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The post holder will be responsible for strategic and operational management of the capital team. You will play a pivotal role in delivering complex, high-value capital projects that have a significant impact across the Trust. This includes providing day-to-day leadership, line management, and expert coordination of multiple initiatives.
Utilising recognised construction project management methodologies, including RIBA stages, you will engage with a wide range of stakeholders (clinical and non-clinical), service users, and external stakeholders, to ensure full collaboration and successful project outcomes.
You will be responsible for developing business plans and performance monitoring tools aligned to strategic objectives, ensuring delivery against key targets and contributing to wider corporate policy and strategy.
A key aspect of the role involves leading effective stakeholder engagement to inform decant strategies and ensuring these are reflected in design and construction phases. You will oversee the safe and efficient handover of completed projects to clinical, operational, and estates teams.
The role requires professional integrity, sound judgement, and adherence to relevant codes of conduct. You will ensure that organisational readiness is embedded in capital programme design, including the identification and provision of necessary resources.
PLEASE NOTE - This is not an IT Project Management role. Previous applicants need not reapply.
Responsibilities
* Manage and monitor, using complex programme management methodology for reporting on performance, risks, issues, timing, quality and benefits realisation.
* Ensure programme is reporting through appropriate governance framework with monthly reports that are accurate, on time, quality and cost.
* Advise Head of Capital on issues relating to capital project delivery, by exception reporting. Immediate escalation in respect of change to cost plan, budget, timelines of delivery / completion.
* Ensure a comprehensive risk management strategy is adopted for every project within the team's remit, which deals with complexity and potential impact on the programme.
* Ensure projects deliver excellent healthcare environments through application of industry standards and best practice, embedded into the project delivery process.
* Ensure projects are planned and executed with due care and consideration to maintaining the health, wellbeing and safety of those involved in the delivery of projects, ensuring compliance to statutory regulations.
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Business Development and Sales
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As an NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Laura Rusholme Job title: Head of Capital Email address: laura.rusholme@nca.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07850 939 262
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