Job Overview
Be part of something extraordinary. You can view the candidate brief here NHP Vacancies Band 8+ Frimley Park Hospital is being reimagined as part of one of the UK’s most ambitious healthcare projects. This isn’t just a rebuild it’s a revolution in care, sustainability, and innovation. We’re creating a digitally enabled, future‑proof hospital that puts patients and staff first, with cutting‑edge facilities, green spaces, and flexible design. We are seeking a highly experienced Associate Director of Design & Construction Projects who will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of complex capital projects that meet statutory, NHS, Trust and best‑practice standards, while achieving value for money and remaining within budgets. As Deputy to the Design and Construction Director, you will lead the delivery of key projects addressing clinical and operational requirements, managing an in‑house multidisciplinary team alongside external consultants and contractors, ensuring robust governance in line with NHS Capital Investment Manual requirements and Trust Standing Financial Instructions. You will provide technical expertise across design, construction and commissioning stages, oversee the development of hospital design briefs, and support procurement of design teams and construction partners. This role requires the ability to interpret complex challenges, make autonomous decisions, and drive programmes forward in support of the New Hospital vision.
Main duties of the job
To provide senior leadership to the Design and Construction Workstream and deputise for the Design and Construction Director. You will be a key member of the Trust's Design and Construction Workstream with professional accountability for the delivery of all backlog maintenance construction projects on the New Hospital Programme.
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent experience.
* Specialist knowledge acquired through post‑graduate courses and/or experience to masters level.
* Membership of appropriate professional body, e.g., Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), Institute of Engineers and Technicians (IET), Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM), RICS and/or RIBA.
* Knowledge of managing: Capital Projects, Strategic Estate Planning.
* Experienced in leading and managing a team.
* Experienced in developing Estates IT strategies and managing Estates related IT systems.
* Experience of budget management and large capital project delivery.
* Experience of designing and procuring technical/complex external contracts in partnership with procurement professionals.
* Experience in setting expenditure limits and authorisations relevant to the organisations standard financial instructions (SFIs).
* Effective change management skills. Environment and political awareness.
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.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent experience.
* Specialist knowledge acquired through post‑graduate courses and/or experience to masters level.
* Membership of appropriate professional body, e.g., Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), Institute of Engineers and Technicians (IET), Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM), RICS and/or RIBA.
Experience
Essential criteria
* Previous experience at a senior management level.
* Experienced in developing Estates IT strategies and managing Estates related IT systems.
* Experience of budget management and large capital project delivery.
* Experience of designing and procuring technical/complex external contracts in partnership with procurement professionals.
* Experience of managing multi discipline design teams, support consultants within client standing financial instructions and corporate governance requirements.
* Experience of Healthcare design development with extensive stakeholder engagement assurance requirements.
* Management of multiple projects within a programme context, providing guidance and direction to project managers.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Effective change management skills. Environment and political awareness.
* High quality business and service planning skills within management sphere.
* Excellent written and verbal communications and a good presenter; able to express complex issues effectively for a range of audiences.
* Proficient reporting writing skills with the ability create both detailed technical reports and executive summary reports for differing audiences.
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of Capital Investment Manual & HM Treasury five case business model requirements.
* PRINCE 2 accreditation or similar APM qualification.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state‑of‑the‑art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future‑proofed, featuring on‑site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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