Senior Project Manager

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to deliver current & initiate future strategic, high risk, high cost, complex estates projects.

This role is an ideal opportunity for someone with significant experience of working within an estates project environment. As Senior Project Manager you will work as part of a dynamic team responsible for delivering projects within the trusts Estates Portfolio. You’ll have experience of delivering projects using both traditional project management methodologies & agile methodologies & must possess demonstrable experience in the delivery of estates projects, including management of complex project situations to a high degree of accuracy, timelines, & effectiveness.

This role is responsible for the delivery of a clear & agreed range of projects of work aligned to the trusts estates portfolio & roadmap. You’ll be responsible for ensuring effective project governance is in place across estates projects & be required to develop & present complex reports & plans whilst managing & monitoring progress, managing risks & issues & providing stakeholder management & communications.

You’ll be required to flex your skills to drive each individual project forward; this will include responsibility for leading & managing projects from outline through to delivery of new capabilities & realisation of benefits; working in close liaison with a range of stakeholders to ensure full alignment of all aspects of the trusts estates portfolio.

Main Duties of the Job

You must possess the ability to negotiate and persuade senior leads using your own expertise and or drawing on evidence-based data, identifying and managing the impact of any significant organisational change, including establishing new systems and digital ways of working.

The role requires an enthusiastic and motivated individual who pays particular attention to detail, you will undertake the development of complex business cases, including options appraisal development. This will require detailed analysis, interpretation, & comparison of options, using your experience and specialist estates knowledge.

You will follow Trust project management processes and governance arrangements, reporting to appropriate Committees & Boards, with the ability to communicate highly complex information in a non-technical way, appropriate for various levels across the trust.

The PMO department operates an ethos of best practice techniques, in line with industry standards. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively collaborate with your colleagues are essential personal attributes. Working closely with programme assurance colleagues, your projects will abide by Trust governance arrangements and will contribute to effective management of resources, risks and issues.

About Us

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport. Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed. We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.

Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident. We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Job Responsibilities

NWAS is committed to employing compassionate, inclusive and adaptive leaders. We offer a dynamic recruitment process, in line with our trust values and leadership philosophy. Please ensure that you have read the full Job description and Person Specification before applying for this role. Applicants are requested to be available on 19th March 2025 for the selection process. Regular travel in your own vehicle may be required across the North West (subject to Agenda for Change terms and conditions) whilst a reduction in unnecessary journeys via the use of technology will be actively encouraged.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Educated to degree level and/or able to demonstrate the equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience.
• Experience of Project Management or change leadership role.
• Possess a professional project management qualification or have knowledge of a formal project management method such as PRINCE2, APM, Agile.

Skills Essential

• High level of communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills.
• Evidence of managing complex situations to a high degree of accuracy, timelines, and effectiveness.
• Can demonstrate successful partnership working through collaboration.
• Can demonstrate achievement of successfully introducing, managing, and sustaining change.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills.
• Good analysis and interpretation skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and team leader skills.
• Demonstrate commitment to continuously improve outcomes, tackling health inequalities and delivering the best value for money initiatives.
• Significant capability to understand and analyse multiple complex issues simultaneously, drawing on a breadth of knowledge, experience, understanding and data sources to inform judgment and decision making to balance competing priorities and make difficult decisions.
• Expertly leading the production of key reports and papers to positively influence and support strategic directions across the Trust.
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
• Experience of researching best practice, interpreting its relevance and processes/practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve change.
• Experience of effective benefits management and realisation (desirable).

Knowledge Essential

• Experience of change management, service improvement or practice improvement with demonstrated commitment to continuous quality improvement.
• Experience of successful working across organisational boundaries and whole systems developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships to achieve common goals.
• Good knowledge and understanding of the structure, processes and functions operating within the NHS, and the impact of legislation and national initiatives.
• In depth working knowledge of Project management, governance and assurance, risk management and benefit management.
• Minimum 2 years Project Management in a large and complex organisation.
• Experience of managing multi-disciplinary projects involving matrix working.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Leadership experience and line management experience.
• Evidence of successfully handling sensitive situations efficiently and confidently.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
• Evidence of managing complex situations to a high degree of accuracy, timelines, and effectiveness.
• Can demonstrate achievement of successfully introducing, managing, and sustaining change.
• Can demonstrate experience of representing an organisation at external meetings and events, delivering project related communications/presentations to a wide range of audiences.

Values and Behaviours Essential

• Working together: demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working.
• Be at our best: demonstrate a positive attitude and embrace challenges and opportunities; continuously build our capabilities through training and development.
• Make a difference: do the right thing by our staff, patients, partners and communities, acting with compassion and kindness.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer Details

Employer name: North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address: 30 Project Management Team, Broughton, BL1 5DD
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