NHS Property Services enables excellent patient care by acting as a trusted advisor to the NHS and by providing the best estate solutions.

We manage 2,700 properties with 6,300 customers across England, which accounts for approximately 10% of the total NHS estate. Our properties range from listed buildings to new integrated care centres and include hospitals, GP practices and offices.

The Senior Capital Manager will direct the End-to-End capital project and programme delivery process, managing the various stakeholders and suppliers, ensure full governance and compliance is maintained. Be the single point of contact with the customer for the construction works.

This role will oversee ongoing projects and help initiate new projects in support of NHSPS business goals and objectives. The SCM will typically oversee locally procured Project Managers from a list of NHSPS approved companies in the provision of programme planning, budgeting, and input into the Business Case. The SCM will subsequently monitor and ensure the work scope and other related operational policies and procedures are adhered to for their assigned projects.

This is a permanent position.

What you will do:

• Work with customers and stakeholders to develop a project brief
• Engage the project team
• Instruct all project services, appoint, and manage all consultancy services
• Produce all necessary business cases / IAPs and ensure all governance and regulatory processes are fully complied with
• Lead the tender and contract award process
• Role Profile
• Direct consultants and contractors and take overall responsibility for the construction works and
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• Manage and control budgets and spend including POs, invoicing, cashflow forecasting, budget categorisations and forecasting, capitalisations, and tax
• Interface and manage relationships with customers and all internal stakeholders
• Recruits and onboards new team members so that all new starters have a ‘best welcome’
• Clarifies priorities, plans, and goals/performance standards for their team; creates an inclusive, high performing culture where colleagues can develop and thrive

What you will bring to the role:

• Experience of operating in a busy, customer focused business
• Experience of driving improvements to enable efficiency
• Experience delivering change
• Planning and delivery/implementation skills
• Tracking and reporting KPIs
• Data-driven decision making
• Professional/technical know how
• Commercial and financial acumen
• Degree level education in a relevant
  subject. Professional qualification desirable.

What we can offer you:

We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as a competitive salary we will also offer:

• 27 days annual leave+ 8 days bank holiday with the option to buy additional weeks leave.
• A Smarter Working Policy, empowering you to choose the location of how and where you work according to your daily activities.
• Training and development opportunities, providing opportunities for our colleagues to develop and progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework.
• Company-wide Colleague Referral Scheme
• SMART Pension contribution into which the company will contribute up to 6%

• A range of flexible benefits including NHS retail discounts and Cycle to Work Scheme.
• We have a great Colleague Assistance Programme and offer support for all areas of life.

An organisation with a passion

We are an organisation with a passion for giving back. Putting money back into the NHS, raising £150,000 over 3 years for our charity partner Young Lives vs Cancer, supporting colleagues to volunteer within their local communities, and being committed to creating a sustainable working environment on our pledge to become net zero carbon by 2050. We understand that it’s important to feel like the work you do is having a meaningful impact on society, and through our approach to being a responsible business, we make sure that every colleague is given the opportunity to make a difference.

We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential.

For full details of the role, please see the attached role profile.
We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.

Contact our Talent team at careers@property.nhs.uk to find out more.