Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 311-H789-25
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Ashton-Under-Lyne
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 PA, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/06/2025 08:00
- Interview date
- 25/06/2025
Employer heading

Senior Capital Project Manager
8a
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values
Job overview
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Senior Capital Projects Manager to join our dynamic and professional Capital Projects Team within Estates and Facilities.
As Senior Capital Projects Manager you will be responsible for delivering a portfolio of Capital Projects across the Trusts footprint, you will improve services for patients and staff, ensuring buildings are delivered to the highest standards and that staff are able to care for patients in welcoming, clean, safe and well maintained environments.
Main duties of the job
This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills, capable of managing complex projects from inception through completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable knowledge of HTM's, HBN's along with Healthcare standards and legislation along with Construction Health and Safety experience.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a key role within our capital team, and we are keen to recruit a motivated individual who will help us to provide the levels of service that we continually strive to meet. Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification for an extensive list of Senior Capital Projects Manager duties.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in Building Surveying, Engineering or construction related discipline
- Chartered Member of appropriate building / engineering related Professional Institution, such as the RICS, CIOB, IHEEM, CIBSE or RIBA.
- Post graduate construction/property management knowledge gained through training and experience to Master’s equivalent level.
- Evidence of continuing professional development and management/ leadership development
- Hold current Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) accreditation
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Project Management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a similar role within an Estates or Facilities team.
- Demonstrable experience of having managed teams, operational budgets, and multiple construction or refurbishment projects.
- Able to demonstrate experience in providing expert advice at a senior level on property and construction matters, in accordance with national and local policies and standards.
- Experience of successful negotiation and contract management.
- Experience of completing business cases for Capital investment.
- Significant experience in planning and delivery of capital programmes.
- Strong track record in managing schemes to time and budget.
Desirable criteria
- Experience within an NHS healthcare environment
- Experience of developing joint and collaborative working with local health and commercial partners
- Experience of public sector procurement and tendering procedures
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of current legislation and guidance for NHS properties, such as HBNs and HTMs
- Good knowledge of industry standard building construction contracts, along with the ability to effectively manage contractual relationships with Contractors and Consultants
- Good working knowledge of Local Authority Planning rules, and the Building Regulations
- Knowledge & understanding of public sector construction frameworks and EU procurement regulations
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Formal project management training.
- Project management skills for large complex healthcare developments
- Sound financial acumen and highly developed commercial and contract negotiation skills
- Complex problem solving, decision-making and analytical skills
- Good judgment and analytical skills and able to process facts, interpret and provide appropriate advice, often balancing conflicting demands
- A proven ability to come up with flexible and creative solutions to difficult problems. Excellent collaborative working skills and able to work across Departments, with multiple stakeholders and within multidisciplinary teams
- Able to prioritise, schedule and monitor to completion, multiple projects often running in parallel, understanding key priorities, meeting deadlines and maintaining a consistent high quality output, by allocating time effectively.
- Effective oral and written skills in the presentation and interpretation of complex information to directors, senior managers and clinicians, including the effective chairing of meetings.
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Robert Clegg
- Job title
- Principal Capital Project Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07546761325
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