Project Manager (Capital)

Job description

Job summary

Capital Projects Manager

Department: Estates

Band 8a £57,528 - £64,750 per annum

Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Do you have project management experience within a healthcare setting? Do you have good knowledge of construction? Are you educated to master's level and are good at budgeting and planning? #TeamMKUH are currently hiring a Capital Project Manager on a permanent basis.

Collaborating alongside the Head of Capital Projects, Purchasing and Supplying, Health and Safety and the wider Estates team, you will develop and implement capital management policy and procedures, provide specialist advice on sustainable and healthcare designs. Additionally, you will have direct project management responsibility for delivering the scheme on time and on budget.

Our ideal successful candidate will be able to respond quickly to emergencies, provide leadership, liaise with external partners, be able to interpret complex industrial legal documentation and be creative. Most importantly, you must adhere to our Trust values.

Please note that we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role

Interview date: w/c 14 September 2026

Main duties of the job

73.8% of this team would strongly recommend their organisation as an excellent place to work. ''NHS Survey, 2024''

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The post-holder is accountable for the financial management and delivery of a defined portfolio of capital schemes within the Trust's Capital Programme, with responsibility for budgets totalling approximately £1 million[GM1.1], ensuring robust financial control, forecasting and delivery of value for money.

The role operates with a high degree of professional autonomy and provides expert estates advice to senior stakeholders on healthcare construction, sustainable design and emergency best practice across the NHS and wider construction sector, influencing Trust-wide capital investment decisions and long-term infrastructure planning.

About us

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.

Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Lead on the development of long-term capital plans and procurement strategies for the whole Trust site, plant and infrastructure, many of which are on-going and inter-related.

Develop an Operational Plan, for delivery of the approved development schemes linked to the Trusts Estate Strategy, Master Plan and Integrated Business Plan.

Please refer to the attached job description for further details

Job description
Job responsibilities

Lead on the development of long-term capital plans and procurement strategies for the whole Trust site, plant and infrastructure, many of which are on-going and inter-related.

Develop an Operational Plan, for delivery of the approved development schemes linked to the Trusts Estate Strategy, Master Plan and Integrated Business Plan.

Please refer to the attached job description for further details

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

• Master's qualification or equivalent or equivalent experience
• Relevant professional qualification
• Budget and Construction Cost Management
• Database and Spreadsheets

Desirable

• NHS/Public sector Procurement
• Current Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) & New Engineering Contract(NEC) forms of Contract

Experience

Essential

• Project management experience
• Experience in a healthcare setting

Desirable

• Record of advising on and implementing Health and Safety regimes for construction and engineering contracts within a 'live' (occupied) environment

Skills

Desirable

• In the use of Computerised Design System (CAD)
• In the use of surveying tools and equipment
• IT skills - ECDL or similar

Personal and people development

Essential

• Committed to lifelong learning and use of knowledge management

Communication

Essential

• High Level of Interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to write detailed/highly sensitive or confidential reports for Project Boards
• Good negotiating skills
• Ability to influence at a senior level

Desirable

• Confident public speaker

Specific requirements

Essential

• Ability to work accurately and manage large multi-disciplinary projects under pressure
• Ability to seek solutions to extremely challenging problems showing empathy with staff, visitors and patients - A 'Can do' approach
• Good organisational skills

Desirable

• Good working knowledge of the aims and objectives of the NHS and Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and how Estates services contribute to those objectives.

Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

• Master's qualification or equivalent or equivalent experience
• Relevant professional qualification
• Budget and Construction Cost Management
• Database and Spreadsheets

Desirable

• NHS/Public sector Procurement
• Current Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) & New Engineering Contract(NEC) forms of Contract

Experience

Essential

• Project management experience
• Experience in a healthcare setting

Desirable

• Record of advising on and implementing Health and Safety regimes for construction and engineering contracts within a 'live' (occupied) environment

Skills

Desirable

• In the use of Computerised Design System (CAD)
• In the use of surveying tools and equipment
• IT skills - ECDL or similar

Personal and people development

Essential

• Committed to lifelong learning and use of knowledge management

Communication

Essential

• High Level of Interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to write detailed/highly sensitive or confidential reports for Project Boards
• Good negotiating skills
• Ability to influence at a senior level

Desirable

• Confident public speaker

Specific requirements

Essential

• Ability to work accurately and manage large multi-disciplinary projects under pressure
• Ability to seek solutions to extremely challenging problems showing empathy with staff, visitors and patients - A 'Can do' approach
• Good organisational skills

Desirable

• Good working knowledge of the aims and objectives of the NHS and Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and how Estates services contribute to those objectives.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Capital Management (Dept)

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD

United Kingdom

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