Technical Senior Project Manager

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Company Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Job Description
We are looking for an exceptional Construction Technical Project Manager to join our Estates & Facilities team at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, based at Queen Alexandra Hospital.
Your experience as a Construction Technical Project Manager will allow you to take the helm in leading and overseeing one or more projects. The post holder will have extensive experience in construction legislation, mandatory and statutory compliance, health and safety and preferable healthcare construction guidance. A working background in healthcare or similar environment is essential.
Your responsibilities will encompass meticulous project planning, seamless day-to-day execution, and vigilant performance management. You will work with trust clinical and non-clinical strategies to proactively address risks and challenges. This role involves close collaboration with healthcare professionals and managers to elevate patient experiences and enhance service quality. You will also be responsible for defining project parameters and monitoring progress, including robust risk management and project finance. Effective collaboration with various stakeholders is key to ensuring the successful attainment of objectives within our ever-evolving portfolio of projects.
The post-holder is responsible for providing project management and support to ensure outputs are delivered effectively.
The post holder will take a lead on one or more projects, responsible for planning, day-to-day delivery, and subsequent performance management, adjusting plans as required to ensure that risks and issues are mitigated.
The post holder will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective management of interdependencies and delivery of objectives.
It is expected that the specific projects managed by the post holder will change over time as the portfolio of work changes.

Current projects within the Trust are:

• New Emergency Department (P22)
• Standalone Endoscopy Department
• 2x New Theatres
• Community Diagnostic Centre
• Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade
• Main and North Entrance redevelopment

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in an Estates or Technical role within an estate’s environment preferably within Healthcare/MOD or other regulated environment.
• Evidence of experience at a senior level of leading and managing staff and other resources in the delivery of relevant operational services.
• An understanding of legislation/guidance such as Health Building standards (HBN’s & HTM’s)
• Experience of delivering to tight deadlines
• Experience of successfully working with a wide range of groups to deliver significant programmes or schemes with a public sector context
• Experience in managing and monitoring project budgets

Desirable

• Working in a Property Management/construction/building services environment
• Experience and knowledge of Local Authority, business, procurement and capital planning.
• Experience of commercial/legal contract negotiation including tendering and managing high value capital projects.
• Regular use of estates and capital projects information systems to create reports.
• Regular use of CAD for building plans, computerised technical drawings.
• Experience in business case preparation
• Private Finance Initiative contracts and contract management from a client’s perspective

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Knowledge of legal, governance and commercial issues related to capital projects or construction services.
• Understand, interpret and implement Construction, Design and Management (CDM) Regulations.
• Awareness of NHS standards and legislation for buildings
• Knowledge of NHS or other public sector planning, capital and management processes.
• Budgetary management acquired through training and experience.
• High degree of commitment, motivation and personal interest in working in healthcare.
• Ability to deal with numerous stake holders and take forward issues in a complex environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Understanding of construction process, legal requirements and safe working practices
• Understanding of complex construction/building services installation and maintenance
• Knowledge of contractual documentation and service specifications
• Able to allocate and delegate tasks to make the best use of resources.
• Able to manage conflict, under performance and inappropriate behaviour.
• To lead and influence colleagues or work as part of a team.
• Able to establish strong partnership working
• Able to provide positive, constructive and practical feedback and advice to peers and managers.

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS Estate code and guidance or other public sector equivalents
• Knowledge of project and programme management techniques.
• Knowledge of operational and strategic estate development issues
• Knowledge of NHS and or local authority policies and strategies
• Have the understanding of the built environment.
• Have the “negative capability” to carry on when things are going awry, the persistence, drive and determination to bring them back on track.
• Ability to analyse performance data and policies.
• Understanding of Property Law and Landlord/Tenant issues

Additional Information
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs

• Deputise in the absence of the Head of Capital and Property including representation on key governance committees and senior management meetings.
• Ensure that new buildings and construction works meet current, health and safety, legislation and guidance.
• Project manage major and minor construction, alteration and equipping schemes, lifecycle works and departmental moves and changes, often in parallel and at different stages.
• Deliver capital and revenue schemes, developments and variations within the PFI and the campus sites, providing consistent high quality service levels, improved value for money, expenditure management and governance compliance management, to the agreed specification, managing time, quality and cost.
• Provide link between projects and all technical stakeholders helping to provide continuity between design, construction and operation and maintenance.
• Enabling projects to adhere to statutory requirements and all relevant healthcare guidance and legislation.
• Represent the Projects Team on Safety Groups.
• Line management of the Senior and Project Managers
  Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant degree (or comparable qualification) and/or in-depth working experience.
• Relevant technical qualification to at least Higher Technical level (Degree level preferred) in an engineering or construction or facilities management subject.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)

Desirable

• Professional Membership of a relevant organization e.g. IEMA, IWFM, Engineering Council or BIFM
• Construction Project Management or building surveying qualification