Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an Estates Officer (Building Design & Project Management) (Band 7) in its Capital Planning Department.
Location: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Responsibilities
* Design (computer aided design), specification, post contract control and project management of capital schemes undertaken by the Estates & Facilities Division across all Trust sites.
* Site quality control of all building and construction work on multiple and large capital projects throughout the Trust.
* Ensure all schemes managed comply fully with all guidance and Statutory Standards including CDM Regulations.
* Assist the Head of Capital & Property Services in a range of estate management duties.
* Provide essential building design and advice for all capital projects, new builds and refurbishment projects.
* Assist the Head of Capital & Property Services with the production and maintenance of adequate estate records, especially fire survey and statutory estate condition records.
* Support the delivery of the Trust's capital programme to ensure quality facilities, delivered within budget and current financial constraints.
* Support delivery of capital projects from feasibility through to timely completion, and within budget, working alongside all project stakeholders.
* Ensure all capital projects are completed to high standards using sustainable practices while achieving value for money.
* Provide expert advice on project aspects affecting the Trust’s ability to meet clinical needs, ensuring time, cost and quality standards are met.
* Work with the wider Estates team to ensure projects are delivered compliant with legislation and best practice, using specialist advice and design consultants.
* Support the development of policies and strategies for the implementation of capital projects to improve the built environment for patients, staff and visitors.
* Support the management and control of financial expenditure of programmes and projects, ensuring regular reports are available to the Head of Capital & Property Services.
* Support planning and building control application processes for capital development works.
* Procure consultants, contractors and services necessary to deliver capital projects in accordance with the Trust’s Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions.
* Contribute to risk management processes and maintain a comprehensive project risk register.
* Manage highly complex information and analyse data to generate a range of options, contributing to the delivery of an affordable and deliverable capital programme.
* Develop good working relationships with a wide range of groups and individuals within and outside the organisation, including clinicians, senior managers, patients, voluntary organisations and community stakeholders.
* Lead working groups and external advisors in the preparation of output specifications, operational policies and design briefs.
* Chair and facilitate capital technical meetings, ensuring technical advisers develop appropriate and affordable designs and capital costs in line with scheme constraints, procurement processes and competing demands.
* Support the development of a Post Project Evaluation strategy to review capital projects and ensure continuous quality improvements in the built environment.
For informal discussion or enquiries, contact Tony Rigby, Senior Estates Manager (Projects) on 01942 773782.
This advert closes on Thursday 30 Apr 2026.
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