Job Description
The post holder will support the Head of Capital in the implementation of the Trust Estate
Strategy setting out policies, procedures and systems that are fully integrated within the Trust.
The role will be essential in ensuring the establishment and review of an effective capital
management and process system ensuring standard documentation is maintained and kept up
to date to ensure the delivery of projects of the highest quality, fully compliant, delivered on time
and to budget.
The role will further support clinical services in identifying property for current and new service
contracts, undertaking feasibility studies and development of drawings, specifications, cost
plans and associated business cases to obtain formal approval.
To champion innovative, flexible and financially effective use of space across the portfolio.
To oversee and be professionally responsible, offering assurances to the Head of Capital for the
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operational development and commissioning of Health Service buildings, also providing
professional support in the development and management of the Trust and Partner Trusts
capital programme.
Where required provide professional and technical support to the Capital Managers and act as a
facilitator to the design teams on standards of quality, finish and compliance with Health Building
Notes (HBN) and Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) specification and guidance.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Main duties and responsibilities
Support the Head of Capital in identifying premises for Trust business needs in correlation
to clinical needs, other leases / premises occupied and business development. Assisting in
the identification and appraisal of future potential properties, assisting in the financial and
non-financial appraisal and subsequent report/recommendation against specific
Trust/Clinical or Operational requirements.
Take the lead in the preparation of significant strategic business cases & ensuring the
preparation of progress reports across all capital workstreams applicable to the agreed
capital programme.
To lead in the preparation of progress reports across all capital workstreams applicable to
the agreed capital programme, To monitor cost of a portfolio of projects and provide outturn
cost plans, cash flow forecasts and projected final accounts.
To carry out full measured surveys and preparation of drawings, specifications and tender
documents for minor works projects. Complete detailed AutoCAD drawings as a minimum
standard general layouts, elevations and detailed section drawings.
To manage and lead a portfolio of complex and specialist Capital Projects from project
briefing through to completion of works on site. To plan and organise a broad range of
activities unassisted and to consider the impact of each project within the portfolio on the
Trust strategy ensuring PMO and other reporting processes are embedded within each
project and clear lines of communication established.
To advise clinical leads on a number of options available in order to meet a project brief and
to manage expectations in order to provide efficient patient care and demonstrate best
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practice and value for money. This may involve highly complex, sensitive or contentious
information whereby the Project Manager will be tasked with obtaining agreement or cooperation
for Project solutions that may not meet the Client Brief, at which point derogation
schedules and client sign off must be obtained.
To communicate Project Updates regularly with information to include design options,
detailed design, financial information, Contract options and information and programmes to
Senior Managers, Estates staff and the relevant Trust Boards to obtain approvals to
proceed and funding.
To instruct and oversee that the