Job summary
- Main area
- Construction Professional
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-7438888-F
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/10/2025
Employer heading

Project Officer
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
The post holder will support the Project Delivery Manager with delegated responsibility for Capital Projects.
The post holder will develop and maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with Estate colleagues, Clinicians, Directorate Managers, Senior Managers, together with any appointed Consultants and Contractors in connection with any project work.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the management of delegated Capital Projects and the appointment and management of contract staff employed in delivering capital projects and ensuring they comply with Trust policies and procedures (e.g. H&S, HR, GDPR etc.).
Responsibility for the following budgets.
· Non-Staff Expenditure - Capital Project Budgets up to the value of £5M
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
· Capital Project Delivery Management
· Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
· Produce, manage and maintain all relevant Project Documentation
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification attached for job role responsibilities.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
- Educated to Degree level in a Construction or Property Discipline or comparable demonstrable experience.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Working towards chartered status (MCIOB, MRICS, MCIBSE, M.Arb etc.)
- Formal Project Management Qualification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Successful track record of working in Property Investment and Improvement
- Knowledge in managing clients, contractors and consultants
- Experience of delivering value for money / efficiency related changes
- The ability to demonstrate knowledge across the Estates and Facilities Portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Experience/knowledge of working in a health service environment.
- Experience of leading a team of professionals
- Successful track record of working in high performing teams, delivering challenging targets and achieving results.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective interpersonal & communication skills.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Able to work with groups and multi-disciplinary teams across the organisation and lead where appropriate.
- The ability to represent the service when representing the Trust internally and externally
- Attention to detail and achieve high level of accuracy
- Organised approach to work.
- Ability to work on own initiative and within a team
- Ability to develop and implement solutions to address problems
- Ability to collate, interpret information and implement agreed policies & procedures.
- PC literate with office and design packages i.e. Auto-cad.
- Ability to plan and prioritise workload
Desirable criteria
- The ability to lead change where required
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Dedicated and committed
- Flexible approach to working hours and duties and adaptable to change
- Patient and Quality focused
- Professional approach
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Booth
- Job title
- Head of Estates and Development
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07866251296
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