowledge management processes to take successful practices from NHS and non-NHS agencies and utilise them in the development and implementation of the Capital programme.
• Work with Head of Projects (Capital) to develop and implement capital management policies and procedures for the department.
• Provide specialist advice on sustainable design issues to healthcare designers and planners. Undertake audits on proposed designs, to ensure they meet the requirements of the organisation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Lead, where delegated in the development of long-term capital plans and procurement strategies many of which are on-going and inter-related.
• Develop a Programme for delivery of the approved development schemes linked to the Trust’s Estate Strategy and Business Plan.
• Utilise the Computer Aided Design packages in order to design, plan and develop appropriate improvement schemes.
• Be a key member of the Trust’s Estates Team providing information, designs and organising improvement works.
• Play an active role in drafting and implementing the Estates business plan to achieve Trust business and strategic goals.

Please refer to the Job Description for further details.