Principal Capital Project Manager

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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

12 Months Fixed Term Contract - Principal Capital Projects Manager

The Capital Projects Team has an opportunity for a Band 8B 12 Months Fixed Term Contract - Principal Capital Projects Manager to support the Head of Operational Capital Projects to programme manage and deliver a diverse range of complex and technical projects across the WLT Estate. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team and manage capital, site infrastructure, repair, upgrade projects within clinical and non-clinical environment.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be qualified and experienced in at least one construction/engineering/architecture field and have a passion to be involved in stakeholder engagement, design development and improvement of building services infrastructure and fabric; they will be a leader in their field with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to convey complex and technical messages to non-technical audiences whilst fully embracing the Trust Values.

This post would be suitable for a motivated and professional individual with a proven track record of delivering at pace, with an exceptional eye for detail and who is result-oriented.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to Master Degree level in Building Services Engineering, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering related field with relevant experience.
• Chartered Membership of Engineering Institution such as CIBSE, IHEEM, RICS,ISTRUCTE, IET etc

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience of working within the field of Estates Services at a Senior Management level.
• Experience or working with specifications and contract documentation where applicable, or substantial experience of managing complex multi-disciplinary team of in-house staff and contractors
• Experience of financial, budgetary and resource management. Experience of implementing organisational change.
• Project Management.

Desirable criteria

• Experience in managing capital schemes within NHS or Local Authority

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of the current legislation that appertains to the field of Estates Services.
• Knowledge of British Standards, CIBSE Guidances, Technical Resources, HTMs and HBNs
• Knowledge of NHS & Trust policies and procedures including standing orders and financial instructions.
• Robust knowledge of financial and budgetary management.
• Comprehensive understanding of Estates services and their delivery.
• Knowledge of service redesign and reconfiguration to achieve maximum quality and cost.
• Significant experience in the implementation of health and safety at a management level.

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of the needs of mental health services.
• Understanding of the NHS Plan and key modernisation issues for facilities services.

SKILLA

Essential criteria

• Persuasive and has credibility with Senior Managers and Clinicians.
• Attention to Details
• Positive, customer focussed enabling attitude combined with good influencing skills.
• Good communications with the ability to relate to all levels of staff.
• Able to lead and motivate a multi-disciplinary Estates Services team.
• Good report writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to develop good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritises competing demands.
• Skilled use of relevant computer packages.
• Confident in the use of technical and numerical data.

Desirable criteria

• Conversant with MEPH Softwares i.e IES, Revit etc

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Candidate Pack (DOCX, 652.7KB)