Job requirements
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Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Financial procedures including budgetary management
- Knowledge
Business planning /annual planning
- Knowledge
Good understanding of change management
- Knowledge
Expertise in spreadsheets and use of wider IT systems (e.g. Word , Excel, Outlook)
- Knowledge
Understanding of the NHS and current agenda
- Knowledge
Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
- Knowledge
Risk management and governance
- Experience
Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role
- Experience
Experience in managing or leading a team
- Experience
Project management/co-ordination
- Experience
Responsibility for a budget
- Qualifications
Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience of working at degree level
- Qualifications
Management /leadership qualification or equivalent knowledge at post graduate level
- Qualifications
Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Project Management Qualification
Job overview
Join us in shaping the future of healthcare infrastructure
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Capital & Healthcare Planning Project Manager to join ESNEFT's Capital & Healthcare Planning team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
This role will play a pivotal part in the development of a proposed Pharmacy Aseptic Manufacturing Unit at Colchester Hospital, supporting the Trust through a critical phase of healthcare planning, capital investment and design development.
Working alongside clinical teams, estates professionals and external consultants, you will lead the appointment of professional advisers and design teams, coordinate the progression of the project through RIBA Stages 1-4, and support the development of the business case required to secure investment and approvals. The role will also provide project management expertise to ensure programme, cost, quality and risk objectives are achieved.
This is an opportunity to contribute to a strategically important healthcare investment that will support the future delivery of pharmacy services across North Essex and Suffolk. You will work as part of a dynamic Capital & Healthcare Planning team delivering some of the Trust's most significant transformation and capital programmes.
Base: Colchester Hospital with travel across ESNEFT sites as required
Main duties of the job
- Lead procurement and appointment of architects, cost consultants, engineers and other professional advisers.
- Coordinate design development activities through to RIBA Stage 4 Technical Design.
- Support the preparation of Strategic Outline, Outline and Full Business Cases as required.
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement with pharmacy teams, clinical services, operational managers and external partners.
- Manage project programmes, risks, actions and reporting arrangements.
- Coordinate technical, clinical, operational and financial inputs to support investment decisions.
- Prepare reports, presentations and governance papers for senior management and Trust approvals.
- Ensure projects are delivered in line with NHS guidance, Trust objectives and approved timescales.We are looking for an individual with:
- Experience of managing capital, healthcare planning, construction or infrastructure projects.
- Knowledge of NHS business case development and governance processes.
- Experience of appointing and managing professional advisers and multidisciplinary design teams.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and project management skills.
- The ability to coordinate complex programmes involving multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
- A degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in project management, construction, estates, healthcare planning or a related discipline.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
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This advert is for Project Manager with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Colchester, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Project manager role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term/ Secondment). The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.
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