Project Manager - Capital and Estates Strategy

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas. The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

The post holder will achieve this by being accountable to the Assistant Director Capital Programme. The post holder will be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of Capital Funded and Non-Recurring Revenue Projects ensuring that scheme requirements are delivered to agreed quality, cost and time parameters and reflects the estates investment programme. To assist with the implementation of the estates strategy. To ensure that relevant statutory, environmental, professional, technical standards and internal policies are identified and maintained in relation to the estates capital projects. Provide specialist support/advice to other professionals within the Estates Directorate along with other Trust Senior Officers.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder will be responsible for the management of the work of external technical consultants ensuring that specific projects are delivered to agreed quality, time and cost targets.
• The post holder will be responsible for managing service user and client carer consultations and will have full involvement in the briefing and design process.
• The post holder will work with heads of respective departments to ensure requirements are met.
• The post holder will be responsible for administering several in-house Capital and Non-Recurring Revenue Projects which could be of varying size and complexity.
• Where appropriate the post holder will assist the Project Manager (Capital Works) and undertake feasibility studies, which will involve developing specifications, preparing drawings, tendering work or obtaining quotations as applicable.
• The post holder will also be responsible for assessing the technical capabilities and appointing contractors; the post holder will act as contract administrator/employer’s agent.

Our Values 2025 - 2030: Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are: We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities. These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

This post will be subject to a probationary period. NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 pro rata for part-time).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role can be discussed at the interview stage.

Qualifications: Educated to degree level or HNC/HND plus additional education to degree level, or able to demonstrate equivalent level of knowledge. AutoCAD Computer Aided Design software or equivalent or adequate level of 2D CAD proficiency/experience. Evidence of continuing professional development and to regularly undertake R&D activities. Willingness to undergo further training.

Experience: Significant relevant experience of building or engineering services site works.

Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of Building Construction and/or Building Services. Tender, selection and appointment of advisors and contractors. Building Regulations, HTM, HBN. Programme management. Corporate Governance. Knowledge and appreciation of relevant Health and Safety legislation including interpretation and application of Method Statements and Risk Assessments.

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long-term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work-life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part-time hours or another flexible pattern.