Project Lead – Hospital Redevelopment

A large healthcare organisation is looking to appoint a senior Estates and Facilities professional, to hold responsibility for the Hospital Redevelopment Programme. Main Responsibilities: Establishing and nurturing effective working relationships and partnerships with clinical leads and senior managers, including the projects communication lead, and the operations estates managers throughout the Trust; including specialist advisors (i.e. Infection control, Health and safety and fire safety). Ensuring that an effective communications plan is in place to mitigate the impact of the works on services; Establishing and nurturing effective working relationships with external design consultants and contractors, developing effective relationships with key stakeholders, communicating complex information and design details to a wide range of stakeholders including staff, patient and carer groups, local residents. Establish appropriate approval processes for managing works that would impact on organisations services during construction, and ensuring that the build is to a suitable construction; Responsible for ensuring the development of clear set of requirements regarding clinical space, this will include:- Strategic Planning – support the development of business cases for the scheme Health Care Planning – ensure that the facilities reflects the principle of multi-functional shared spaces and that spaces are fully utilised Design Development – ensuring that designs and layouts reflect clinical requirements, and that clinical leads understand the proposals Procurement - Ensure that the procurement of contractors and consultants is carried out effectively and in line with Trust STI’s and procurement policies Construction management – ensure that the project is delivered safely, to the appropriate quality, on time and to budget Completion be responsible for accepting the project upon completion, including ensuring that all the completion of all technical commissioning and the provision of all required manuals Commissioning – ensuring the relocation of services to new accommodation with minimal disruption A successful candidate will have: Ability to demonstrate good knowledge of all aspects of estates and facilities management; Ability to read technical drawings and translate information to a non-expert group; Detailed knowledge of statutory requirements in relation to estates and facilities; Detailed knowledge of HTM/HBN requirements in relation to design; Suitably qualified in architecture, surveying or other construction and design related subject. For further information on this role please contact Donna Larder on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)