Job vacancy: Senior Project Manager, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, Dartford

Job summary

Main area: Estates
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 252-7187915

Employer: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Darent Valley Hospital
Town: Dartford
Salary: £64,337 - £74,415 per annum inclusive of allowances
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/05/2025 23:59

Senior Project Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Specific Responsibilities: -

Estates Capital Procurement

Estates Capital Programme. To lead procurement and contract terms of large capital projects and ensure successful delivery of the Trusts Capital investment programme, ensuring the successful delivery of the Capital Projects. All Projects are to be undertaken in line with the Trust’s Estates Capital Procedures.

Liaison to ensure programme delivery to undertake all liaisons with PFI Partners and appointed sub-contractors in the execution of Capital Programme, ensuring the necessary contract variation instructions and Variation documentation is completed in line with Trust and THC requirements.

Consultation and Engagement. To undertake and manage the necessary consultation and engagement with all Divisions and departments to ensure the successful delivery of the capital schemes.

FM services. To ensure the schemes are designed and costed with the provision all FM services considered, so as to ensure the maintenance, lifecycle and safety of the hospital.

Variation process. To ensure all variation agreements include the legal provision with THC as well as managing the internal Trust governance approval processes in line with Standing Financial Instructions at the appropriate levels.

Commissioning of Works. To work with the Estates & Facilities team and end user departments to ensure the successful commissioning of all works.

Capital planning. To work with the DOEFC in developing the Estates Strategy and Site Development Plan to formulate the resultant Capital investment plan for the Trust.

Please see attached job description for further information.

Person specification

Education and Training

Essential criteria

Degree level or equivalent
Higher level qualification in Estates & Facilities management or equivalent.
Evidence of recent professional development

Desirable criteria

Post Graduate in relevant qualification.
Evidence of on-going professional development
IWFM qualification (level 5)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Substantial proven developed knowledge of environmental, estates and facilities management.
Previous experience of multi-site Estates and Facilities management
Knowledge of standard NHS Estates related information returns

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of Pre-Standard and Standard Form PFI Contracts
Experience in delivering customer-focussed Estates and FM services within a complex and changing environments

Experience

Essential criteria

Management of Capital Estates Investment projects and Programmes
Management experience at a senior level in an integrated environment and/or facilities function of a complex organisation
Experience in using electronic sourcing and purchasing systems
Experience in procurement in NHS Estates and Facilities Services

Desirable criteria

Experience in operational PFI contract management in a senior position, and experience of PFI market test exercises
Experienced in leading multi-disciplinary teams, including setting objectives and performance management.

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Good organisational and time management skills
Excellent leadership skills
Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels, verbally and in writing.
Able to make decisions quickly from a range of options
Able to prioritise and copy with conflicting demands and pressures
Ability to develop close working relationships with colleagues in all directorates and professions
Ability to persuade/influence at a senior level

Desirable criteria

Proven strong financial management background

Our staff are our most valuable asset. We are committed to making staff feel appreciated, supported and included in the Trust’s successes. Our mission is to be an outstanding place to work providing the very best care for our patients and excellent career opportunities for our staff. Everything we do is guided by our core values and behaviours, identified by our staff and embedded throughout the organisation.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement

We have the highest CQC rating of all Acute NHS Trusts in Kent and Medway (Good). The CQC highlighted that managers promoted a positive culture that supported, valued staff and created a sense of common purpose based upon shared values.

The Trust is a great place to work, stay, develop a career and enjoy a healthy work life balance. We have made and are delivering on a wide range of commitments to staff; health and wellbeing; equality; diversity and inclusion; access to education and career development. During 2020 we sett up quality councils, driven by our staff to create a culture of shared governance and quality improvement.

We have a strong focus on innovation and improvement. Part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) ‘Healthcare Alliance’ we are introducing new models of care to improve clinical outcomes for patients. Our association with GSTT also gives staff wishing to develop their skills excellent opportunities to work across numerous specialities.

As our local population increases, our services and skills are expanding and adapting to meet demand. We are continuously looking at best practice models to enhance and improve the services we offer.

The Trust provides services at Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital, for a local population of over 500,000 people.

If you would like to be part of our innovative and forward thinking team putting patients at the centre of all we do, we invite you to #joinourfamily.

The NHS are striving towards “we work flexibly” as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than stated to aid efficient processing of applications. To ensure your application will be considered please submit it at your earliest convenience. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Please note, that due to the limited number of car parking spaces, car parking permits will be allocated subject to compliance with the Trusts eligibility criteria and availability of spaces. Permit holders are not guaranteed a car parking space.

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is a smoke free organisation. To improve public health smoking or vaping is not permitted anywhere on the hospital site.