Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- 28 months (Fixed term contract for 2.5 years to deliver project)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 327-26-144
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rikenel
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Estates Programme Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
This role is offered on a fixed term/secondment basis for 28 months. The hours are full-time, 37.5 hours per week.
The Estates & Facilities Team (EFM) at Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust have a wide range of responsibilities including responsibility for the maintenance and development of the Trusts property portfolio,
The Programme Manager will provide programme management oversight and client responsibility for all construction related activity at the Trusts’ Cirencester Hospital site as we delivery a range of improvement projects.
They will manage projects in a diverse capital programme as part of a multi-year portfolio of projects, ranging from minor works and backlog investment projects to major schemes of potentially £10m+.
You will be part of a highly skilled and motivated EFM team and ensure the delivery of capital investment to a consistently high standard, which ensures high quality and compliant delivery to programme budget and time constraints.
You will be a key representative for EFM, engaging with wider stakeholders from other healthcare organisations and beyond, to develop and deliver estates-related initiatives in support of the transformation of healthcare at the Cirencester Hospital site.
Main duties of the job
- Work alongside clinical and operational colleagues to enable delivery of new models of care to transform service delivery
- Manage relationships with a variety of l partner organisations too successfully deliver transformation
- Provide programme management and oversight of the Cirencester portfolio of projects
- Deliver a complex programme of change that will transform the delivery of care at Cirencester Hospital by delivering both new and refurbished estate with a variety of partners
- Lead programme design, planning and delivery of programme outcome
- Lead on business case development and the delivery of capital projects in line with approved business cases
- Directly and indirectly manage staff within the programme team
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Lead the planning and delivery of key programme activities, including design development, procurement stages, stakeholder engagement, and implementation phases. Ensure all planning processes comply with Trust policies, statutory requirements, and best practice project and programme management methodologies practice project and programme management methodologies
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The postholder will develop and manage an agreed programme and ensure delivery within defined time, cost, and quality constraints. Plan, coordinate, and monitor multiple interdependent workstreams, ensuring alignment with programme objectives and organisational priorities.
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Produce and maintain detailed programme plans, schedules, and milestones, proactively adjusting to emerging risks, issues, and changes in scope. Ensure effective resource planning by identifying capacity requirements and coordinating contributions from internal teams, external contractors, and specialist advisors
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Make informed judgements on complex project matters, balancing competing priorities, operational constraints, financial considerations, and organisational risk.
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Evaluate and interpret highly complex information to appraise a range of options, including where data is incomplete or conflicting, ensuring full consideration of legislation, Health & Safety requirements, statutory compliance, and expert technical advice.
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Develop and present robust business cases with clear financial appraisal, risk assessment, and alignment to project priorities, providing evidence-based recommendations to support informed decision-making
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Use analytical skills to interpret technical reports, design proposals, contractual documentation, and financial models, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Trust standards and statutory requirements.
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Establish and maintain robust governance arrangements, ensuring timely reporting, escalation, and decision making through programme boards and senior leadership forums. making through programme boards and senior leadership forums.
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Lead the development of policies and procedures that support and govern the programme of work, ensuring they are robust, evidence based, and aligned with organisational priorities.
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Provide effective line management to the project team, offering clear leadership, direction, and support to ensure high performance, professional development, and delivery of programme objectives.
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Manage all aspects of people leadership for the project team, workload planning and allocation, and proactive performance management, ensuring all actions are undertaken promptly, constructively, and in full accordance with organisational HR policies and procedures
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Provide clear, visible leadership to the project team including regular supervision, performance reviews, and ongoing support to ensure high standards of delivery, creating a positive, high‑performing culture that supports the successful delivery of the estates programme. Foster a collaborative, solution‑focused environment that encourages innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
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Ensure the Trust fulfil their client responsibilities under construction design and management regulations and that the projects are designed in accordance with Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs), Health Building Notes (HBNs) and all other relevant statutory requirements
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Commission and undertake survey work required to support the estates programme, ensuring surveys are appropriately scoped, delivered to the required technical standards, and used to inform planning, design, compliance, and decision‑making across the programme
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level, and additional knowledge acquired via formal training and accreditation at master’s level, or equivalent specialist knowledge acquired through experience
- Recognised project or programme management qualification (APM, Prince 2, MSP, or equivalent Essential Application and Interview
- Clear evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in developing and managing programmes and and ensuring delivery within defined time, cost, and quality constraints
- Experience in the effective management of contracts and monitoring of contractual performance
- Experience in effective project management, including, schedules, and milestones, proactively adjusting to emerging risks, issues, and changes in scope.
- Experience in the management of a high quality, responsive and cost-effective estates service with specific customer focus
- Experience in Estates Computer‑Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system and CAD software and understanding of how these tools can be used to generate, analyse, and report estates information
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kevin Adams
- Job title
- Associate Director - Estates & Facilities
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07773 941096
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