Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Estates Capital Developments team. We are looking to appoint an individual who can demonstrate excellent day to day leadership and communications skills with a previous track record of successfully delivering a high standard of service provision and budgetary control.
This role reports to the Associate Director Capital Developments and contributes to the strategic planning of the Estates service for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. The successful candidate will plan, organise and develop Capital Developments within our Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Support the Associate Director of Capital Development in delivering Capital Projects and managing Capital Backlog Maintenance. While reporting directly to the Associate Director, you will maintain close working relationships with the Director of Estates & Capital Development and Operational Estates teams to ensure compliance and maintenance revenue obligations are met cost-effectively throughout the asset lifecycle. You will communicate complex technical project information to a diverse audience including Directors, Senior Managers, suppliers, and both specialist and non-specialist stakeholders.
Possess expert knowledge of HTM, HBN, CIBSE, and all relevant regulatory requirements, and apply these to ensure a balance between compliance and cost-effectiveness in the development of project specifications. Take responsibility for engineering maintenance, development of estates operational policy, and all forms of project documentation, ensuring they are regularly updated.
Ensure patient safety and comfort are central to all project deliverables, and that all building and health & safety requirements are fully met. Provide support in the administration of the capital programme using a risk-based methodology, incorporating data from backlog maintenance, wayfinding, asbestos records, and six-facet surveys.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide & was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient & day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), & consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Standard Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Educated to MSC level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in Building construction or Engineering services.
2. Management Qualification
3. Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
4. PRINCE 2 Practitioner or equivalent project management qualification.
5. Extensive knowledge of range of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to Degree level or equivalent.
6. IOSH Healthcare (Risk & Safety Management) or NEBOSH general certificate (Construction).
Desirable criteria
7. Evidence of CPD
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
8. Significant Experience and knowledge of Estates operational management and project management in building construction.
9. In depth experience in design, specification and negotiation of construction projects, Capital project management and administration of construction contract matters.
10. In depth knowledge of NHS project management including procurement routes, and business case development.
11. Health service Capital investment and procurement procedures.
12. Contracts for Building construction and Engineering schemes in order to ensure that all Capital and revenue schemes are carried out in accordance with industry and NHS requirements for robust contract control.
Skills
Essential criteria
13. Excellent Numeric and analytical Skills
14. Ability to make sound judgements and decisions involving highly complex facts and conflicting demands.
15. Able to produce concise reports both financial and information based.
16. Ability to interpret national and local guidelines. Able to interpret and act upon new guidance from NHS or Professional bodies.