Project Manager 8a

Job overview

The Project Manager is a senior role within the Estates and Facilities Directorate, responsible for delivering capital and major revenue projects across Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, the post holder will manage projects through all stages, from feasibility and design to procurement, construction and handover.

The role involves leading healthcare construction, refurbishment and compliance projects, ensuring delivery within agreed timescales, budgets and quality standards while meeting NHS guidance and statutory requirements. The post holder will provide specialist advice on healthcare estates, building construction, engineering services, Health Building Notes (HBNs) and Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs).

Responsibilities include project planning, procurement, contract administration, risk management, budget control and performance reporting. The Project Manager will maintain key project documentation, including Project Initiation Documents (PIDs), risk registers, project programmes and progress reports.

Working closely with clinical teams, senior managers, consultants, contractors and regulatory bodies, the post holder will ensure projects support service delivery, patient safety and statutory compliance. The role also contributes to sustainability and estate improvement initiatives and requires strong leadership, technical expertise and the ability to manage multiple projects in a complex healthcare environment.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and deliver capital and major revenue projects from feasibility to completion.
• Develop project briefs, business cases, cost plans and project programmes.
• Manage project design, procurement, construction and handover.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to required quality standards.
• Provide specialist advice on healthcare estates, HBNs, HTMs, building regulations and statutory compliance.
• Manage consultants, contractors, architects, engineers and suppliers.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, including PIDs, risk registers, project plans and reports.
• Monitor budgets, approve payments and ensure value for money.
• Lead tendering and procurement activities in line with Trust policies and procedures.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues and change control.
• Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations, Building Safety Act, Fire Safety and Health & Safety requirements.
• Liaise with clinical teams, senior managers and stakeholders to support service and patient care needs.
• Present project updates and recommendations to committees and senior leadership.
• Support sustainability, compliance and estate improvement programmes.
• Deputise for the Senior Project Manager and undertake site inspections as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Standard Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.

Please note: This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship. In line with the UK Immigration Rules and Home Office Sponsorship Guidance, employers may only sponsor individuals for roles that meet strict eligibility, salary, and compliance requirements. Where a role does not meet these criteria, organisations are prohibited from assigning a Certificate of Sponsorship. Applicants must therefore already hold a valid immigration status and ongoing right to work in the UK in order to be considered.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.