Senior Property Construction Project Manager

Salary: £39.19 per hour

Senior Project Manager – Estates Development

As part of the Capital Estates Department.

Band 8b – £39.19 per hour – Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week

Plus, increased overtime rates for weekends and accrued holiday pay

Are you a highly experienced Estates or Construction Project Manager that can demonstrate years of successful deliverance of high-budget and high-profile projects? Do you have experience in healthcare or similar public sector bodies and are looking to bring your talents to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust?

If you answered yes, then Royal Berkshire Hospital would love to hear from you!

The role is expected to last at least 6 months with the potential to extend and makes a great entry opportunity for an external Estates/Construction PM Specialist to make a real difference in the services offered on site, as well as directly impacting the longevity of the building that our NHS teams will use for years to come.

You will need to be able to drive and have your own transport.

Monday – Friday, 08.00 – 16.00 (37.5 hours per week) with some flexibility depending upon deadlines and schedules.

As a Senior Manager within the Capital Estates Department, the post holder will support the departmental head in managing and delivering the Estates Program of Works. They will have responsibility at any one time for the autonomous professional management and delivery of RBHT Estates Capital and Revenue construction projects.

Responsibilities will cover several areas such as:

• Advising and liaising with stakeholders and clinical management teams across all levels of the Trust, as well as Public Bodies and Government Departments and other NHS Trusts as required.
• Dealing with day-to-day matters involving Appointed Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Mechanical and Electrical Consultants, Principal Contractors, Sub Contractors, and Specialist Contractors.
• Proving technical support and strategic plans to the wider capital team.
• Professionally responsible for the management of Building and Engineering Consultants, Contractors and other organisations procured to provide professional services to the Trust.

Key functions of the role:

• Fully managing and exercising professional responsibility and overall management of a range of construction projects, from concept to completion, including procurement and monitoring spend with values ranging from £25k up to £5m
• Providing key performance indicators of the Trust E&F capital programme against national and local standards.
• Providing specialist expertise across developments within the Trust and participate in implementation of department procedures such as PMO and Brand Manual development.
• Being the person responsible for managing and monitoring of Construction Regulations (CDM2015) and all aspects of project Health & Safety.

  Acting in a senior role in assisting with the management and mentorship of the Estates PM Team and providing customer-focused and cost-effective services.

  Generation of specifications/schedules and drawings by way of design to tender.

• Negotiating with Local Authorities and equivalent Public Sector organisations and Public Utility companies.
• Reporting progress the Head of Estates Development, including managing and chairing meetings whilst taking and producing minutes to record the progress and development of projects.

A full list of duties and responsibilities can be provided upon request.

Person specification

Essential criteria:

• Educated to Degree or Higher-Level Diploma/Certificate in Construction-related discipline.

  Minimum 10 yrs. experience of estates/construction project management, inclusive of construction contract works and supervision of capital contracts.

  Working experience in procurement of construction design schemes.

• Experience of working with standard construction contracts including framework arrangements.
• Management of multiple capital budgets and meeting specified targets across multiple projects.
• Good knowledge in the procurement and management, of capital construction schemes from inception to completion.
• Good knowledge of all aspects of construction design technology, building pathology.
• Have a good professional understanding of industry legislative compliance standards, such as Building regulations, LA Planning and H&S related regulation such as CDM2015.
• Be conversant with construction contracts such as JCT and NEC. Have excellent written and verbal skills, particularly in technical disciplines To be able to communicate complex issues to non-technical people and stakeholders at all levels. Current driving Licence. Flexible approach to working hours when necessary Good leadership skills.

  Ability to work well under pressure under own supervision.

Those with the following skills are at an advantage:

• Professional chartered membership of RICS or CIOB With a Building Surveyor Bias.

  Experience working in an NHS environment, working to HBN and HTM guidance. P22 experience and any Public sector construction framework experience. Experience of managing a program of project works and a project management team.

  Experience of industry standard applications to include:

• MS Projects
• PMO Management software
• AutoCAD and construction drawings, proficient in reviewing editing and limited design using CAD applications.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: –

• Competitive Pay Rates – work this week, get paid next week!
• First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
• Dedicated consultants
• Flexible working options
• Free DBS and free training
• Build holiday allowance.
• Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days
• Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS. 

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don’t have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 126,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS. Register today for various flexible working options and long-term placement opportunities.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.