Programme Director

Overview

In this role you will lead the Newham University Hospital capital programme to ensure safe, secure premises and equipment for patients and staff. You will work with senior leaders to deliver major estates projects and manage cross-functional interfaces with contractors. Your strategic oversight will support the Trust’s objectives while occasionally guiding larger schemes directly. This is a senior management role with a strong emphasis on risk, quality, and stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery, monitoring and risk management of the NUH capital programme
• Deputise for the Group Deputy Director EFM Capital Programme and Retained Estates & MES
• Collaborate with senior Trust managers, clinicians and external bodies to align capital delivery with corporate objectives
• Provide strategic input on capital development at Trust level and support junior project managers on larger schemes

Key requirements

• Management of capital programmes for estates and facilities
• Financial management and analytical abilities including negotiating claims
• Experience procuring and delivering projects and contracts across procurement routes
• Experience managing building project teams and coordinating design briefs and consultants

• Strategic vision
• Stakeholder influence
• Multidisciplinary team leadership
• Capital project management in an acute health environment
• Budgeting and financial analysis
• Procurement and contract management across multiple routes

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