Job summary
- Main area
- Project Management
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-KS002
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Greenwood Offices, Heatherwood Hospital
- Town
- Ascot
- Salary
- £66,653 - £77,094 pa inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Design & Construction Project Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Job overview
We are seeking experienced Design & Construction Project Managers to join the Design & Construction workstream for the New FPH Programme. Each role plays a vital part in delivering major capital projects for the new hospital and wider estate.
New Hospital Project Manager (NHPM)
Lead the design and delivery of the new hospital, managing the consultant design team, coordinating clinical and technical design development, and ensuring alignment with programme, budget and Building Safety Act requirements. As the project progresses into contractor‑led design and construction, you will act as the client lead—overseeing compliance, programme, change and quality management.
Portfolio Project Manager (PPM)
Manage all capital projects outside the new hospital, including the Heatherwood expansion and retained FPH estate. Lead design coordination, stakeholder engagement, operational continuity planning and programme alignment across multiple interdependent projects. Supporting procurement development through pre‑construction and construction phases.
Enabling Works Project Manager (EWPM)
Lead the delivery of all enabling works required for the new hospital, including complex planning applications and major infrastructure components such as the new mains power supply. Manage design development, planning obligations (including s106 and s278), budget control and procurement, working closely with the NHPM to maintain alignment on programme‑critical activities.
Main duties of the job
To manage, develop and implement the Trusts strategic estates
strategy via a planned and programmed evaluation of capital
development works with Directors, local healthcare service providers
and primary care partners.
o To communicate and negotiate technical information
at a senior level and provide professional advice and reports to the
executive, Trust Board and Chief Executive, as required.
o To be responsible for the New Hospital Programme estates
construction, building and operations policies.
To be responsible for:
o Business case development;
o Capital budget financial management - in conjunction with the
finance department;
o Capital programme works-in development, in progress and post
occupation;
o Project management;
o Professional advisor/contractor management and performance;
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached the job description and person specification for detailed information on the main responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent and/or Corporate membership of relevant professional specialist body ARB/RIBA /RICS/CIBSE/CIOB/ (A)
Desirable criteria
- Degree in an Architectural/Building related discipline
- Chartered member of professional body
- Higher management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of managing: healthcare capital projects, strategic estate planning, developing an estate within a large complex organisation
- Minimum of 3 years in a senior management position
- 5 years experience of managing and monitoring capital projects
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Strong financial management skills
- High effective leadership skills with ability to adapt style to circumstances
- Interpersonal and influencing skills, able to develop and maintain strong working relationships, both within the Trust and with external agencies
- Effective change management skills. Environment and political awareness. High quality business and service planning skills within management sphere
- Excellent written and verbal communications; able to express complex issues effectively for a range of audiences
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS principles of project management or current equivalent
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cain Thomas
- Job title
- Design and Construction Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07786 251507
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