National Capital Programme Manager

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) is dedicated to enabling excellent patient care by serving as a trusted property advisor to the NHS. We are committed to providing the best estate solutions, ensuring that our healthcare facilities are optimised for efficiency and effectiveness.

We proudly manage a diverse portfolio of 2,700 properties across England, catering to the needs of 6,300 customers. This extensive portfolio represents approximately 10% of the total NHS estate. Our properties range from historic listed buildings to state-of-the-art integrated care centres, encompassing hospitals, GP practices, and administrative offices.

About the role:

The postholder will be part of the Major Projects Team, which operates outside the regional structure and supports the Head of Capital with national priorities and cross-regional initiatives. They will coordinate and direct landlord and customer capital programmes, ensuring excellence against all agreed parameters and deliverables, in line with Health and Safety obligations, statutory regulations, and company governance. Projects may involve the direct delivery of capital projects and supporting regional teams with policies and processes related to major capital initiatives, ensuring consistency across regions in delivery and reporting. The postholder may also lead national initiatives, such as compliance surveys and remediation programmes, like the recent assessment of the NHS PS estate for Reinforced Aerated Autoclave Concrete.

The postholder should have a detailed understanding of all aspects of capital delivery and the design and delivery of programmes of work by others. They will work collaboratively with all parts of the business to achieve results for NHSPS and our customers, applying change control and producing regular reports to provide visibility of programme status, including risks and mitigations. This is a 12-month Fixed Term position.

What you will do:

• Constantly check the teams levels of compliance and governance;
• Own Capital Projects responsibility to deliver our contribution to the Green Plan through the capital programme.
• Build and maintain strong and positive relationships with key customers and end users in the Region and engage at a senior level with these organisations in the development, management and delivery of the capital programme.
• Maintain project and financial governance in line with NHSPS, DH and NHS England process, procedures, and sign of limits.
• Provide oversight for any Change Management activities on team projects.
• Responsible for the procurement strategy and ensuring sound selection and management of all suppliers including consultants and contractors.
• Manage, analyse, verify and report on data, identifying trends and any necessary actions.
• Develop, coordinate and implement process improvements, test and check prior to roll out and take any remedial actions.
• Check and maintain compliance and governance across the Capital team as required.
• Undertake training on new and existing systems and processes to ensure competency and understanding of all users.
• Prepare and present reports to senior management and other directories; Organise and direct senior management meetings and forums.
• Agree direction and clarify priorities, plans, and goals for the Senior Capital Managers and Minor Works Managers; support an inclusive, high performing culture where colleagues can develop and thrive.
• Bring professional best practice to their roles and teams to create strategies and plans.
• Drive continuous improvement across the construction team remit and support the construction team to operate effectively to deliver their goals.
• Oversee service delivery to internal and external customers at agreed performance levels with alignment to corporate performance framework.
• Manage financial performance and budgets.
• Adhere to the appropriate governance and compliance standards for professional area.
• Represent NHSPS to internal and external stakeholders and customers credibly and positively.

What you will bring to the role:

• Experience of leading in a complex environment.
• Experience of leading managers and wider teams.
• Experience of delivering change.
• Track record of success in professional area.
• Working on major construction projects/programmes ensuring compliance and governance is maintained.
• Relevant legislative/regulatory frameworks.
• NHS organisation and NHS Long-term plan.
• Broad understanding of modern people practices.
• Degree level education in a relevant subject. Professional qualification is desirable.

What we can offer you:

• 27 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday with the option to buy additional weeks leave.
• A Smarter Working Policy, empowering you to choose the location of how and where you work according to your daily activities.
• Training and development opportunities, providing opportunities for our colleagues to develop and progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework.
• Company-wide Colleague Referral Scheme.
• SMART Pension contribution into which the company will contribute up to 6%.
• A range of flexible benefits including NHS retail discounts and Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Colleague Assistance Programme and support for all areas of life.

We are an organisation with a passion for giving back. Putting money back into the NHS, raising £150,000 over 3 years for our charity partner Young Lives vs Cancer, supporting colleagues to volunteer within their local communities, and being committed to creating a sustainable working environment on our pledge to become net zero carbon by 2050. We understand that it’s important to feel like the work you do is having a meaningful impact on society, and through our approach to being a responsible business, we make sure that every colleague is given the opportunity to make a difference. We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential.

For full details of the role, please see the attached role profile. We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.